Attraction · Illinois
Bel Air drive in sign
Bel Air drive in sign is an attraction in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 130 m. Clarks Mound stands 196 m to the south, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Sandy, a artwork 2.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 runs past it. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
Coordinates38.76137, -90.06821
- On the Historic Route 66, National
- 5.3 mi off the Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Route, National
- 5.6 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 6.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mississippi & Missouri River Confluence Point · 5 mi
- Mounted Binculors · 6 mi
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 1 · 9 mi
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 2 · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Sandy: 2.4 mi
- Cory: 3.5 mi
- The Age of the Extinguished: 4.1 mi
- Kinetic Sculpture: 4.2 mi
- SIUE Weather Vane: 4.2 mi
Historic sites
- Structure: 2.8 mi
- Hartford Castle: 2.9 mi
- Lewis & Clark Expidition: 3.9 mi
- Red Caboose: 4.7 mi
- U.S. Navy A-7E Corsair: 5.8 mi
Parks
- George W. Stearns Park: 3.1 mi
- Worthen Park: 3.4 mi
- Rode Park: 3.6 mi
- Lewis and Clark State Memorial Park: 3.7 mi
- Frohardt Park: 3.7 mi
Museums
- Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center: 3.4 mi
- Glen Carbon Heritage Museum: 4.9 mi
- Wood River Refinery History Museum: 5.4 mi
- Route 66 Museum and Interpretative Center: 6.6 mi
- Madison County Historical Museum: 6.9 mi
Gardens: 59
- Elementary School Garden: 4.9 mi
- Clock Tower Garden: 6.9 mi
- Prairie in Progress: 7.4 mi
- Baden Community Garden: 9.6 mi
- Hebert Street Community Garden: 10.2 mi
Attractions: 52
- Town & Country Motel sign: 2.9 mi
- Mustang Corral: 3.1 mi
- Lewis & Clark Confluence Tower: 3.8 mi
- Old Chain of Rocks Bridge: 5.8 mi
- World's Largest Catsup Bottle: 8.2 mi
Nature reserves: 22
- Poag Sand Prairie: 2.6 mi
- Willam C Drda Woods Nature Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Willam and E. Bohm Memorial Nature Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Bohm Woods Nature Preserve: 4.4 mi
- E Dora Bohm Memorial Nature Preserve: 4.7 mi
Picnic sites: 18
- Whispering Willow Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
- Picnic Ground 3: 14.6 mi
- Williams Family Solar Pavilion: 14.8 mi
- Concession Picnic Site: 14.9 mi
- Gus Fogt Picnic Site: 14.9 mi
Peaks: 14
- Fox Hill: 5.1 mi
- Monks Mound: 7.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Mound: 8.1 mi
- Browns Mound: 9.6 mi
- Big Mound (Historical): 10.4 mi
Springs: 8
- Bellefontaine Spring: 9.1 mi
- Cabanne Spring: 13.7 mi
- Oak Spring: 13.9 mi
- Headwaters: 14.5 mi
- Caroline Loughlin Fountain: 15.0 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Beaver Falls: 13.5 mi
- Creek Trek Waterfall: 14.0 mi
- Wise Falls: 14.0 mi
- Deer Lake Riffles: 14.0 mi
- Dripping Springs: 22.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Homestead Rest Area - Northbound: 13.6 mi
- Homestead Rest Area - Southbound: 14.0 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area - Eastbound: 19.7 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area - Westbound: 20.6 mi
- Gateway Rest Area: 21.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Columbia Bottom Conservation Area: 5.5 mi
- Machens: 17.3 mi
- Broadway: 18.4 mi
- Wilkie: 19.9 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Vilhauer Bluff: 13.6 mi
- La Charbonier Bluff: 17.8 mi
- Old Keller Quary: 24.0 mi
- Shelter Bluff: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bel Air drive in sign. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarks Mound | S 181° | 196 m | 12.6 mi |
| Turkey Hill | SSE 156° | 185 m | 22.1 mi |
| Fox Hill | SE 140° | 182 m | 5.1 mi |
| Browns Mound | ESE 114° | 174 m | 9.6 mi |
| Neudeckers Mountain | E 82° | 171 m | 14.9 mi |
| Berger Hill | ESE 122° | 171 m | 19.7 mi |
| Art Hill | SW 235° | 165 m | 14.8 mi |
| Government Hill | SW 234° | 163 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:49 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:01 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 35 | 44 | 56 | 66 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 45 | 35 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alton - Melvin Price L&D, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Granite City · 6 mi
- Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site · 7 mi
- Edwardsville · 7 mi
- Collinsville · 8 mi
- Fairmont City · 8 mi
- Alton · 11 mi
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