- Elevation
- 164 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Clarks Mound196 m · 20.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 666.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 38.8759, -90.0451
Belk Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded 164 m. Clarks Mound stands 196 m to the south, 21 miles off. Historic Route 66 passes 6.3 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 164 m
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 184° | 196 m | 20.5 mi |
| Fox Hill | S 170° | 182 m | 12.0 mi |
| Browns Mound | SSE 148° | 174 m | 14.1 mi |
| Neudeckers Mountain | ESE 114° | 171 m | 14.8 mi |
| Berger Hill | SE 140° | 171 m | 24.0 mi |
| Art Hill | SW 220° | 165 m | 21.2 mi |
| Government Hill | SW 218° | 163 m | 21.0 mi |
| Emerald Mound | SE 140° | 158 m | 22.0 mi |
- 6.3 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 3.5 mi off the Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic RouteNational
- 13.7 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 10.3 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
Overlooks nearby
- Mississippi & Missouri River Confluence Point · 6 mi
- Blind · 7 mi
- Observation Deck · 10 mi
- Mississippi River Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Belk Park: 0.4 mi
- Belk Park: 0.6 mi
- Wood River Soccer and Skate Park: 1.2 mi
- Khoury League Park: 1.6 mi
- Brushy Grove Park: 1.7 mi
Historic sites
- Memorial for the Veterens of All Wars: 2.0 mi
- Freedom Shrine: 4.0 mi
- Worker's Memorial: 4.0 mi
- Wood River Massacre Memorial: 4.1 mi
- Tenis Memorial: 4.2 mi
Artworks
- Marina: 4.6 mi
- Nesting Stand: 5.3 mi
- Tooth Carving: 5.5 mi
- Cory: 5.6 mi
- The Age of the Extinguished: 6.2 mi
Museums: 55
- Bethalto Historical Museum: 2.4 mi
- Wood River Refinery History Museum: 3.0 mi
- Wood River Museum and Visitor Center: 3.1 mi
- Alton Museum of History and Art: 5.7 mi
- National Great Rivers Museum: 5.7 mi
Gardens: 54
- Nan Elliot Rose Garden: 4.1 mi
- Clock Tower Garden: 6.3 mi
- Elementary School Garden: 9.4 mi
- Old Fountain Court: 9.5 mi
- River of Colors: 9.6 mi
Attractions: 31
- Lewis & Clark Confluence Tower: 5.4 mi
- Alton Hauntings Ghost Tours: 7.3 mi
- McPike Mansion: 7.7 mi
- Alton Military Prison Site: 7.8 mi
- Bel Air drive in sign: 8.0 mi
Nature reserves: 18
- Willam and E. Bohm Memorial Nature Preserve: 4.8 mi
- E Dora Bohm Memorial Nature Preserve: 4.9 mi
- Bohm Woods Nature Preserve: 4.9 mi
- Willam C Drda Woods Nature Preserve: 5.0 mi
- Poag Sand Prairie: 6.0 mi
Picnic sites: 17
- Whispering Willow Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- Picnic Ground 3: 21.2 mi
- Williams Family Solar Pavilion: 21.2 mi
- Concession Picnic Site: 21.9 mi
- Gus Fogt Picnic Site: 21.9 mi
Peaks: 11
- Fox Hill: 12.0 mi
- Browns Mound: 14.1 mi
- Neudeckers Mountain: 14.8 mi
- Monks Mound: 14.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Mound: 16.0 mi
Springs: 9
- Bellefontaine Spring: 9.7 mi
- Oak Spring: 10.3 mi
- Cabanne Spring: 20.3 mi
- Burnham Spring: 21.3 mi
- Headwaters: 21.7 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Beaver Falls: 9.6 mi
- Creek Trek Waterfall: 10.4 mi
- Falls: 20.5 mi
- Deer Lake Riffles: 20.5 mi
- Falls: 20.5 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Vilhauer Bluff: 17.5 mi
- La Charbonier Bluff: 19.1 mi
- Old Keller Quary: 21.4 mi
- Shelter Bluff: 22.0 mi
- Shelter Bluff: 23.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Homestead Rest Area - Northbound: 10.3 mi
- Homestead Rest Area - Southbound: 10.4 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area - Eastbound: 19.5 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area - Westbound: 20.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Columbia Bottom Conservation Area: 7.4 mi
- Machens: 15.6 mi
- Wilkie: 19.0 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.
Day trips start here
- Alton · 6 mi
- Edwardsville · 7 mi
- Hamel · 11 mi
- Granite City · 13 mi
- Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site · 15 mi
- Collinsville · 15 mi
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