Shasta
Shasta is a ghost town in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 101 m. Grassy Knob stands 242 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Horseshoe Lake State Conservation Area, a park 3.4 miles away. Great River Road - Missouri passes 8.7 miles off. 135 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.
human settlement in Alexander County, Illinois, United States of America
How to reach it
- 8.7 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
- 3.0 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 12.1 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 259.1 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lowest Point in Illinois · 17 mi
135 named places within 25 miles
- Horseshoe Lake State Conservation Area: 3.4 mi
- Horseshoe Lake Nature Preserve: 3.8 mi
- Scott City Park and Public Pool: 9.6 mi
- East Cape Park: 12.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 13.1 mi
- Santa Fe Hills: 3.6 mi
- Jackson Hill: 4.6 mi
- Gilson Hills: 4.7 mi
- Dogtooth Bend Mounds: 5.7 mi
- Burner Hill: 12.3 mi
- New York: 3.7 mi
- Redman: 6.5 mi
- Ancell: 7.4 mi
- Grays Point: 8.5 mi
- Hallett: 16.5 mi
- Horseshoe Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area: 4.1 mi
- Cape Bend State Fish and Wildlife Area: 9.5 mi
- General Watkins Conservation Area: 13.3 mi
- Tywappity Conservation Area: 13.9 mi
- Cape Woods Conservation Area: 16.4 mi
- Historic Thebes Courthouse: 7.0 mi
- Scott City Historical Museum: 9.3 mi
- The Glenn House: 13.4 mi
- Red House Interpretive Center: 13.5 mi
- Cape River Heritage Museum: 13.9 mi
- (Former site) Terrace Inn: 12.8 mi
- Fort D: 13.2 mi
- Desert Storm Memorial: 14.4 mi
- World’s Largest Fountain Drink Cup: 14.7 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial: 15.2 mi
- Historic Cape Girardeau Bridge: 13.4 mi
- Big Subway Gate: 13.8 mi
- Magnolia Manor: 14.4 mi
- World’s Largest Fountain Drink Cup: 14.7 mi
- Caboose: 15.5 mi
- Missouri Wall of Fame: 13.6 mi
- Mississippi River Tales: 13.7 mi
- Welcome to Historical Cairo: 15.2 mi
- Cairo River Wall Murals: 15.3 mi
- The Story of Cairo: 15.3 mi
- May Greene Garden: 13.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Shasta. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grassy Knob | NNW 335° | 242 m | 19.7 mi |
| Vick Hill | N 9° | 232 m | 12.8 mi |
| Coker Knob | NNW 340° | 228 m | 18.2 mi |
| Thompson Hill | NNW 341° | 221 m | 20.1 mi |
| Pine Knob | NNE 14° | 219 m | 16.0 mi |
| Italian Hill | NNE 19° | 196 m | 14.1 mi |
| Jackson Hill | WNW 290° | 181 m | 4.6 mi |
| Santa Fe Hills | NNW 337° | 177 m | 3.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:43 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:04 | 16:45 |
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 | 35 | 39 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cape Girardeau Muni AP, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Cape Girardeau · 15 mi
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