- Elevation, modelled
- 186 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Elkhart Hill221 m · 20.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Great River Road60.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 39.9447, -89.8460
Historic Wayside Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 186 m. Elkhart Hill stands 221 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Lincolns New Salem State Park, a park 2.4 miles away. Great River Road passes 60 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Built
- 2006
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Historic Wayside Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhart Hill | ENE 75° | 221 m | 20.6 mi |
| Walnut Hill | E 82° | 197 m | 16.0 mi |
| Polecat Hill | NE 55° | 187 m | 19.6 mi |
| Cotton Hill | SE 142° | 186 m | 23.3 mi |
| Kingfisher Hill | NW 321° | 183 m | 11.5 mi |
| Pool Hill | NE 47° | 176 m | 23.2 mi |
| Shick Shack Hill | NW 309° | 162 m | 12.4 mi |
- 60.3 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 13.0 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 26.6 mi off the Illinois River RoadNational
Overlooks nearby
- Capitol View · 14 mi
- Jake's Point Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lincolns New Salem State Park: 2.4 mi
- Jaycee Park: 4.2 mi
- Petersburg Historic District: 4.6 mi
- Hurie Park: 4.7 mi
- Rotary Park: 5.0 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 6.5 mi
- First Comprehensive Highway Tree Planting: 10.0 mi
- Fighter Jets: 11.7 mi
- Potawatomi Trail of Death - McCoys Mill Encampment: 11.8 mi
- G.A.R. Mound - Army of the Republic Monument: 13.0 mi
- Ronald McDonald Statue: 6.9 mi
- Bust of Abraham Lincoln: 13.1 mi
- Cow: 13.4 mi
- Corn: 13.4 mi
- Lincoln Statue: 13.4 mi
- Menard County Historical Museum: 4.5 mi
- Long Nine Museum: 6.6 mi
- Air Combat Museum: 11.9 mi
- Illinois State Military Museum: 12.7 mi
- Illinois State Fair Museum: 13.1 mi
- Lorraine DeSouza Perennial Garden: 13.0 mi
- Washington Park Botanical Garden: 13.7 mi
- Garden of Hope: 13.7 mi
- Washington Park Rose Garden: 13.8 mi
- The Neighborhood Garden: 13.9 mi
- Sangamon River State Natural Area: 6.0 mi
- Gurgens Park: 12.0 mi
- Carpenter Park: 13.0 mi
- Riverside Park: 13.1 mi
- Revis Hill Prairie Nature Preserve: 14.2 mi
- Milk a Cow: 13.1 mi
- High Dive Show: 13.4 mi
- Route 66 Experience: 13.5 mi
- Lincoln's Home: 14.7 mi
- Lauterbach Man Statue: 15.3 mi
- Kingfisher Hill: 11.5 mi
- Shick Shack Hill: 12.4 mi
- Cox Creek Hill: 14.1 mi
- Walnut Hill: 16.0 mi
- Polecat Hill: 19.6 mi
- Rail Splitter Rest Area - Southbound: 13.8 mi
- Rail Splitter Rest Area - Northbound: 14.4 mi
- Iron Spring: 14.0 mi
- Cavanaugh Bluff: 16.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:51 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:55 | 16:38 |
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 | 31 | 41 | 52 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Athens 4SW, 3 mi away.
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