Attraction · Illinois
World's Largest Catsup Bottle
World's Largest Catsup Bottle is an attraction in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 147 m. Clarks Mound stands 196 m to the southwest, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is City Museum, a museum 0.6 miles away. Historic National Road - Illinois passes 0.6 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 147 m
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates38.66291, -89.98224
- 0.6 mi off the Historic National Road - Illinois, National
- 4.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 9.1 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 11.8 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
Overlooks nearby
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 1 · 2 mi
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 2 · 2 mi
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gates 3 and 4 · 3 mi
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 6 · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- City Museum: 0.6 mi
- Cahokia Mounds Interpretive Center: 4.2 mi
- Glen Carbon Heritage Museum: 5.9 mi
- O'Fallon Historical Society: 6.2 mi
- Katherine Dunham Museum: 9.1 mi
Parks
- Listemann Public Park: 0.6 mi
- Listemann Park: 0.6 mi
- American Legion: 1.3 mi
- Willoughby Heritage Farm: 1.3 mi
- Morris Hills Park: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
- American Legion War Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Red Caboose: 6.0 mi
- O'Fallon Veterans Memorial: 6.5 mi
- Troy Park Veteran's Memorial: 6.7 mi
- Troy Park Veteran's Memorial: 6.7 mi
Gardens: 58
- Prairie in Progress: 4.2 mi
- Elementary School Garden: 6.0 mi
- Rain Garden: 8.7 mi
- Clock Tower Garden: 10.5 mi
- Belleville Heart Garden Community Orchard: 10.8 mi
Attractions: 29
- Scenic Red Caboose: 6.2 mi
- Town & Country Motel sign: 6.9 mi
- Mustang Corral: 7.0 mi
- Bel Air drive in sign: 8.2 mi
- Gateway Arch Riverboats: 11.2 mi
Picnic sites: 18
- Whispering Willow Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
- Concession Picnic Site: 15.5 mi
- Tunica Picnic Site: 15.6 mi
- Gus Fogt Picnic Site: 15.6 mi
- Gurney Picnic Site: 15.7 mi
Peaks: 17
- Fox Hill: 3.2 mi
- Monks Mound: 4.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Mound: 4.6 mi
- Browns Mound: 5.0 mi
- Clarks Mound: 7.5 mi
Nature reserves: 17
- Horseshoe Lake State Park: 5.8 mi
- Poag Sand Prairie: 9.2 mi
- Willam C Drda Woods Nature Preserve: 10.1 mi
- Bohm Woods Nature Preserve: 10.3 mi
- E Dora Bohm Memorial Nature Preserve: 10.3 mi
Springs: 8
- Falling Spring: 14.3 mi
- Headwaters: 14.8 mi
- Cabanne Spring: 15.5 mi
- Caroline Loughlin Fountain: 15.8 mi
- Bellefontaine Spring: 17.0 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Gateway Rest Area: 13.9 mi
- Homestead Rest Area - Northbound: 15.6 mi
- Homestead Rest Area - Southbound: 16.1 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area - Eastbound: 17.3 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area - Westbound: 18.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Wise Falls: 15.6 mi
- Deer Lake Riffles: 16.0 mi
- Beaver Falls: 21.7 mi
- Creek Trek Waterfall: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Columbia Bottom Conservation Area: 13.6 mi
- Broadway: 17.3 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Vilhauer Bluff: 18.9 mi
- La Charbonier Bluff: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of World's Largest Catsup Bottle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarks Mound | SW 220° | 196 m | 7.5 mi |
| Turkey Hill | SSE 162° | 185 m | 14.1 mi |
| Fox Hill | NNW 335° | 182 m | 3.2 mi |
| Browns Mound | NE 56° | 174 m | 5.0 mi |
| Berger Hill | ESE 106° | 171 m | 12.6 mi |
| Neudeckers Mountain | NE 49° | 171 m | 13.4 mi |
| Haubers Hill | SSE 160° | 166 m | 19.2 mi |
| Art Hill | W 265° | 165 m | 16.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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 | 16:43 |
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 | 32 | 37 | 46 | 57 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cahokia ST Louis Dwtn AP, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 02000847OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site- National Register of Historic Places — Brooks Catsup Bottle Water Tower, reference 02000847, listed 08/13/02.
OpenStreetMap element way/1352431852
Day trips start here
- Collinsville · 1 mi
- Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site · 4 mi
- Fairmont City · 6 mi
- O'Fallon · 6 mi
- East St. Louis · 9 mi
- Granite City · 9 mi
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