Bearcat Statue
Bearcat Statue is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 152 m. Clarks Mound stands 196 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is The Thinker, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 18 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- bronze
How to reach it
- 17.9 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 7.3 mi off the Historic National Road - Illinois, National
- 13.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 21.8 mi off the Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Route, National
Overlooks nearby
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 6 · 7 mi
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 7 · 7 mi
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gates 3 and 4 · 8 mi
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 2 · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Thinker: 0.1 mi
- O'Fallon Veterans Memorial: 4.3 mi
- Airlifter's Memorial: 5.3 mi
- Historic Scott Gate: 5.4 mi
- Transportation Plaza: 5.5 mi
- Secret Garden: 0.5 mi
- Horner Recreation Park: 0.9 mi
- McAllister Park: 1.1 mi
- Summerfield Park: 3.6 mi
- Rock Springs Dog Park: 3.8 mi
- O'Fallon Historical Society: 5.2 mi
- Mascoutah Heritage Museum: 8.2 mi
- City Museum: 10.3 mi
- St. Clair County Historical Society: 10.9 mi
- Labor & Industrial Museum: 10.9 mi
- Rain Garden: 5.6 mi
- Trenton Tumbleweeds Garden: 7.8 mi
- Belleville Heart Garden Community Orchard: 11.4 mi
- Belleville Heart Garden: 11.4 mi
- Elementary School Garden: 13.2 mi
- Scenic Red Caboose: 5.3 mi
- World's Largest Catsup Bottle: 9.7 mi
- Mustang Corral: 14.9 mi
- Town & Country Motel sign: 15.0 mi
- Bel Air drive in sign: 17.2 mi
- Emerald Mound: 2.3 mi
- Berger Hill: 3.1 mi
- Browns Mound: 8.2 mi
- Turkey Hill: 10.6 mi
- Fox Hill: 12.3 mi
- Horseshoe Lake State Park: 15.5 mi
- Poag Sand Prairie: 17.2 mi
- Willam C Drda Woods Nature Preserve: 17.4 mi
- E Dora Bohm Memorial Nature Preserve: 17.4 mi
- Bohm Woods Nature Preserve: 17.5 mi
- Whispering Willow Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
- Concession Picnic Site: 24.0 mi
- Tunica Picnic Site: 24.1 mi
- Gurney Picnic Site: 24.1 mi
- Gus Fogt Picnic Site: 24.1 mi
- Gateway Rest Area: 4.8 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area - Eastbound: 13.7 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area - Westbound: 14.3 mi
- Homestead Rest Area - Northbound: 17.9 mi
- Homestead Rest Area - Southbound: 18.3 mi
- Falling Spring: 20.6 mi
- Headwaters: 23.2 mi
- Caroline Loughlin Fountain: 24.3 mi
- Cabanne Spring: 24.5 mi
- Fremont: 18.0 mi
- Columbia Bottom Conservation Area: 22.8 mi
- Broadway: 24.5 mi
- Wise Falls: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bearcat Statue. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarks Mound | W 262° | 196 m | 13.9 mi |
| Turkey Hill | SSW 206° | 185 m | 10.6 mi |
| Fox Hill | WNW 303° | 182 m | 12.3 mi |
| Browns Mound | NW 324° | 174 m | 8.2 mi |
| Berger Hill | E 86° | 171 m | 3.1 mi |
| Neudeckers Mountain | N 5° | 171 m | 12.6 mi |
| Haubers Hill | S 190° | 166 m | 14.6 mi |
| Emerald Mound | NE 48° | 158 m | 2.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:48 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:00 | 16:42 |
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 | 34 | 38 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 60 | 48 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Belleville SIU Rsch, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5638587963
Day trips start here
- Lebanon · 0 mi
- O'Fallon · 5 mi
- Collinsville · 10 mi
- St. Louis Metro East · 10 mi
- Belleville · 11 mi
- Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site · 14 mi
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