Hanging Rock
Hanging Rock is a cliff in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 131 m. Red Hill stands 193 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Wabash County Museum District, a museum 3.2 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 139 miles off. 109 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 131 m
How to reach it
- 139.2 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 21.0 mi off the Indiana's Historic Pathways, National
- 33.4 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
109 named places within 25 miles
- Lafayette Park: 11.4 mi
- Public Pool: 11.4 mi
- Pocket Park: 11.8 mi
- South Side Park: 12.6 mi
- Camp Carson: 13.7 mi
- Fish: 23.3 mi
- Company F. 42nd Indiana Monument: 23.3 mi
- Shalev: Angel of Compassion: 24.2 mi
- May Peace Prevail On Earth: 24.4 mi
- Paul Tillich Bust: 24.4 mi
- Fifty-Eighth Indiana Regiment Monument: 11.9 mi
- Gibson County Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 11.9 mi
- USS Indianapolis (SSN-697): 19.0 mi
- George Rogers Clark State Memorial: 19.4 mi
- Francis Vigo: 19.4 mi
- Wabash County Museum District: 3.2 mi
- Lyles Station Historic School & Museum: 7.5 mi
- Indiana Military Museum: 19.0 mi
- Harrison Mansion: 20.0 mi
- Red Skelton Performing Arts Center: 20.5 mi
- Sand Hill: 8.4 mi
- Bald Hill: 11.0 mi
- Bunker Hill: 18.1 mi
- Red Hill: 20.5 mi
- Robeson Hills: 21.1 mi
- Beall Woods Nature Preserve: 7.7 mi
- Beall Woods State Park: 8.0 mi
- Beall Woods State Park: 8.2 mi
- Robeson Hills Nature Preserve: 21.2 mi
- Shelter Bluff: 7.8 mi
- McCleary Bluff: 12.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Bluff: 22.0 mi
- Rutgers Bluff: 23.7 mi
- Lexington: 12.0 mi
- Mills Prairie: 12.5 mi
- Piankashawtown: 18.9 mi
- Wanborough: 19.3 mi
- Gibson County Visitors & Tourism: 11.6 mi
- Edwards County Fairgrounds: 17.6 mi
- Skeeter Mountain Rest Area (Westbound): 20.1 mi
- Skeeter Rest Area: 20.2 mi
- Harmonist Garden: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hanging Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hill | NNW 347° | 193 m | 20.5 mi |
| Wilson Hill | ESE 120° | 190 m | 24.5 mi |
| Kennedy Hill | ESE 119° | 189 m | 22.8 mi |
| Moore Hill | ESE 119° | 178 m | 23.6 mi |
| Bald Hill | ESE 115° | 176 m | 11.0 mi |
| Robeson Hills | NE 34° | 153 m | 21.1 mi |
| Bunker Hill | NE 39° | 145 m | 18.1 mi |
| Sand Hill | SE 143° | 140 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:28 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 19:39 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:15 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 15:53 | 16:34 |
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 | 36 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 46 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Carmel, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/354108384
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