- Elevation, modelled
- 227 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Smiths Mound228 m · 20.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 6619.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 40.9107, -89.0294
Veteran's Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 227 m. Smiths Mound stands 228 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Sutton's Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 19 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- City of Minonk
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Veteran's Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smiths Mound | ENE 60° | 228 m | 20.5 mi |
| Nichols Mound | SSW 209° | 205 m | 21.5 mi |
- 19.4 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 20.6 mi off the Illinois River RoadNational
Overlooks nearby
- Illinois Canyon · 27 mi
- Kaskaskia Canyon · 28 mi
- Ottawa Canyon · 28 mi
- Council Overhang · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Sutton's Park: 0.2 mi
- New Millennia Park: 0.3 mi
- Minonk Westside Park: 0.9 mi
- Benson Community Park: 6.1 mi
- American Legion Park: 8.9 mi
Nature reserves: 16
- Humiston Woods Nature Center: 16.4 mi
- Sweeney Woods Preserve: 16.9 mi
- North Park Prairie: 17.9 mi
- Kenyon-Baller Woods Preserve: 18.8 mi
- Moon Preserve: 19.1 mi
Museums: 14
- Project XV Museum: 11.9 mi
- Hunzinger Museum: 12.0 mi
- Streatorland Historical Museum: 17.8 mi
- Ronald Reagan Museum: 18.5 mi
- Metamora Court House State Historic Site: 19.2 mi
Historic sites: 7
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 17.9 mi
- Pluto Monument: 19.2 mi
- John Patton Log Cabin: 22.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 24.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 24.2 mi
Artworks: 5
- Reuben G. Soderstrom: 17.9 mi
- Eureka Clay Time: 18.3 mi
- Out of Court: 19.3 mi
- Hopewell Peter Toth sculpture: 22.5 mi
- Return Visit: 24.9 mi
Attractions: 4
- ATSF Depot: 18.1 mi
- Ladd School Subway: 20.5 mi
- Raymond Schultz Round Barn: 20.8 mi
- Memory Lane: 22.4 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Limestone Rest Area (Southbound): 18.8 mi
- Limestone Rest Area (Northbound): 18.8 mi
- Mackinaw Dells Rest Area Westbound: 23.3 mi
- Mackinaw Dells Rest Area Eastbound: 23.5 mi
Beaches: 3
- Lake Wildwood Beach 1: 16.5 mi
- Lake WIldwood Beach 2: 17.4 mi
- F.R. Glasener Beach: 19.0 mi
Gardens: 2
Peaks: 2
- Smiths Mound: 20.5 mi
- Nichols Mound: 21.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Picnic Grove: 16.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:51 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:48 | 16:32 |
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 | 24 | 28 | 39 | 51 | 63 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Minonk, under a mile away.
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