- Elevation, modelled
- 143 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Buxtom Hill207 m · 21.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Illinois River Road0.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:34local time
- Coordinates
- 40.3033, -90.0398
Veterans Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 143 m. Buxtom Hill stands 207 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is H G Rice Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Illinois River Road passes 0.7 miles off. 81 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Veterans Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buxtom Hill | E 92° | 207 m | 21.9 mi |
| Kingfisher Hill | S 169° | 183 m | 16.2 mi |
| Tampico Mounds | N 7° | 175 m | 7.8 mi |
| Shick Shack Hill | S 178° | 162 m | 16.9 mi |
| The Mound | ENE 57° | 160 m | 18.7 mi |
| Hickory Grove Hill | ENE 60° | 152 m | 17.6 mi |
| Little Mound | ENE 59° | 148 m | 18.5 mi |
- 0.7 mi off the Illinois River RoadNational
- 60.2 mi off the Great River RoadNational
Overlooks nearby
- Jake's Point Overlook · 20 mi
81 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 47
- H G Rice Park: 0.9 mi
- Rockwell Park: 1.3 mi
- Riverfront Park: 1.4 mi
- Chautauqua National Migratory Waterfowl Refuge: 4.0 mi
- Long Branch Sand Prairie Nature Preserve: 5.3 mi
Nature reserves: 15
- Emiquon Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Sand Prairie-Scrub Oak: 9.2 mi
- Jack Wolf Memorial Fish Hatchery: 11.3 mi
- Walden West Land and Water Reserve: 12.2 mi
- Revis Hill Prairie Nature Preserve: 14.8 mi
Peaks: 8
- Tampico Mounds: 7.8 mi
- Kingfisher Hill: 16.2 mi
- Shick Shack Hill: 16.9 mi
- Hickory Grove Hill: 17.6 mi
- Little Mound: 18.5 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Civer: 15.7 mi
- Tuscumbia: 15.8 mi
- Totten Prairie: 16.3 mi
- Sugarville: 18.3 mi
- Bybee: 21.7 mi
Museums: 3
- Dickson Mounds Museum: 5.2 mi
- Jake Wolf Memorial Fish Hatchery: 11.7 mi
- Menard County Historical Museum: 22.6 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Dr. Charles Chandler Memorial: 18.9 mi
- Vermont Veterans Memorial: 20.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:53 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:54 | 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 | 25 | 30 | 41 | 52 | 64 | 73 | 77 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Havana, 1 mi away.
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