Sand Valley Pit

Sand Valley Pit is a mine in Danville Township, Vermilion, Illinois. Sand Valley Pit is situated nearby to Atherton Cemetery, as well as near Sandhill Cemetery.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Danville National Cemetery and Fischer Theatre.

Danville National Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Paul Everett, CC BY 2.0.

Danville National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Danville, in Vermilion County, Illinois. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses 63.3 acres, and as of 2014, it had 12,000 interments. Danville National Cemetery is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Sand Valley Pit.

Fischer Theatre

Theater building

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

The Fischer Theatre was built in 1884 in Danville, Illinois, then known as the Grand Opera House. The grand opening was held on November 5, 1884. The lot on which it was built cost $6,000, and the building itself cost $28,000 including furnishings. Fischer Theatre is situated 2½ miles northwest of Sand Valley Pit.

Danville Public Library

Library

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

Danville Public Library is a library in Danville, Illinois, formed in 1883 by consolidating several existing collections. Originally it existed in rented space in buildings in downtown Danville. Danville Public Library is situated 2½ miles northwest of Sand Valley Pit.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Danville and Rileysburg.

Danville

Photo: Zcarstvnz, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Danville is a small city of about 34,000 in Central Illinois about 5 miles west of the Illinois-Indiana border and about 140 miles south of Chicago. Danville is nestled in the heart of Vermilion River country, home to high quality museums, shops full of rare and unique finds, a unique history including several Abraham Lincoln historic sites, and an abundance of parks and wildlife.

Rileysburg

Hamlet

Rileysburg is a small unincorporated community in Highland Township, Vermillion County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The town is served by the post office in Covington in nearby Fountain County. The county seat is located in Newport. Rileysburg is situated 3½ miles east of Sand Valley Pit.

Hegeler

Hamlet

Hegeler is an unincorporated community in Danville Township, Vermilion County, Illinois. Hegeler is situated 3½ miles southwest of Sand Valley Pit.

Sand Valley Pit

Type: Mine
Categories: quarry and industry
Location: Danville Township, Vermilion, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.1106° or 40° 6′ 38″ north

Longitude

-87.5917° or 87° 35′ 30″ west

Open location code

86GJ4C65+68

OpenStreetMap ID

node 585379825

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=mine

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