- Elevation, modelled
- 219 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Williams Hill325 m · 5.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- River Road Scenic Byway205.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:19local time
- Coordinates
- 37.6078, -88.3859
Purse Strap Arch is a natural arch in Illinois, at a modelled 219 m. Williams Hill stands 325 m to the west-southwest, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Garden Of the Gods, a peak 0.3 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 206 miles off. 201 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Purse Strap Arch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williams Hill | WSW 250° | 325 m | 5.2 mi |
| Horton Hill | WNW 293° | 297 m | 3.0 mi |
| Wamble Mountain | W 274° | 287 m | 3.8 mi |
| Cave Hill | NNW 341° | 284 m | 5.4 mi |
| High Knob | E 99° | 279 m | 3.2 mi |
| Potato Hill | WSW 240° | 270 m | 6.3 mi |
| Garden Of the Gods | S 169° | 262 m | 0.3 mi |
| Benham Hill | SW 216° | 252 m | 8.6 mi |
- 205.6 mi off the River Road Scenic BywayNational
- 0.9 mi off the Ohio River Scenic BywayNational
201 named places within 25 miles
- Garden Of the Gods: 0.3 mi
- Colbert Hill: 2.6 mi
- Horton Hill: 3.0 mi
- High Knob: 3.2 mi
- Maher Hill: 3.3 mi
- Arch of the Gods: 0.6 mi
- Buzzard Point Arch: 1.5 mi
- Stone Face: 4.5 mi
- Shelter Bluff: 5.1 mi
- Shelter Bluff: 5.7 mi
- Iron Furnace: 8.1 mi
- Cardinal Park: 9.5 mi
- Gaskins City Baseball Complex: 11.7 mi
- Justin Livingston Park: 11.7 mi
- Taylor Field: 12.4 mi
- Arch of the Gods Cascade: 0.8 mi
- Blue Blaze Cascade: 6.8 mi
- Ripple Canyon Falls: 7.2 mi
- Upper Burden Falls: 14.4 mi
- Burden Falls: 14.4 mi
- Herod Cave: 3.5 mi
- Harrisburg Remodeling: 12.2 mi
- Harrisburg Daily Register: 12.3 mi
- Graf Ink Printing: 12.3 mi
- David Nave Insurance: 12.8 mi
- Pounds Hollow Recreation Area: 5.9 mi
- Saline County State Fish and Wildlife Area: 6.8 mi
- Martha's Woods: 9.5 mi
- Lusk Creek Canyon Nature Preserve: 10.5 mi
- War Bluff Valley Sanctuary: 12.7 mi
- Old Wall: 10.6 mi
- Lakeview Cemetery: 12.8 mi
- Lakeview School: 13.0 mi
- Fluorspar Miners Memorial: 13.2 mi
- Finney Markey: 13.4 mi
- Olde Towne Hall Village History: 9.0 mi
- Old Slave House - Closed to the Public: 9.9 mi
- Saline County Area Museum: 11.9 mi
- Fluorspar Museum: 12.8 mi
- Old Eldorado City Hall: 14.5 mi
- Elephant Arch: 0.4 mi
- Alien Arch: 1.1 mi
- Natural Bridge: 10.1 mi
- Natural Bridge: 16.0 mi
- Pot Hole Arch: 21.3 mi
- High Knob: 3.2 mi
- Lakeview: 6.4 mi
- Pine Point: 20.1 mi
- Goose Bay: 20.4 mi
- Negro Spring: 8.4 mi
- Decker Spring: 8.6 mi
- Bell Smith Springs: 16.2 mi
- Dixon Springs: 21.8 mi
- Cheif Tecumseh Statue: 5.8 mi
- Big John: 14.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:40 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:18 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 15:58 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 36 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 56 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rosiclare 5NW, 9 mi away.
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