- Elevation, modelled
- 135 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Clarks Mound196 m · 11.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Great River Road16.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:28local time
- Coordinates
- 38.5381, -89.8659
Transportation Plaza is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled 135 m. Clarks Mound stands 196 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Historic Scott Gate, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Great River Road passes 17 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Transportation Plaza. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarks Mound | WNW 284° | 196 m | 11.4 mi |
| Turkey Hill | SSW 202° | 185 m | 5.1 mi |
| Fox Hill | NNW 326° | 182 m | 13.8 mi |
| Browns Mound | N 350° | 174 m | 11.7 mi |
| Berger Hill | NE 49° | 171 m | 7.7 mi |
| Neudeckers Mountain | NNE 13° | 171 m | 17.8 mi |
| Haubers Hill | S 179° | 166 m | 9.5 mi |
| Art Hill | WNW 287° | 165 m | 24.2 mi |
- 16.6 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 11.2 mi off the Historic National Road - IllinoisNational
- 13.1 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 18.5 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
Overlooks nearby
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gates 3 and 4 · 10 mi
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 6 · 10 mi
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 2 · 10 mi
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 1 · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Historic Scott Gate: 0.2 mi
- Airlifter's Memorial: 0.2 mi
- O'Fallon Veterans Memorial: 4.4 mi
- Bearcat Statue: 5.5 mi
- The Thinker: 5.6 mi
Museums: 57
- O'Fallon Historical Society: 4.5 mi
- Mascoutah Heritage Museum: 4.7 mi
- St. Clair County Historical Society: 6.2 mi
- Emma Kunz County Museum: 6.3 mi
- Labor & Industrial Museum: 6.4 mi
Attractions: 24
- Scenic Red Caboose: 4.5 mi
- World's Largest Catsup Bottle: 10.7 mi
- Town & Country Motel sign: 17.3 mi
- Mustang Corral: 17.3 mi
- Gateway Arch Riverboats: 18.2 mi
Peaks: 18
- Turkey Hill: 5.1 mi
- Berger Hill: 7.7 mi
- Emerald Mound: 7.8 mi
- Haubers Hill: 9.5 mi
- Clarks Mound: 11.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Gateway Rest Area: 5.3 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area - Eastbound: 19.2 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area - Westbound: 19.8 mi
- Homestead Rest Area - Northbound: 22.6 mi
- Homestead Rest Area - Southbound: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Broadway: 21.4 mi
- Fremont: 22.8 mi
- Columbia Bottom Conservation Area: 24.2 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Wise Falls: 22.7 mi
- Deer Lake Riffles: 23.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:48 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:01 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Day trips start here
- O'Fallon · 4 mi
- Lebanon · 5 mi
- Belleville · 7 mi
- Collinsville · 11 mi
- Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site · 13 mi
- Fairmont City · 14 mi
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