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Public Square

Public Square from directly overhead

Public Square is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 204 m. Dole Hill stands 210 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Pioneer Homestead, a attraction 4.2 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 42 miles off. 117 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
204 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.97531, -87.63558

Overlooks nearby

117 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 55
  • Zamberletti Park: 4.9 mi
  • Indianola Park: 6.5 mi
  • Catlin Park: 7.2 mi
  • Herschel Lake Park: 8.6 mi
  • Danville Stadium: 9.3 mi
Ghost towns: 13
Museums: 10
  • Westville Depot Historical Museum: 4.6 mi
  • Indianola Museum: 6.5 mi
  • Catlin Heritage Museum: 7.3 mi
  • Hooten Cemetery: 8.2 mi
  • Vermillion County Museum: 10.5 mi
Attractions: 9
  • Pioneer Homestead: 4.2 mi
  • Obsons Farm Corn Maze: 22.8 mi
  • Boulder Canyon: 23.1 mi
  • Falls Canyon: 23.4 mi
  • Bear Hollow: 23.5 mi
Historic sites: 7
Artworks: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Peaks: 2
Natural arches: 2
  • Portland Arch: 22.9 mi
  • Portland Arch: 23.1 mi
Springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Public Square. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dole HillSW 215°210 m22.4 mi
Wolf MoundS 190°207 m20.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2719:03
June solstice05:2319:4320:23
September equinox06:3918:1418:49
December solstice07:1015:4616:29

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263040526372747366554232
Precip in2.42.02.73.94.44.84.13.22.73.23.12.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Perrysville 4 WNW, 10 mi away.

  • ground-ivy2 obs
  • Common Green Darner2 obs
  • Blanchard's Cricket Frog2 obs
  • long-leaved groundcherry2 obs
  • Tiger Bee Fly2 obs
  • Barn Funnel Weaver2 obs
  • Black-tailed Red Sheetweaver2 obs
  • American Tar Spot2 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/354275411

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