Abneyville Rock
Abneyville Rock is a cliff in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 124 m. Bald Knob stands 314 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Swallow Rock, a peak 2.3 miles away. Great River Road passes 2.8 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 124 m
How to reach it
- 2.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 18.1 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
Named places within 25 miles
- Riverside Park: 3.7 mi
- Oakwood Bottoms Greentree Reservoir Interpretive Site: 4.4 mi
- Longfellow Park: 4.6 mi
- Town Center Park: 4.7 mi
- Town Square: 5.0 mi
- Swallow Rock: 2.3 mi
- Lookout Rocks: 4.8 mi
- Mount Carbon: 5.3 mi
- Grassy Knob: 7.7 mi
- Walker Hill: 7.7 mi
- SIU Entrance Monument: 10.1 mi
- Merideth Funeral Home: 10.6 mi
- SIU Entrance Monument: 10.7 mi
- SIU Entrance Monument: 10.8 mi
- SIU Entrance Monument: 10.8 mi
- Little Grand Canyon: 3.2 mi
- Lake Murphysboro State Park: 4.4 mi
- Chautauqua Bottoms: 9.1 mi
- Johnson Creek Recreation Area: 9.5 mi
- Camp Hutchins: 13.0 mi
- Bald Knob Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
- Clearview: 4.0 mi
- Shady Cove: 4.1 mi
- Oak Point Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
- Pine Circle Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
- ps: 3.9 mi
- gym: 3.9 mi
- k: 10.5 mi
- Faery: 13.2 mi
- Dragon: 13.2 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 2.9 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff: 4.2 mi
- Fountain Bluff: 6.0 mi
- Devils Bake Oven: 7.9 mi
- Preachers Eye: 11.8 mi
- Sharp Museum: 10.6 mi
- The Carbondale Depot Museum: 10.7 mi
- African American Museum of Southern Illinois: 12.0 mi
- Giant City Visitor Center: 14.9 mi
- Cobden Museum: 15.8 mi
- ps: 3.7 mi
- ps: 3.7 mi
- ps: 5.1 mi
- Pomona Natural Bridge: 6.4 mi
- Alto Clay Works: 11.5 mi
- Kaity's Garden: 10.5 mi
- Kumakura Garden: 10.6 mi
- Student Center Garden: 10.6 mi
- Flyover Public Garden: 10.8 mi
- Heritage Garden: 17.7 mi
- Truck Parking: 21.5 mi
- Fruitland Rest Area (Southbound): 21.5 mi
- Trail of Tears Rest Area - Southbound: 23.3 mi
- Trail of Tears Rest Area - Northbound: 23.5 mi
- Brownsville: 3.6 mi
- Lovejoy: 14.6 mi
- Chamness: 23.4 mi
- Kinkaid Lake Spillway Falls: 4.1 mi
- Falls-Shelter Bluff: 17.0 mi
- Bjork's Falls: 24.9 mi
- Bottoms Spring: 4.7 mi
- Cave Spring: 9.2 mi
- Seep: 15.0 mi
- Campground Beach: 15.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Abneyville Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | SSE 163° | 314 m | 12.5 mi |
| Tiptop Knob | SE 143° | 269 m | 16.1 mi |
| Government Rock | S 187° | 250 m | 10.3 mi |
| Grassy Knob | SSW 197° | 242 m | 24.2 mi |
| Grassy Knob | S 187° | 241 m | 7.7 mi |
| McGee Hill | S 186° | 240 m | 12.3 mi |
| Coker Knob | SSW 193° | 228 m | 24.5 mi |
| Thompson Hill | SSW 194° | 221 m | 22.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:44 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:02 | 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 | 33 | 38 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 75 | 78 | 76 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carbondale Sthrn Illinois AP, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/354049396
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