- Elevation
- 180 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Bald Knob314 m · 24.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Great River Road7.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:24local time
- Coordinates
- 37.8854, -89.4931
Bower Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded 180 m. Bald Knob stands 314 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Johnson Creek Recreation Area, a nature reserve 3.3 miles away. Great River Road passes 7.1 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 180 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bower Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | SSE 161° | 314 m | 24.4 mi |
| Government Rock | S 172° | 250 m | 21.6 mi |
| Grassy Knob | S 169° | 241 m | 19.1 mi |
| McGee Hill | S 172° | 240 m | 23.6 mi |
| Swallow Rock | SSE 160° | 198 m | 14.2 mi |
| Milligan Hill | SSE 162° | 188 m | 21.1 mi |
| Saint Cosme Hill | SW 232° | 183 m | 14.1 mi |
| Sugar Hill | NNE 24° | 177 m | 3.8 mi |
- 7.1 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 21.3 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Paul Ice Recreation Area: 6.9 mi
- Paul Ice Recreation Area: 7.0 mi
- Glen Schlimpert Recreation Area: 7.4 mi
- Glenn Schlimpert Recreation Area: 7.4 mi
- MBI Baseball Fields: 10.8 mi
Picnic sites: 17
- Buttermilk Hill Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
- Flat Rock: 9.1 mi
- Hidden Cove: 9.3 mi
- Oak Point Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
- Lake Shore Drive Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
Artworks: 17
- pyroglyphics: 7.9 mi
- ps: 11.6 mi
- gym: 11.7 mi
- k: 19.2 mi
- Faery: 22.1 mi
Historic sites: 17
- Unknown Departed Memorial: 15.1 mi
- Unknown Departed Memorial: 15.1 mi
- Old Train Depot: 15.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 15.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 15.3 mi
Peaks: 16
- Sugar Hill: 3.8 mi
- Tater Hill: 4.1 mi
- Cleinman Mound: 7.2 mi
- Mount Carbon: 13.6 mi
- Saint Cosme Hill: 14.1 mi
Nature reserves: 12
- Johnson Creek Recreation Area: 3.3 mi
- Piney Creek Ravine Nature Preserve: 7.8 mi
- Swayne Hollow SNA: 8.5 mi
- Mill Creek Natural Area: 8.5 mi
- Lake Murphysboro State Park: 9.5 mi
Museums: 9
- Illinois Rural Heritage Museum: 14.2 mi
- The Carbondale Depot Museum: 18.7 mi
- Sharp Museum: 19.0 mi
- African American Museum of Southern Illinois: 19.6 mi
- Brown Memorial Museum: 20.0 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Shelter Bluff: 7.8 mi
- Shelter Bluff: 7.9 mi
- Abneyville Rock: 12.0 mi
- Fountain Bluff: 14.1 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 14.8 mi
Attractions: 6
- ps: 11.6 mi
- ps: 11.6 mi
- ps: 12.4 mi
- Mystic Willow: 14.9 mi
- Pomona Natural Bridge: 18.3 mi
Gardens: 5
- Kaity's Garden: 18.6 mi
- Flyover Public Garden: 18.6 mi
- Kumakura Garden: 19.0 mi
- Student Center Garden: 19.2 mi
- Heritage Garden: 24.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Falls-Shelter Bluff: 7.8 mi
- Kinkaid Lake Spillway Falls: 7.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Brownsville: 9.9 mi
- Lovejoy: 24.4 mi
Springs: 2
- Bottoms Spring: 14.2 mi
- Cave Spring: 20.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:45 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:02 | 16:43 |
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