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Meadow Bank

Meadow Bank, seen from above at true elevation

Meadow Bank is a cliff in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 116 m. Gold Hill stands 214 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Aldrich Mound, a peak 3.7 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 6.6 miles off. 93 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
116 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.03199, -88.10087

93 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 34
  • Eckerle Park: 4.9 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 5.1 mi
  • Lincoln Playground: 5.4 mi
  • White County Fairgrounds: 5.4 mi
  • Archie Brown Memorial Park: 5.8 mi
Artworks: 20
Historic sites: 12
Museums: 9
Peaks: 6
Cliffs: 3
Attractions: 2
Rest areas: 2
Gardens: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Negro Spring: 24.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gold HillSSW 195°214 m24.2 mi
Boyd HillNNW 338°175 m12.8 mi
Grundy HillS 172°166 m20.8 mi
Rattlesnake BluffNNW 344°125 m7.9 mi
Aldrich MoundENE 75°113 m3.7 mi
Thompson MoundE 87°107 m4.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3019:05
June solstice05:3119:4020:19
September equinox06:4118:1618:51
December solstice07:0615:5616:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313544566574777568564435
Precip in3.53.14.45.25.24.34.43.53.23.44.23.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carmi 3, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/354119248

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