Trail of Tears State Forest
Trail of Tears State Forest is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 202 m. Bald Knob stands 314 m to the north, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Ozark Hills Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 1.3 miles away. Great River Road passes 3.6 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1929
- Elevation
- 202 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Illinois Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 3.6 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 15.8 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
Named places within 25 miles
- Brown Barrens Nature Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Wolf Lake Community Park: 4.7 mi
- Berryville Shale Glade Nature Preserve: 4.9 mi
- Cliff View Park: 5.1 mi
- Alto Pass Park: 5.1 mi
- Iron Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Bald Knob: 3.4 mi
- Hamburg Hill: 5.0 mi
- McGee Hill: 5.3 mi
- Milligan Hill: 6.5 mi
- Bald Knob Cross of Peace: 3.4 mi
- Shawnee Veterans Memorial Wall: 3.9 mi
- Wolf Lake Memorial Garden: 4.6 mi
- Alto Pass Area Veterans Memorial: 5.1 mi
- Inspiration Point: 14.2 mi
- k: 16.1 mi
- Unicorn: 16.1 mi
- Griffon: 16.1 mi
- Druid Mask: 16.1 mi
- Dragon Mosaic: 16.1 mi
- Ozark Hills Nature Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Camp Hutchins: 4.3 mi
- La Rue Swamp Nature Preserve: 5.2 mi
- Union County State Fish and Wildlife Area: 6.4 mi
- Vancill Hollow Natural Area: 7.5 mi
- Cypress Retreat: 15.8 mi
- Saluki Cove: 15.8 mi
- Morava Point: 15.9 mi
- Bald Knob Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
- Clearview: 19.0 mi
- Alto Clay Works: 5.3 mi
- Pomona Natural Bridge: 10.1 mi
- Shawnee Bluffs Canopy Tour: 14.6 mi
- Historic Cape Girardeau Bridge: 16.9 mi
- Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center: 17.0 mi
- Preachers Eye: 5.9 mi
- Shelter bluff: 11.2 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff: 11.5 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 12.7 mi
- Devils Bake Oven: 13.0 mi
- Cobden Museum: 5.9 mi
- Giant City Visitor Center: 11.4 mi
- Sharp Museum: 16.5 mi
- Red House Interpretive Center: 16.6 mi
- Cape River Heritage Museum: 16.6 mi
- Lovejoy: 9.7 mi
- Tacaogane: 16.1 mi
- Brownsville: 18.6 mi
- Grays Point: 19.2 mi
- Chamness: 23.4 mi
- Student Center Garden: 16.3 mi
- May Greene Garden: 16.5 mi
- Kumakura Garden: 16.5 mi
- Kaity's Garden: 17.0 mi
- Flyover Public Garden: 17.4 mi
- Trail of Tears Rest Area - Southbound: 12.4 mi
- Trail of Tears Rest Area - Northbound: 12.4 mi
- Truck Parking: 17.4 mi
- Fruitland Rest Area (Southbound): 17.5 mi
- Cave Spring: 6.6 mi
- Seep: 10.9 mi
- Bottoms Spring: 14.0 mi
- Bjork's Falls: 18.5 mi
- Kinkaid Lake Spillway Falls: 19.6 mi
- Campground Beach: 15.1 mi
- Slough Arch: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Trail of Tears State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | N 8° | 314 m | 3.4 mi |
| Tiptop Knob | ENE 70° | 269 m | 7.0 mi |
| Government Rock | NW 319° | 250 m | 6.7 mi |
| Grassy Knob | SW 233° | 242 m | 13.0 mi |
| Grassy Knob | NNW 332° | 241 m | 8.7 mi |
| McGee Hill | NW 305° | 240 m | 5.3 mi |
| Vick Hill | S 181° | 232 m | 13.0 mi |
| Coker Knob | SW 225° | 228 m | 12.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:44 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:03 | 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 | 35 | 40 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 60 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Anna 4 N, 6 mi away.
- Ilia Underwing23 obs
- blue phlox20 obs
- Red Buckeye20 obs
- Tearful Underwing20 obs
- Celandine Poppy18 obs
- prairie trillium15 obs
- Mottled Prominent15 obs
- Oldwife Underwing14 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/671017998
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- Cape Girardeau · 17 mi
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