- Elevation
- 157 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Elkhart Hill221 m · 20.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Great River Road63.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 40.0112, -89.8484
Petersburg Historic District is a park in Illinois, at a recorded 157 m. Elkhart Hill stands 221 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Menard County Historical Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 64 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 157 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Petersburg Historic District. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhart Hill | E 88° | 221 m | 20.0 mi |
| Buxtom Hill | NNE 32° | 207 m | 22.6 mi |
| Walnut Hill | E 98° | 197 m | 16.2 mi |
| Polecat Hill | ENE 68° | 187 m | 17.5 mi |
| Kingfisher Hill | WNW 301° | 183 m | 8.4 mi |
| Pool Hill | ENE 57° | 176 m | 20.5 mi |
| Shick Shack Hill | WNW 289° | 162 m | 10.0 mi |
- 63.7 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 15.1 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 22.4 mi off the Illinois River RoadNational
Overlooks nearby
- Jake's Point Overlook · 14 mi
- Capitol View · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hurie Park: 0.4 mi
- Rotary Park: 0.4 mi
- Jaycee Park: 0.5 mi
- Lincolns New Salem State Park: 2.2 mi
- Historic Wayside Park: 4.6 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 7.2 mi
- First Comprehensive Highway Tree Planting: 12.6 mi
- Fighter Jets: 15.0 mi
- Dr. Charles Chandler Memorial: 16.0 mi
- Potawatomi Trail of Death - McCoys Mill Encampment: 16.3 mi
- Ronald McDonald Statue: 7.7 mi
- Cow: 16.5 mi
- Bust of Abraham Lincoln: 16.5 mi
- Corn: 16.6 mi
- Lincoln Statue: 16.6 mi
- Menard County Historical Museum: 0.1 mi
- Long Nine Museum: 7.5 mi
- Air Combat Museum: 15.2 mi
- Route 66 Dream Car Museum: 16.0 mi
- Illinois State Fair Museum: 16.2 mi
- Lorraine DeSouza Perennial Garden: 16.1 mi
- Garden of Hope: 17.3 mi
- The Neighborhood Garden: 17.3 mi
- Enos Park Sculpture Garden: 17.6 mi
- Washington Park Botanical Garden: 17.6 mi
- Sangamon River State Natural Area: 9.0 mi
- Revis Hill Prairie Nature Preserve: 9.6 mi
- Gurgens Park: 14.8 mi
- Carpenter Park: 15.6 mi
- Riverside Park: 15.8 mi
- Shell Gas Station: 16.3 mi
- Milk a Cow: 16.3 mi
- High Dive Show: 16.5 mi
- Route 66 Experience: 16.7 mi
- Lincoln's Home: 18.3 mi
- Kingfisher Hill: 8.4 mi
- Shick Shack Hill: 10.0 mi
- Cox Creek Hill: 13.0 mi
- Walnut Hill: 16.2 mi
- Polecat Hill: 17.5 mi
- Rail Splitter Rest Area - Southbound: 15.9 mi
- Rail Splitter Rest Area - Northbound: 16.8 mi
- Iron Spring: 17.8 mi
- Cavanaugh Bluff: 19.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:52 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 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 | 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, under a mile away.
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