- Elevation, modelled
- 123 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Bald Knob314 m · 19.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Great River Road13.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:23local time
- Coordinates
- 37.8179, -89.2265
Veterans Memorial is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled 123 m. Bald Knob stands 314 m to the south-southwest, 20 miles off. Great River Road passes 14 miles off. 76 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Veterans Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | SSW 200° | 314 m | 19.5 mi |
| Tiptop Knob | S 181° | 269 m | 19.4 mi |
| Government Rock | SW 214° | 250 m | 20.3 mi |
| Grassy Knob | SW 218° | 241 m | 17.9 mi |
| McGee Hill | SSW 211° | 240 m | 21.9 mi |
| Buck Knob | SSE 160° | 217 m | 21.6 mi |
| Iron Mountain | SSW 193° | 212 m | 21.4 mi |
| Swallow Rock | SW 228° | 198 m | 13.0 mi |
- 13.6 mi off the Great River RoadNational
76 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 24
- Indian Hill: 2.6 mi
- McKinney Hill: 6.1 mi
- Mount Carbon: 7.1 mi
- Dutch Hill: 7.2 mi
- Swallow Rock: 13.0 mi
Historic sites: 22
- Veterans Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Old Train Depot: 0.0 mi
- Unknown Departed Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Unknown Departed Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 4.6 mi
Attractions: 9
- Mystic Willow: 0.4 mi
- ps: 6.9 mi
- ps: 8.3 mi
- ps: 8.4 mi
- Pomona Natural Bridge: 13.3 mi
Museums: 9
- The Carbondale Depot Museum: 6.3 mi
- African American Museum of Southern Illinois: 6.4 mi
- Sharp Museum: 7.0 mi
- Carterville Heritage Museum: 9.1 mi
- Giant City Visitor Center: 15.1 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Brownsville: 9.2 mi
- Halfway: 16.1 mi
- Chamness: 16.2 mi
- Halfway: 22.4 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Kinkaid Lake Spillway Falls: 12.5 mi
- Bjork's Falls: 22.1 mi
- Falls-Shelter Bluff: 23.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Rend Lake Rest Area - Northbound: 22.1 mi
- Trail of Tears Rest Area - Southbound: 24.6 mi
- Trail of Tears Rest Area - Northbound: 24.9 mi
Beaches: 2
- Campground Beach: 13.0 mi
- North Marcum Beach: 21.9 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 | 07:10 | 16:01 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
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