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Campground Beach

Campground Beach from directly overhead

Campground Beach is a beach in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 152 m. Bald Knob stands 314 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Inspiration Point, a historic site 0.9 miles away. Great River Road passes 18 miles off. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Little Grassy Campground
Access
Permitted
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.64192, -89.14303
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Jeremy "Boo" Rochman Memorial Park: 3.6 mi
  • Marberry Arboretum: 5.3 mi
  • Brush Hill Nature Peserve: 5.7 mi
  • Evergreen Park: 5.9 mi
  • Doug Lee Park: 6.0 mi
Historic sites: 25
  • Inspiration Point: 0.9 mi
  • Jeremy "Boo" Rochman Memorial Park;3 Wizards: 3.6 mi
  • SIU Entrance Monument: 6.3 mi
  • SIU Entrance Monument: 6.4 mi
  • Bogard Point: 6.6 mi
Peaks: 24
  • McKinney Hill: 7.8 mi
  • Buck Knob: 8.6 mi
  • Tiptop Knob: 8.8 mi
  • Chimney Rock: 9.3 mi
  • Jims Hill: 9.5 mi
Nature reserves: 19
Cliffs: 17
Artworks: 16
  • Druid Mask: 3.5 mi
  • Unicorn: 3.5 mi
  • Red Wizard: 3.5 mi
  • Griffon: 3.6 mi
  • Burial: 3.6 mi
Picnic sites: 13
  • Saluki Cove: 6.3 mi
  • Morava Point: 6.6 mi
  • Cypress Retreat: 6.6 mi
  • Bluff View Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
  • Lookout Point Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
Attractions: 13
Museums: 10
  • Giant City Visitor Center: 3.7 mi
  • African American Museum of Southern Illinois: 6.6 mi
  • Sharp Museum: 6.6 mi
  • The Carbondale Depot Museum: 7.1 mi
  • Carterville Heritage Museum: 9.0 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Gardens: 5
Waterfalls: 4
  • Bjork's Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Kinkaid Lake Spillway Falls: 19.2 mi
  • Spillway Falls: 23.2 mi
  • Cedar/Pakentuck Falls: 23.7 mi
Springs: 3
  • Seep: 4.3 mi
  • Cave Spring: 14.2 mi
  • Bottoms Spring: 18.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 2
  • Slough Arch: 21.3 mi
  • Cedar Wonders Arch: 22.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Campground Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald KnobWSW 241°314 m12.8 mi
Tiptop KnobSW 215°269 m8.8 mi
Government RockWSW 254°250 m16.7 mi
Grassy KnobW 263°241 m15.8 mi
McGee HillWSW 248°240 m17.3 mi
Pine KnobSSW 207°219 m22.1 mi
Buck KnobSSE 160°217 m8.6 mi
Iron MountainSW 227°212 m12.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3419:09
June solstice05:3619:4320:22
September equinox06:4518:2118:55
December solstice07:0916:0116:42

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323645566674787669574636
Precip in3.43.14.55.55.24.64.13.23.43.74.53.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carbondale Sewage PLT, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/229901242

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