- Elevation, modelled
- 162 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Clarks Mound196 m · 20.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 665.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 38.8672, -90.0415
Belk Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 162 m. Clarks Mound stands 196 m to the south, 20 miles off. Historic Route 66 passes 5.7 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Belk Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarks Mound | S 185° | 196 m | 20.0 mi |
| Fox Hill | S 171° | 182 m | 11.4 mi |
| Browns Mound | SSE 147° | 174 m | 13.5 mi |
| Neudeckers Mountain | ESE 112° | 171 m | 14.4 mi |
| Berger Hill | SE 139° | 171 m | 23.4 mi |
| Art Hill | SW 221° | 165 m | 20.8 mi |
| Government Hill | SW 220° | 163 m | 20.7 mi |
| Emerald Mound | SE 140° | 158 m | 21.4 mi |
- 5.7 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 3.4 mi off the Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic RouteNational
- 13.3 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 10.0 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
Overlooks nearby
- Mississippi & Missouri River Confluence Point · 5 mi
- Blind · 7 mi
- Mounted Binculors · 10 mi
- Observation Deck · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Belk Park: 0.3 mi
- Belk Park: 0.6 mi
- Wood River Soccer and Skate Park: 1.1 mi
- Kendall Hill Park: 1.6 mi
- Brushy Grove Park: 1.7 mi
Historic sites
- Memorial for the Veterens of All Wars: 2.6 mi
- Freedom Shrine: 4.5 mi
- Worker's Memorial: 4.6 mi
- Tenis Memorial: 4.6 mi
- Wood River Massacre Memorial: 4.7 mi
Artworks
- Marina: 4.7 mi
- Nesting Stand: 4.8 mi
- Cory: 5.3 mi
- The Age of the Extinguished: 5.6 mi
- The Rock: 5.6 mi
Museums: 58
Gardens: 54
- Nan Elliot Rose Garden: 4.6 mi
- Clock Tower Garden: 5.8 mi
- Elementary School Garden: 8.8 mi
- Old Fountain Court: 10.0 mi
- River of Colors: 10.1 mi
Attractions: 31
- Lewis & Clark Confluence Tower: 5.0 mi
- Bel Air drive in sign: 7.5 mi
- Mustang Corral: 7.5 mi
- Town & Country Motel sign: 7.5 mi
- Alton Hauntings Ghost Tours: 7.6 mi
Nature reserves: 18
- Willam and E. Bohm Memorial Nature Preserve: 4.2 mi
- E Dora Bohm Memorial Nature Preserve: 4.3 mi
- Bohm Woods Nature Preserve: 4.3 mi
- Willam C Drda Woods Nature Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Poag Sand Prairie: 5.4 mi
Picnic sites: 17
- Whispering Willow Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
- Picnic Ground 3: 20.8 mi
- Williams Family Solar Pavilion: 20.9 mi
- Concession Picnic Site: 21.5 mi
- Gus Fogt Picnic Site: 21.5 mi
Peaks: 11
- Fox Hill: 11.4 mi
- Browns Mound: 13.5 mi
- Monks Mound: 14.4 mi
- Neudeckers Mountain: 14.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Mound: 15.5 mi
Springs: 10
- Bellefontaine Spring: 9.7 mi
- Oak Spring: 10.7 mi
- Cabanne Spring: 19.9 mi
- Burnham Spring: 21.3 mi
- Headwaters: 21.3 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Beaver Falls: 10.0 mi
- Creek Trek Waterfall: 10.7 mi
- Deer Lake Riffles: 20.1 mi
- Wise Falls: 20.3 mi
- Falls: 20.8 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Vilhauer Bluff: 17.3 mi
- La Charbonier Bluff: 19.2 mi
- Old Keller Quary: 21.8 mi
- Shelter Bluff: 22.4 mi
- Shelter Bluff: 24.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Homestead Rest Area - Northbound: 10.1 mi
- Homestead Rest Area - Southbound: 10.3 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area - Eastbound: 19.1 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area - Westbound: 19.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Columbia Bottom Conservation Area: 7.2 mi
- Machens: 15.8 mi
- Wilkie: 19.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:50 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:00 | 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 | 30 | 35 | 44 | 56 | 66 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 45 | 35 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alton - Melvin Price L&D, 6 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapDay trips start here
- Edwardsville · 6 mi
- Alton · 7 mi
- Hamel · 11 mi
- Granite City · 13 mi
- Collinsville · 14 mi
- St. Louis Metro East · 14 mi
Private beta · Free to join
Take the scenic way to Belk Park.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.