Destinations · Illinois

Hamel

IL · 38.8875, -89.8439

From Hamel, Illinois, Byway's registries place 5 scenic byways and 1 national park within 30 miles.

Day-trip loops

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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

Homestead Rest Area - Southbound · 1 mi
Homestead Rest Area - Northbound · 2 mi
Neudeckers Mountain · 7 mi
World War II Tank · 8 mi
Gold Star Memorial · 8 mi
Simon Kellerman JR. · 8 mi
Madison County Centenial Monument · 8 mi
Edwardsville National Bank Clock Tower · 8 mi

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