Benton City Park
Benton City Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 137 m. Lowry Hill stands 180 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is George Harrison, a historic site 0.8 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 195 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 137 m
How to reach it
- 194.6 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 33.0 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Franklin County Fairground: 2.0 mi
- Spillway Public Use Area: 3.3 mi
- Macum Branch South Recreation Area: 3.5 mi
- Marcum Branch North Public Use Area: 4.4 mi
- Marcum Branch North Public Use Area: 4.8 mi
- George Harrison: 0.8 mi
- Miner Memorial: 9.7 mi
- Herrin Service Member Memorial: 13.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 15.9 mi
- Carterville Veterans Memorial: 17.7 mi
- Statue of Custard Stand: 9.8 mi
- Unique Stones: 22.2 mi
- Blue Dragon: 24.7 mi
- Dragon: 24.7 mi
- 3 Wizards: 24.7 mi
- Turkey Knob: 3.9 mi
- Browning Hill: 4.0 mi
- Grammer Hill: 5.5 mi
- Webbs Hill: 8.4 mi
- Moores Hill: 9.8 mi
- Franklin County 1910's Garage Museum: 0.9 mi
- Carterville Heritage Museum: 17.7 mi
- Williamson County Historical Museum: 17.9 mi
- African American Museum of Southern Illinois: 23.0 mi
- Mitchell Museum at Cedarhurst: 23.4 mi
- Heritage Garden: 18.9 mi
- Flyover Public Garden: 23.8 mi
- Kaity's Garden: 24.1 mi
- Kumakura Garden: 24.5 mi
- Student Center Garden: 24.7 mi
- Rend Lake Rest Area - Northbound: 2.9 mi
- Rend Lake Rest Area (I57-SB): 7.3 mi
- Goshen Road Rest Area - Eastbound: 20.1 mi
- Goshen Road Rest Area: 21.1 mi
- Bluebell Bluff: 2.4 mi
- North Marcum Beach: 4.5 mi
- County Line Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
- Mystic Willow: 20.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Benton City Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowry Hill | NE 42° | 180 m | 18.1 mi |
| Bunker Hill | E 96° | 171 m | 20.0 mi |
| Radio Hill | ENE 68° | 169 m | 21.6 mi |
| Grammer Hill | NW 308° | 168 m | 5.5 mi |
| Moores Hill | NW 309° | 163 m | 9.8 mi |
| McKinney Hill | SW 216° | 157 m | 20.1 mi |
| Webbs Hill | NE 47° | 152 m | 8.4 mi |
| Turkey Knob | W 274° | 149 m | 3.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:43 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:20 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 15:59 | 16:40 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 36 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Benton 2 N, 3 mi away.
- eastern white pine10 obs
- Common Box Turtle5 obs
- White-tailed Deer3 obs
- Polyphemus Moth3 obs
- Ivy-leaved Speedwell3 obs
- common reed3 obs
- European Starling2 obs
- Persian silk tree2 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/480102088
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