- Elevation, modelled
- 189 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- The Mound216 m · 20.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Great River Road53.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:33local time
- Coordinates
- 39.9556, -90.0733
Gridley Lake Day Use Area and Boat Access is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 189 m. The Mound stands 216 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Painter Pond Day Use Area, a park 1.6 miles away. Great River Road passes 54 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gridley Lake Day Use Area and Boat Access. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Mound | SW 216° | 216 m | 20.3 mi |
| Allison Mound | SW 220° | 207 m | 22.7 mi |
| Kingfisher Hill | NNE 30° | 183 m | 9.4 mi |
| Shick Shack Hill | NNE 19° | 162 m | 7.5 mi |
- 53.6 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 23.4 mi off the Illinois River RoadNational
- 24.3 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Overlooks nearby
- Jake's Point Overlook · 5 mi
- Capitol View · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Painter Pond Day Use Area: 1.6 mi
- Gurney Pond Fishing Area (Trout): 2.4 mi
- Westlake Day Use and Boat Access Area: 2.8 mi
- Drake Lake Day Use Area and Boat Access: 3.4 mi
- West Park: 5.7 mi
- Dr. Charles Chandler Memorial: 7.2 mi
- Potawatomi Trail of Death - Island Grove Encampment: 14.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 18.3 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 18.4 mi
- Potawatomi Trail of Death - McCoys Mill Encampment: 19.7 mi
- Ronald McDonald Statue: 18.8 mi
- Beardstown Postage Stamp Welcome Mural: 19.5 mi
- Bust of Abraham Lincoln: 24.0 mi
- Lincoln Statue: 24.5 mi
- Cow: 24.5 mi
- Menard County Historical Museum: 12.4 mi
- Long Nine Museum: 18.5 mi
- Prairie Land Heritage Museam: 19.0 mi
- Beardstown River Museum: 19.6 mi
- Air Combat Museum: 23.0 mi
- Sand Prairie-Scrub Oak: 15.0 mi
- Sangamon River State Natural Area: 17.8 mi
- Revis Hill Prairie Nature Preserve: 18.1 mi
- Gurgens Park: 23.6 mi
- Carpenter Park: 24.6 mi
- Washington Park Botanical Garden: 23.6 mi
- Washington Park Rose Garden: 23.7 mi
- Lorraine DeSouza Perennial Garden: 24.1 mi
- Garden of Hope: 24.3 mi
- The Neighborhood Garden: 24.6 mi
- Cox Creek Hill: 4.6 mi
- Shick Shack Hill: 7.5 mi
- Kingfisher Hill: 9.4 mi
- The Mound: 20.3 mi
- Allison Mound: 22.7 mi
- Milk a Cow: 24.3 mi
- High Dive Show: 24.5 mi
- Route 66 Experience: 24.6 mi
- Lauterbach Man Statue: 24.7 mi
- Cavanaugh Bluff: 8.9 mi
- Iron Spring: 23.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:52 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:56 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 30 | 41 | 53 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Petersburg 1E, 13 mi away.
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