Destinations · Illinois
Hamel
IL · 38.8875, -89.8439
Great River Road, Historic National Road - Illinois and Historic Route 66 are 3 of 5 signed byways within 30 miles of Hamel, Illinois.
The same roads run past St. Louis, where they are ranked and described in full.
Day-trip loops
Ready-made loops for Hamel are growing. What is within reach is measured today; plan a live day trip and the engine routes it now.
Within reach
Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.
Scenic byways
- Great River Road · 2 mi · national
- Historic National Road - Illinois · 10 mi · national
- Historic Route 66 · 10 mi · national
- Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Route · 14 mi · national
- Historic Route 66 - MO · 20 mi
National parks
- Gateway Arch National Park · 25 mi
Lookouts
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 7 · 12 mi
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 6 · 15 mi
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gates 3 and 4 · 15 mi
- Mississippi & Missouri River Confluence Point · 16 mi
Named places
- Hamel Community Park · 0 mi
- Homestead Rest Area - Southbound · 1 mi
- Homestead Rest Area - Northbound · 2 mi
- Worden City Park · 3 mi
- Worden Community Park · 3 mi
- Alhambra Township Park · 6 mi
- Miners Memorial Park · 7 mi
- John Slifka Memorial Park · 7 mi
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More day-trip bases nearby
- Edwardsville · 8 mi
- Staunton · 9 mi
- St. Louis Metro East · 10 mi
- Alton · 17 mi
- Collinsville · 17 mi
- Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site · 20 mi