- Elevation, modelled
- 134 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Tucker Knob268 m · 20.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Routeon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 38.8709, -90.1513
National Great Rivers Museum is a museum in Illinois, at a modelled 134 m. Tucker Knob stands 268 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Elijah P. Lovejoy Monument, a historic site 1.5 miles away. Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Route runs past it. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of National Great Rivers Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tucker Knob | WNW 292° | 268 m | 20.6 mi |
| McAdams Peak | WNW 290° | 246 m | 22.3 mi |
| McCoy Hill | WNW 300° | 237 m | 21.8 mi |
| Dug Hill | WNW 301° | 221 m | 24.0 mi |
| Clarks Mound | SSE 168° | 196 m | 20.6 mi |
| Two Story Hill | W 273° | 188 m | 22.1 mi |
| Fox Hill | SE 146° | 182 m | 13.8 mi |
| Browns Mound | SE 131° | 174 m | 17.6 mi |
- On the Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic RouteNational
- 11.7 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 7.6 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 7.4 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
Overlooks nearby
- Blind · 1 mi
- Mississippi & Missouri River Confluence Point · 4 mi
- Observation Deck · 5 mi
- Mississippi River Overlook · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Elijah P. Lovejoy Monument: 1.5 mi
- Confedorate POW: 2.2 mi
- Lovejoy Plaque: 2.3 mi
- Lincoln-Douglas Debate: 2.3 mi
- John Mason Peck: 2.3 mi
Museums: 58
- Alton Museum of History and Art: 2.2 mi
- Wood River Museum and Visitor Center: 2.9 mi
- Wood River Refinery History Museum: 4.7 mi
- Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center: 5.4 mi
- Bethalto Historical Museum: 6.5 mi
Attractions: 33
- Alton Hauntings Ghost Tours: 2.0 mi
- Alton Military Prison Site: 2.5 mi
- McPike Mansion: 3.0 mi
- Lewis & Clark Confluence Tower: 5.0 mi
- Old Chain of Rocks Bridge: 7.7 mi
Peaks: 17
- Fox Hill: 13.8 mi
- Monks Mound: 15.3 mi
- Big Mound (Historical): 15.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Mound: 16.4 mi
- Browns Mound: 17.6 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Beaver Falls: 4.8 mi
- Creek Trek Waterfall: 5.4 mi
- Falls: 15.3 mi
- Falls: 15.4 mi
- Deer Lake Riffles: 17.2 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Columbia Bottom Conservation Area: 4.3 mi
- Machens: 10.0 mi
- Wilkie: 13.4 mi
- Broadway: 23.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Homestead Rest Area - Northbound: 16.0 mi
- Homestead Rest Area - Southbound: 16.2 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area - Eastbound: 24.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:50 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:01 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Day trips start here
- Alton · 2 mi
- Edwardsville · 11 mi
- Ferguson · 12 mi
- Granite City · 12 mi
- Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site · 16 mi
- Fairmont City · 16 mi
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