- Elevation, modelled
- 117 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Bald Knob314 m · 22.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Great River Road15.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:23local time
- Coordinates
- 37.8637, -89.2066
Burning Star State Fish and Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled 117 m. Bald Knob stands 314 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Veterans Memorial, a historic site 3.3 miles away. Great River Road passes 16 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Burning Star State Fish and Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | SSW 200° | 314 m | 22.9 mi |
| Tiptop Knob | S 184° | 269 m | 22.6 mi |
| Government Rock | SSW 212° | 250 m | 23.5 mi |
| Grassy Knob | SW 215° | 241 m | 21.1 mi |
| Buck Knob | SSE 165° | 217 m | 24.3 mi |
| Iron Mountain | SSW 193° | 212 m | 24.7 mi |
| Swallow Rock | SW 222° | 198 m | 16.0 mi |
| Jims Hill | SSE 159° | 198 m | 24.8 mi |
- 15.7 mi off the Great River RoadNational
Named places within 25 miles
- Senior Citizens Park & Gazebo: 3.5 mi
- Senior Citizens Park & Gazebo: 3.5 mi
- De Soto City Park: 3.8 mi
- De Soto - Recreation Complex: 3.8 mi
- Hurst City Park: 4.1 mi
- Dutch Hill: 3.9 mi
- Indian Hill: 4.9 mi
- McKinney Hill: 8.2 mi
- Mount Carbon: 10.2 mi
- Turkey Knob: 14.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 3.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 3.3 mi
- Old Train Depot: 3.4 mi
- Unknown Departed Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Unknown Departed Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Morava Point: 10.7 mi
- Hickory Grove Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
- Cypress Retreat: 10.8 mi
- Saluki Cove: 10.9 mi
- Pine Circle Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
- Abneyville Rock: 14.8 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 16.7 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff: 17.7 mi
- Shelter bluff: 18.2 mi
- Bluebell Bluff: 18.3 mi
- African American Museum of Southern Illinois: 9.3 mi
- The Carbondale Depot Museum: 9.5 mi
- Carterville Heritage Museum: 10.0 mi
- Sharp Museum: 10.2 mi
- Williamson County Historical Museum: 17.8 mi
- Chautauqua Bottoms: 10.2 mi
- Lake Murphysboro State Park: 10.9 mi
- Little Grand Canyon: 16.3 mi
- Johnson Creek Recreation Area: 16.6 mi
- Fern Rocks Nature Preserve: 16.8 mi
- Mystic Willow: 3.5 mi
- ps: 9.8 mi
- ps: 11.1 mi
- ps: 11.1 mi
- Pomona Natural Bridge: 16.6 mi
- Flyover Public Garden: 9.3 mi
- Kaity's Garden: 9.6 mi
- Kumakura Garden: 10.2 mi
- Heritage Garden: 10.4 mi
- Student Center Garden: 10.4 mi
- Brownsville: 11.6 mi
- Halfway: 15.7 mi
- Chamness: 17.6 mi
- Halfway: 21.7 mi
- Kinkaid Lake Spillway Falls: 14.6 mi
- Falls-Shelter Bluff: 23.5 mi
- Bjork's Falls: 24.5 mi
- Seep: 18.6 mi
- Bottoms Spring: 19.5 mi
- Cave Spring: 21.4 mi
- Campground Beach: 15.7 mi
- North Marcum Beach: 18.9 mi
- Rend Lake Rest Area - Northbound: 19.2 mi
- Rend Lake Rest Area (I57-SB): 22.5 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 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:01 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 38 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 75 | 78 | 76 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carbondale Sthrn Illinois AP, 6 mi away.
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