Rocky Point Beach
Rocky Point Beach is a beach in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 156 m. Creeds Hill stands 186 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Stephen A. Forbes State Recreation Area, a nature reserve 1.7 miles away. Historic National Road - Illinois passes 22 miles off. 49 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 156 m
How to reach it
- 21.7 mi off the Historic National Road - Illinois, National
49 named places within 25 miles
- Tully Park: 11.5 mi
- Salem Reservoir Park: 11.7 mi
- Bryan Memorial Park: 11.7 mi
- Charley Brown Park: 12.0 mi
- Marion County Fair Grounds: 12.4 mi
- Lowe Mound: 12.8 mi
- Little Potatoe Hill: 15.8 mi
- Potatoe Hill: 16.2 mi
- Fikes Hill: 18.5 mi
- The Mound: 19.0 mi
- Post Oak Rest Area - Northbound: 14.1 mi
- Post Oak Rest Area - Southbound: 14.2 mi
- National Trail Rest Area - Eastbound: 24.5 mi
- National Trail Rest Area - Westbound: 24.8 mi
- Stephen A. Forbes State Recreation Area: 1.7 mi
- Sam Dale Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area: 14.8 mi
- Ballard Nature Center: 24.2 mi
- Clay County Historical Society: 14.1 mi
- Centralia Historical Society: 24.5 mi
- Bethel: 3.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 11.7 mi
- William Jennings Bryan: 11.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rocky Point Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creeds Hill | SW 225° | 186 m | 22.6 mi |
| Lowe Mound | WNW 294° | 178 m | 12.8 mi |
| Fikes Hill | SW 228° | 176 m | 18.5 mi |
| The Mound | WNW 304° | 174 m | 19.0 mi |
| Potatoe Hill | SSE 168° | 141 m | 16.2 mi |
| Little Potatoe Hill | SSE 168° | 136 m | 15.8 mi |
| Turkey Point | ENE 70° | 135 m | 22.3 mi |
| Linder Hill | SSE 160° | 131 m | 23.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:44 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:56 | 16:37 |
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 | 36 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Flora 5 NW, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/354225604
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