- Elevation, modelled
- 211 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Bald Knob314 m · 9.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Great River Road15.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:22local time
- Coordinates
- 37.6020, -89.1887
Giant City Visitor Center is a museum in Illinois, at a modelled 211 m. Bald Knob stands 314 m to the west-southwest, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Inspiration Point, a historic site 2.8 miles away. Great River Road passes 15 miles off. 90 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Giant City Visitor Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | WSW 248° | 314 m | 9.3 mi |
| Tiptop Knob | SSW 210° | 269 m | 5.1 mi |
| Government Rock | W 262° | 250 m | 13.6 mi |
| Grassy Knob | SW 233° | 242 m | 24.3 mi |
| Grassy Knob | W 274° | 241 m | 13.2 mi |
| McGee Hill | WSW 254° | 240 m | 14.0 mi |
| Vick Hill | SSW 205° | 232 m | 21.9 mi |
| Coker Knob | SW 229° | 228 m | 23.4 mi |
- 15.0 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 26.4 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
- 225.0 mi off the River Road Scenic BywayNational
90 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 32
- Tiptop Knob: 5.1 mi
- Buck Knob: 7.6 mi
- Iron Mountain: 9.0 mi
- Chimney Rock: 9.1 mi
- Bald Knob: 9.3 mi
Historic sites: 25
- Inspiration Point: 2.8 mi
- Jeremy "Boo" Rochman Memorial Park;3 Wizards: 5.9 mi
- Alto Pass Area Veterans Memorial: 7.4 mi
- SIU Entrance Monument: 7.9 mi
- SIU Entrance Monument: 7.9 mi
Attractions: 13
- Shawnee Bluffs Canopy Tour: 6.4 mi
- Alto Clay Works: 7.5 mi
- Pomona Natural Bridge: 9.1 mi
- Natural Bridge: 11.9 mi
- Water Fall: 12.5 mi
Museums: 8
- Cobden Museum: 5.9 mi
- Sharp Museum: 8.1 mi
- The Carbondale Depot Museum: 8.7 mi
- African American Museum of Southern Illinois: 8.8 mi
- Carterville Heritage Museum: 12.5 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Chamness: 12.1 mi
- Brownsville: 15.8 mi
- Lovejoy: 19.2 mi
- Halfway: 19.2 mi
- Tacaogane: 19.3 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Bjork's Falls: 10.1 mi
- Kinkaid Lake Spillway Falls: 18.7 mi
- Spillway Falls: 24.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 1
- Campground Beach: 3.7 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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