- Elevation, modelled
- 127 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Bald Knob314 m · 13.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Great River Road13.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:23local time
- Coordinates
- 37.7195, -89.2166
SIU Entrance Monument is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled 127 m. Bald Knob stands 314 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Sharp Museum, a museum 0.3 miles away. Great River Road passes 13 miles off. 74 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of SIU Entrance Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | SSW 212° | 314 m | 13.6 mi |
| Tiptop Knob | S 185° | 269 m | 12.6 mi |
| Government Rock | SW 230° | 250 m | 15.6 mi |
| Grassy Knob | WSW 238° | 241 m | 13.7 mi |
| McGee Hill | SW 225° | 240 m | 16.9 mi |
| Buck Knob | SSE 153° | 217 m | 15.2 mi |
| Iron Mountain | SSW 200° | 212 m | 15.0 mi |
| Swallow Rock | W 260° | 198 m | 10.4 mi |
- 13.5 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 28.1 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
74 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 25
- McKinney Hill: 4.4 mi
- Indian Hill: 5.3 mi
- Mount Carbon: 5.9 mi
- Swallow Rock: 10.4 mi
- Lookout Rocks: 11.4 mi
Historic sites: 21
- SIU Entrance Monument: 0.4 mi
- Merideth Funeral Home: 0.4 mi
- SIU Entrance Monument: 0.4 mi
- SIU Entrance Monument: 0.7 mi
- Jeremy "Boo" Rochman Memorial Park;3 Wizards: 3.2 mi
Attractions: 11
- ps: 6.8 mi
- Mystic Willow: 6.9 mi
- ps: 8.1 mi
- ps: 8.2 mi
- Pomona Natural Bridge: 8.5 mi
Museums: 7
- Sharp Museum: 0.3 mi
- The Carbondale Depot Museum: 0.5 mi
- African American Museum of Southern Illinois: 1.4 mi
- Carterville Heritage Museum: 8.1 mi
- Giant City Visitor Center: 8.3 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Brownsville: 9.8 mi
- Chamness: 12.8 mi
- Halfway: 16.3 mi
- Lovejoy: 21.4 mi
- Halfway: 22.5 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Kinkaid Lake Spillway Falls: 13.3 mi
- Bjork's Falls: 16.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 1
- Campground Beach: 6.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:44 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:01 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
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