Cahokia Mounds Interpretive Center
Cahokia Mounds Interpretive Center is a museum in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 128 m. Clarks Mound stands 196 m to the south, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Prairie in Progress, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic National Road - Illinois passes 0.3 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
archaeological site near East St. Louis, Illinois, USA
Dates from 1050.
Wikidata Q333661, matched on coordinates and name (463 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 128 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Historic National Road - Illinois, National
- 5.0 mi off the Great River Road, National
- On the Historic Route 66, National
- 7.7 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
Overlooks nearby
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 1 · 6 mi
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 2 · 7 mi
- Mississippi River Overlook · 7 mi
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gates 3 and 4 · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Collinsville Jaycee Sports Complex: 2.0 mi
- Village of Caseyville Park: 2.1 mi
- Lions Veteran's Memorial Park: 2.2 mi
- Morris Hills Park: 2.4 mi
- American Legion Post 961 Park: 2.4 mi
- Radish: 2.9 mi
- Steele: 4.8 mi
- Brick Turtle: 6.7 mi
- River Wall Art: 6.7 mi
- Missouri Tall Grass: 6.7 mi
- City Museum: 3.8 mi
- Katherine Dunham Museum: 4.9 mi
- Laclede's Landing Wax Museum: 6.9 mi
- Museum at the Gateway Arch: 7.2 mi
- Economy Museum at the St. Louis Fed: 7.2 mi
- World's Largest Catsup Bottle: 4.2 mi
- Gateway Arch Riverboats: 7.1 mi
- Bel Air drive in sign: 7.4 mi
- Town & Country Motel sign: 7.7 mi
- Mustang Corral: 7.8 mi
- American Legion War Memorial: 4.7 mi
- Saltue to Steel: 6.3 mi
- Lewis and Clark in Illinois: 6.5 mi
- Big Mound Monument: 6.8 mi
- The Captain's Return: 6.9 mi
- Prairie in Progress: 0.0 mi
- Culinary Garden: 7.3 mi
- Woodland Garden: 7.3 mi
- Rain Garden: 7.4 mi
- Play Garden: 7.4 mi
- Horseshoe Lake State Park: 2.7 mi
- Poag Sand Prairie: 9.4 mi
- GHV Terrace Garden: 10.5 mi
- Willam C Drda Woods Nature Preserve: 10.8 mi
- Bohm Woods Nature Preserve: 11.0 mi
- Whispering Willow Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
- Concession Picnic Site: 11.4 mi
- Tunica Picnic Site: 11.5 mi
- Gus Fogt Picnic Site: 11.5 mi
- Gurney Picnic Site: 11.5 mi
- Monks Mound: 0.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Mound: 0.8 mi
- Fox Hill: 4.5 mi
- Clarks Mound: 5.3 mi
- Big Mound (Historical): 6.9 mi
- Headwaters: 10.6 mi
- Falling Spring: 11.0 mi
- Cabanne Spring: 11.3 mi
- Caroline Loughlin Fountain: 11.7 mi
- Bellefontaine Spring: 14.6 mi
- Wise Falls: 11.4 mi
- Deer Lake Riffles: 11.8 mi
- Beaver Falls: 20.1 mi
- Creek Trek Waterfall: 20.5 mi
- Dripping Springs: 23.0 mi
- Gateway Rest Area: 17.3 mi
- Homestead Rest Area - Northbound: 18.2 mi
- Homestead Rest Area - Southbound: 18.8 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area - Eastbound: 21.2 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area - Westbound: 22.1 mi
- Columbia Bottom Conservation Area: 11.7 mi
- Broadway: 13.4 mi
- Machens: 22.6 mi
- Wilkie: 24.4 mi
- Vilhauer Bluff: 15.1 mi
- La Charbonier Bluff: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cahokia Mounds Interpretive Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarks Mound | S 187° | 196 m | 5.3 mi |
| Turkey Hill | SE 146° | 185 m | 15.4 mi |
| Fox Hill | NE 39° | 182 m | 4.5 mi |
| Browns Mound | ENE 68° | 174 m | 9.0 mi |
| Berger Hill | E 100° | 171 m | 16.5 mi |
| Neudeckers Mountain | ENE 57° | 171 m | 17.1 mi |
| Haubers Hill | SSE 149° | 166 m | 20.5 mi |
| Art Hill | W 265° | 165 m | 12.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:49 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:01 | 16:43 |
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 | 32 | 37 | 46 | 57 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cahokia ST Louis Dwtn AP, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/165455021
Day trips start here
- Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site · 0 mi
- Fairmont City · 2 mi
- Collinsville · 4 mi
- East St. Louis · 5 mi
- Granite City · 6 mi
- Cahokia · 9 mi
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