- Elevation
- 190 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Bald Knob314 m · 21.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Great River Road3.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:24local time
- Coordinates
- 37.8395, -89.5092
Johnson Creek Recreation Area is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded 190 m. Bald Knob stands 314 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Bower Park, a park 3.3 miles away. Great River Road passes 3.8 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 190 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Johnson Creek Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | SSE 156° | 314 m | 21.8 mi |
| Government Rock | SSE 168° | 250 m | 18.7 mi |
| Grassy Knob | SSE 164° | 241 m | 16.2 mi |
| McGee Hill | SSE 169° | 240 m | 20.6 mi |
| Tricky Hill | SSW 192° | 219 m | 24.4 mi |
| Iron Mountain | SSE 154° | 212 m | 24.8 mi |
| Swallow Rock | SSE 151° | 198 m | 11.7 mi |
| Milligan Hill | SSE 156° | 188 m | 18.4 mi |
- 3.8 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 18.5 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
Named places within 25 miles
- Bower Park: 3.3 mi
- Paul Ice Recreation Area: 5.6 mi
- Paul Ice Recreation Area: 5.6 mi
- Glenn Schlimpert Recreation Area: 6.2 mi
- Glen Schlimpert Recreation Area: 6.2 mi
- Unknown Departed Memorial: 15.2 mi
- Unknown Departed Memorial: 15.2 mi
- Old Train Depot: 15.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 15.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 15.5 mi
- Cleinman Mound: 3.9 mi
- Sugar Hill: 7.1 mi
- Tater Hill: 7.3 mi
- Saint Cosme Hill: 11.6 mi
- Swallow Rock: 11.7 mi
- Buttermilk Hill Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
- Oak Point Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
- Lake Shore Drive Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
- Bald Knob Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
- Pine Circle Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
- pyroglyphics: 8.0 mi
- ps: 10.2 mi
- gym: 10.2 mi
- k: 18.1 mi
- Faery: 21.0 mi
- Piney Creek Ravine Nature Preserve: 8.0 mi
- Lake Murphysboro State Park: 8.2 mi
- Swayne Hollow SNA: 8.3 mi
- Mill Creek Natural Area: 8.5 mi
- Little Grand Canyon: 12.6 mi
- Illinois Rural Heritage Museum: 17.5 mi
- The Carbondale Depot Museum: 17.8 mi
- Sharp Museum: 18.0 mi
- African American Museum of Southern Illinois: 18.9 mi
- Perry County Museum: 20.5 mi
- Shelter Bluff: 7.9 mi
- Shelter Bluff: 8.1 mi
- Abneyville Rock: 9.5 mi
- Fountain Bluff: 10.9 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 12.2 mi
- ps: 10.0 mi
- ps: 10.1 mi
- ps: 11.2 mi
- Mystic Willow: 15.1 mi
- Pomona Natural Bridge: 16.0 mi
- Kaity's Garden: 17.6 mi
- Flyover Public Garden: 17.8 mi
- Kumakura Garden: 18.0 mi
- Student Center Garden: 18.1 mi
- Heritage Garden: 23.8 mi
- Bottoms Spring: 11.1 mi
- Cave Spring: 18.2 mi
- Seep: 24.2 mi
- Kinkaid Lake Spillway Falls: 5.5 mi
- Falls-Shelter Bluff: 7.9 mi
- Brownsville: 8.3 mi
- Lovejoy: 21.2 mi
- Campground Beach: 24.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:45 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:02 | 16:43 |
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, 15 mi away.
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