- Elevation, modelled
- 183 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Bald Knob314 m · 11.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Great River Road17.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:22local time
- Coordinates
- 37.6335, -89.1552
Inspiration Point is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled 183 m. Bald Knob stands 314 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Campground Beach, a beach 0.9 miles away. Great River Road passes 18 miles off. 86 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Inspiration Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | WSW 242° | 314 m | 11.9 mi |
| Tiptop Knob | SSW 214° | 269 m | 7.9 mi |
| Government Rock | WSW 256° | 250 m | 15.9 mi |
| Grassy Knob | W 265° | 241 m | 15.1 mi |
| McGee Hill | WSW 249° | 240 m | 16.4 mi |
| Vick Hill | SSW 207° | 232 m | 24.7 mi |
| Pine Knob | SSW 206° | 219 m | 21.3 mi |
| Buck Knob | SSE 155° | 217 m | 8.3 mi |
- 17.5 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 222.2 mi off the River Road Scenic BywayNational
- 28.8 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
86 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 26
- Tiptop Knob: 7.9 mi
- Buck Knob: 8.3 mi
- McKinney Hill: 8.3 mi
- Chimney Rock: 9.2 mi
- Jims Hill: 9.5 mi
Historic sites: 24
- Jeremy "Boo" Rochman Memorial Park;3 Wizards: 3.9 mi
- SIU Entrance Monument: 6.4 mi
- SIU Entrance Monument: 6.5 mi
- SIU Entrance Monument: 6.8 mi
- SIU Entrance Monument: 6.9 mi
Attractions: 13
- Shawnee Bluffs Canopy Tour: 6.9 mi
- Alto Clay Works: 9.9 mi
- Pomona Natural Bridge: 10.4 mi
- Natural Bridge: 11.5 mi
- Water Fall: 11.8 mi
Museums: 10
- Giant City Visitor Center: 2.8 mi
- Sharp Museum: 6.7 mi
- African American Museum of Southern Illinois: 6.9 mi
- The Carbondale Depot Museum: 7.3 mi
- Cobden Museum: 8.7 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Chamness: 9.6 mi
- Brownsville: 15.7 mi
- Halfway: 16.4 mi
- Tacaogane: 21.4 mi
- Lovejoy: 21.6 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Bjork's Falls: 9.7 mi
- Kinkaid Lake Spillway Falls: 18.9 mi
- Spillway Falls: 23.6 mi
- Cedar/Pakentuck Falls: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 1
- Campground Beach: 0.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:43 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:01 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
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