White Oak Mound
White Oak Mound rises to 153 m in Illinois. Bald Knob stands 232 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Island Hill, a peak 1.2 miles away. Historic National Road - Illinois passes 7.8 miles off. 70 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q32358822, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 153 m
How to reach it
- 7.8 mi off the Historic National Road - Illinois, National
70 named places within 25 miles
- Dean Hills Nature Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Tom Davis Park: 7.7 mi
- Herrick Park: 7.7 mi
- Rock Cave Nature Preserve: 8.4 mi
- Heritage Park: 11.8 mi
- Island Hill: 1.2 mi
- Dean Hills: 2.6 mi
- Bowling Green Hill: 5.1 mi
- Bridges Knob: 6.9 mi
- Bald Knob: 17.0 mi
- Fayette County Museum: 12.6 mi
- Vandalia State House State Historic Site: 12.7 mi
- B-R-S Baseball Museum: 21.8 mi
- Car Museum: 22.2 mi
- Effingham County Cultural Center and Museum: 22.4 mi
- Shady Grove: 9.6 mi
- Lake View: 9.8 mi
- Rolling Meadows Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
- Kaskaskia Dragon: 12.8 mi
- NYC-IC RR Signal Tower: 20.4 mi
- CE&I Depot: 20.5 mi
- American Legion Veterans Monument: 7.5 mi
- S.S. President: 23.9 mi
- Ramsey Lake State Recreation Area: 10.1 mi
- Ballard Nature Center: 14.1 mi
- National Trail Rest Area - Eastbound: 15.6 mi
- National Trail Rest Area - Westbound: 15.8 mi
- Thompson Mill Covered Bridge: 12.7 mi
- Rocky Spring: 18.8 mi
- Lithia Springs Beach: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of White Oak Mound. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | WNW 285° | 232 m | 17.0 mi |
| Bridges Knob | NW 314° | 211 m | 6.9 mi |
| Bowling Green Hill | NNW 330° | 205 m | 5.1 mi |
| Dean Hills | N 355° | 197 m | 2.6 mi |
| Lowe Mound | S 181° | 178 m | 22.2 mi |
| The Mound | SSW 196° | 174 m | 17.5 mi |
| Island Hill | SSW 207° | 171 m | 1.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:46 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:55 | 16:37 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 31 | 41 | 53 | 63 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ramsey, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/354155672
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