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Farmland Rest Area - Eastbound

Farmland Rest Area - Eastbound from directly overhead

Farmland Rest Area - Eastbound is a rest area in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 228 m. Blue Mound stands 258 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Farmland Rest Area - Westbound, a rest area 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 21 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Illinois Department of Transportation

How to reach it

Coordinates40.27305, -88.67556

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Weedman Park: 2.2 mi
  • South Park: 3.0 mi
  • Howard Virgin Timber Park: 5.3 mi
  • Brickyard Park: 5.5 mi
  • Bowman Park: 6.7 mi
Artworks: 44
  • Bronze Fireman: 17.6 mi
  • Bronze Police Officer: 17.6 mi
  • Red House Gallery: 17.9 mi
  • Bear: 18.5 mi
  • Girl with a Scarf: 18.6 mi
Gardens: 33
Museums: 12
Historic sites: 10
Rest areas: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Demonstration Prairie: 19.3 mi
  • Music Barn: 19.4 mi
  • Historic US Route 66 Sign: 21.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Peaks: 2
  • Blue Mound: 17.5 mi
  • Blue Mound: 20.2 mi
Springs: 1
  • Old Faithful: 16.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Farmland Rest Area - Eastbound. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MoundNNW 342°258 m17.5 mi
Blue MoundSE 146°228 m20.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3119:07
June solstice05:2619:4820:29
September equinox06:4318:1818:54
December solstice07:1515:4916:32

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242839506271747266534029
Precip in1.91.82.73.64.54.63.63.63.23.42.62.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gibson City, 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/996938380

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