- Elevation, modelled
- 129 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Clarks Mound196 m · 12.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 66on it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 38.7603, -90.0245
Sandy is a artwork in Illinois, at a modelled 129 m. Clarks Mound stands 196 m to the south-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Town & Country Motel sign, a attraction 0.6 miles away. Historic Route 66 runs past it. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sandy. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarks Mound | SSW 191° | 196 m | 12.8 mi |
| Turkey Hill | SSE 162° | 185 m | 21.2 mi |
| Fox Hill | SSE 167° | 182 m | 3.9 mi |
| Browns Mound | ESE 121° | 174 m | 7.5 mi |
| Neudeckers Mountain | E 81° | 171 m | 12.6 mi |
| Berger Hill | SE 126° | 171 m | 17.7 mi |
| Art Hill | WSW 240° | 165 m | 16.8 mi |
| Government Hill | WSW 239° | 163 m | 16.5 mi |
- On the Historic Route 66National
- 5.2 mi off the Historic National Road - IllinoisNational
- 6.5 mi off the Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic RouteNational
- 8.0 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Cole: 2.2 mi
- The Age of the Extinguished: 2.5 mi
- Kinetic Sculpture: 2.5 mi
- SIUE Weather Vane: 2.5 mi
- Taking Stalk: 2.7 mi
Parks
- Miner Park: 2.4 mi
- Miner Park: 2.4 mi
- Stratton Quadrangle: 2.7 mi
- Ray M Schon Memorial Park: 2.8 mi
- Glen Carbon Village Hall Park: 3.0 mi
Historic sites
- Red Caboose: 2.4 mi
- U.S. Navy A-7E Corsair: 3.6 mi
- Structure: 4.2 mi
- Hartford Castle: 4.3 mi
- Edwardsville National Bank Clock Tower: 5.1 mi
Museums
Gardens: 59
- Elementary School Garden: 2.5 mi
- Clock Tower Garden: 5.1 mi
- Prairie in Progress: 7.5 mi
- Nan Elliot Rose Garden: 11.1 mi
- Baden Community Garden: 11.8 mi
Attractions: 32
- Town & Country Motel sign: 0.6 mi
- Mustang Corral: 0.8 mi
- Bel Air drive in sign: 2.4 mi
- Lewis & Clark Confluence Tower: 5.4 mi
- World's Largest Catsup Bottle: 7.1 mi
Nature reserves: 18
- Poag Sand Prairie: 2.1 mi
- Willam C Drda Woods Nature Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Bohm Woods Nature Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Willam and E. Bohm Memorial Nature Preserve: 3.5 mi
- E Dora Bohm Memorial Nature Preserve: 3.6 mi
Picnic sites: 18
- Whispering Willow Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
- Picnic Ground 3: 16.5 mi
- Concession Picnic Site: 16.6 mi
- Gus Fogt Picnic Site: 16.6 mi
- Tunica Picnic Site: 16.7 mi
Peaks: 14
- Fox Hill: 3.9 mi
- Monks Mound: 7.2 mi
- Browns Mound: 7.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Mound: 8.3 mi
- Big Mound (Historical): 12.0 mi
Springs: 8
- Bellefontaine Spring: 11.3 mi
- Oak Spring: 15.5 mi
- Cabanne Spring: 15.6 mi
- Headwaters: 16.1 mi
- Caroline Loughlin Fountain: 16.8 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Homestead Rest Area - Northbound: 11.7 mi
- Homestead Rest Area - Southbound: 12.1 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area - Eastbound: 17.4 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area - Westbound: 18.3 mi
- Gateway Rest Area: 20.1 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Beaver Falls: 15.0 mi
- Creek Trek Waterfall: 15.6 mi
- Wise Falls: 15.8 mi
- Deer Lake Riffles: 15.9 mi
- Dripping Springs: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Columbia Bottom Conservation Area: 7.6 mi
- Machens: 19.3 mi
- Broadway: 19.8 mi
- Wilkie: 22.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Vilhauer Bluff: 15.9 mi
- La Charbonier Bluff: 20.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:49 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:24 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:01 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Day trips start here
- Edwardsville · 5 mi
- Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site · 7 mi
- Collinsville · 7 mi
- Fairmont City · 8 mi
- Granite City · 8 mi
- East St. Louis · 11 mi
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