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Radio Hill

Radio Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Radio Hill rises to 169 m in Illinois. Lowry Hill stands 180 m to the northwest, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Hamilton County Fair Grounds, a park 1.4 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off. 74 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q32358516, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
169 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.10449, -88.56283

74 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 47
  • Hamilton County Fair Grounds: 1.4 mi
  • Greg James Memorial Park: 1.6 mi
  • Karchers Post Oak Woods Nature Preserve: 7.7 mi
  • City Park: 16.0 mi
  • Galatia Community Park: 18.6 mi
Peaks: 9
  • Lowry Hill: 9.5 mi
  • Bunker Hill: 10.1 mi
  • Webbs Hill: 14.1 mi
  • Linder Hill: 20.5 mi
  • Boyd Hill: 21.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
Museums: 4
Historic sites: 3
Artworks: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • County Line Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • North Marcum Beach: 21.6 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lowry HillNW180 m9.5 mi
Boyd HillENE175 m21.5 mi
Bunker HillS171 m10.1 mi
Grammer HillW168 m24.8 mi
Webbs HillW152 m14.1 mi
Browning HillWSW138 m24.0 mi
Linder HillN131 m20.5 mi
Rattlesnake BluffE125 m23.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3219:06
June solstice05:3219:4220:21
September equinox06:4318:1818:53
December solstice07:0815:5716:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323545566674787669574535
Precip in3.52.94.55.34.95.03.52.63.53.44.43.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mcleansboro, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 416345 — Radio Hill, Hamilton County, Illinois.

OpenStreetMap element node/354134338

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