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Sunken Garden

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Elevation, modelled
161 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Buxtom Hill207 m · 18.9 mi
Nearest byway
Illinois River Road0.9 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:33local time
Coordinates
40.5626, -89.6307
Sunken Garden from directly overhead

Sunken Garden is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 161 m. Buxtom Hill stands 207 m to the south, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Sun Tracker, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Illinois River Road passes 0.9 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buxtom HillS 179°207 m18.9 mi
Nichols MoundENE 76°205 m21.7 mi
Tampico MoundsWSW 244°175 m22.9 mi
The MoundSW 217°160 m9.7 mi
Hickory Grove HillSW 214°152 m11.1 mi
Little MoundSSW 213°148 m10.2 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3519:11
June solstice05:2919:5220:33
September equinox06:4718:2118:57
December solstice07:1915:5216:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

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