- Elevation, modelled
- 122 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Bald Knob314 m · 12.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Great River Road11.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:23local time
- Coordinates
- 37.7195, -89.2452
Chautauqua Bottoms is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled 122 m. Bald Knob stands 314 m to the south-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Carbondale Park District Soccer Fields, a park 0.4 miles away. Great River Road passes 12 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.
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- Access
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chautauqua Bottoms. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | SSW 206° | 314 m | 12.8 mi |
| Tiptop Knob | S 178° | 269 m | 12.6 mi |
| Government Rock | SW 226° | 250 m | 14.4 mi |
| Grassy Knob | SW 234° | 241 m | 12.4 mi |
| McGee Hill | SW 221° | 240 m | 15.8 mi |
| Tricky Hill | SW 231° | 219 m | 25.0 mi |
| Buck Knob | SSE 148° | 217 m | 15.9 mi |
| Iron Mountain | SSW 195° | 212 m | 14.5 mi |
- 11.9 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 26.6 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
Named places within 25 miles
- Carbondale Park District Soccer Fields: 0.4 mi
- Parrish Park: 0.5 mi
- Lenus Turley Park: 0.7 mi
- Oakland Field: 1.0 mi
- West Walnut Street Historic District: 1.2 mi
- Mount Carbon: 4.4 mi
- McKinney Hill: 5.8 mi
- Indian Hill: 5.9 mi
- Swallow Rock: 8.9 mi
- Lookout Rocks: 10.0 mi
- SIU Entrance Monument: 1.0 mi
- Merideth Funeral Home: 1.5 mi
- SIU Entrance Monument: 1.6 mi
- SIU Entrance Monument: 1.7 mi
- SIU Entrance Monument: 1.7 mi
- Cypress Retreat: 1.2 mi
- Morava Point: 1.2 mi
- Saluki Cove: 1.4 mi
- Hickory Grove Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
- Shady Cove: 8.2 mi
- k: 1.5 mi
- Faery: 4.4 mi
- Dragon: 4.4 mi
- Wizard on Dragon: 4.4 mi
- Dragon Mosaic: 4.4 mi
- Fern Rocks Nature Preserve: 7.3 mi
- Giant City State Park: 8.3 mi
- Lake Murphysboro State Park: 8.4 mi
- Little Grand Canyon: 8.6 mi
- Burning Star State Fish and Wildlife Area: 10.2 mi
- ps: 5.4 mi
- ps: 6.6 mi
- ps: 6.7 mi
- Mystic Willow: 6.9 mi
- Pomona Natural Bridge: 7.3 mi
- Shelter bluff: 8.8 mi
- Abneyville Rock: 9.1 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 9.2 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff: 9.7 mi
- Fountain Bluff: 14.6 mi
- Sharp Museum: 1.4 mi
- The Carbondale Depot Museum: 1.6 mi
- African American Museum of Southern Illinois: 2.9 mi
- Giant City Visitor Center: 8.7 mi
- Carterville Heritage Museum: 9.6 mi
- Kumakura Garden: 1.4 mi
- Kaity's Garden: 1.4 mi
- Student Center Garden: 1.5 mi
- Flyover Public Garden: 1.7 mi
- Heritage Garden: 8.7 mi
- Brownsville: 8.4 mi
- Chamness: 14.3 mi
- Halfway: 17.8 mi
- Lovejoy: 20.1 mi
- Halfway: 24.0 mi
- Seep: 9.1 mi
- Cave Spring: 12.0 mi
- Bottoms Spring: 13.0 mi
- Kinkaid Lake Spillway Falls: 11.9 mi
- Bjork's Falls: 17.4 mi
- Falls-Shelter Bluff: 24.6 mi
- Campground Beach: 7.7 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 | 07:09 | 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, 4 mi away.
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