Horseshoe Lake State Park
Horseshoe Lake State Park is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 126 m. Clarks Mound stands 196 m to the south, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Steele, a artwork 2.2 miles away. Historic National Road - Illinois passes 2.0 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 126 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Illinois Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 2.0 mi off the Historic National Road - Illinois, National
- 2.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 4.5 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 7.1 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
Overlooks nearby
- Mississippi River Overlook · 7 mi
- Mounted Binculors · 7 mi
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 1 · 8 mi
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 2 · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Steele: 2.2 mi
- Radish: 3.1 mi
- MCT Tracy: 4.5 mi
- Sandy: 6.0 mi
- River Wall Art: 6.2 mi
- Worthen Park: 2.4 mi
- Robertson Park: 2.6 mi
- Frohardt Park: 2.7 mi
- American Legion Post 961 Park: 2.8 mi
- Wilson Park: 3.1 mi
- Cahokia Mounds Interpretive Center: 2.7 mi
- Katherine Dunham Museum: 5.2 mi
- City Museum: 5.3 mi
- Laclede's Landing Wax Museum: 6.6 mi
- Economy Museum at the St. Louis Fed: 6.9 mi
- Saltue to Steel: 5.0 mi
- Freedom Crossing Marker: 5.7 mi
- American Legion War Memorial: 5.8 mi
- Big Mound Monument: 6.2 mi
- Lewis and Clark in Illinois: 6.3 mi
- Bel Air drive in sign: 5.1 mi
- World's Largest Catsup Bottle: 5.8 mi
- Town & Country Motel sign: 6.3 mi
- Mustang Corral: 6.5 mi
- Gateway Arch Riverboats: 7.0 mi
- Prairie in Progress: 2.7 mi
- Hebert Street Community Garden: 6.5 mi
- Rain Garden: 6.6 mi
- New Roots Urban Farm: 6.8 mi
- Culinary Garden: 6.9 mi
- Poag Sand Prairie: 7.5 mi
- Willam C Drda Woods Nature Preserve: 9.0 mi
- Bohm Woods Nature Preserve: 9.2 mi
- Willam and E. Bohm Memorial Nature Preserve: 9.2 mi
- Columbia Bottom Conservation Area: 9.4 mi
- Whispering Willow Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
- Concession Picnic Site: 11.0 mi
- Gus Fogt Picnic Site: 11.1 mi
- Tunica Picnic Site: 11.1 mi
- Gurney Picnic Site: 11.1 mi
- Monks Mound: 2.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Mound: 3.3 mi
- Fox Hill: 4.4 mi
- Big Mound (Historical): 6.3 mi
- Clarks Mound: 7.6 mi
- Headwaters: 10.4 mi
- Cabanne Spring: 10.4 mi
- Caroline Loughlin Fountain: 11.2 mi
- Bellefontaine Spring: 11.9 mi
- Falling Spring: 12.2 mi
- Wise Falls: 10.6 mi
- Deer Lake Riffles: 10.9 mi
- Beaver Falls: 17.5 mi
- Creek Trek Waterfall: 17.8 mi
- Dripping Springs: 21.3 mi
- Homestead Rest Area - Northbound: 17.5 mi
- Homestead Rest Area - Southbound: 17.9 mi
- Gateway Rest Area: 19.6 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area - Eastbound: 21.7 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area - Westbound: 22.5 mi
- Columbia Bottom Conservation Area: 9.0 mi
- Broadway: 13.8 mi
- Machens: 19.9 mi
- Wilkie: 21.9 mi
- Vilhauer Bluff: 13.0 mi
- La Charbonier Bluff: 18.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Horseshoe Lake State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarks Mound | S 174° | 196 m | 7.6 mi |
| Turkey Hill | SSE 146° | 185 m | 18.1 mi |
| Fox Hill | ENE 74° | 182 m | 4.4 mi |
| Browns Mound | E 84° | 174 m | 9.8 mi |
| Neudeckers Mountain | ENE 66° | 171 m | 17.2 mi |
| Berger Hill | ESE 107° | 171 m | 18.4 mi |
| Haubers Hill | SSE 149° | 166 m | 23.2 mi |
| Art Hill | WSW 253° | 165 m | 11.8 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 | 07:16 | 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, 9 mi away.
- Mallard41 obs
- Great Egret41 obs
- Eastern Pondhawk39 obs
- American Coot31 obs
- Great Blue Heron28 obs
- Common Gallinule26 obs
- Blue Dasher25 obs
- Canada Goose24 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/469517181
Day trips start here
- Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site · 3 mi
- Fairmont City · 3 mi
- Granite City · 4 mi
- Collinsville · 6 mi
- East St. Louis · 6 mi
- St. Louis · 9 mi
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