- Elevation, modelled
- 103 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Bald Knob314 m · 19.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Great River Road - Missouri3.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:23local time
- Coordinates
- 37.2938, -89.4943
East Cape Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 103 m. Bald Knob stands 314 m to the north-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Red House Interpretive Center, a museum 1.4 miles away. Great River Road - Missouri passes 3.3 miles off. 131 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.
Small park with a playground in East Cape. Closes at dusk.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of East Cape Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | NNE 24° | 314 m | 19.6 mi |
| Tiptop Knob | NE 40° | 269 m | 22.0 mi |
| Government Rock | N 9° | 250 m | 19.8 mi |
| Grassy Knob | NNW 338° | 242 m | 7.2 mi |
| Grassy Knob | N 9° | 241 m | 22.4 mi |
| McGee Hill | N 11° | 240 m | 17.8 mi |
| Vick Hill | E 79° | 232 m | 7.6 mi |
| Coker Knob | N 352° | 228 m | 5.9 mi |
- 3.3 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
- 2.6 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 22.0 mi off the Ohio River Scenic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Lowest Point in Illinois · 29 mi
131 named places within 25 miles
- Murtaugh Park: 1.4 mi
- Riverfront Park: 1.5 mi
- Indian Park: 1.6 mi
- Courthouse Park: 1.6 mi
- Fort D: 1.8 mi
- Cape Rock: 2.4 mi
- Mount Tabor: 5.4 mi
- Coker Knob: 5.9 mi
- Grassy Knob: 7.2 mi
- Vick Hill: 7.6 mi
- Cape Bend State Fish and Wildlife Area: 3.1 mi
- Cape Woods Conservation Area: 4.7 mi
- Tywappity Conservation Area: 10.6 mi
- Union County State Fish and Wildlife Area: 10.6 mi
- Vancill Hollow Natural Area: 11.5 mi
- Grays Point: 4.0 mi
- Ancell: 8.8 mi
- New York: 9.2 mi
- Shasta: 12.5 mi
- Redman: 13.0 mi
- Fort D: 1.8 mi
- World’s Largest Fountain Drink Cup: 4.3 mi
- (Former site) Terrace Inn: 4.3 mi
- Shawnee Veterans Memorial Wall: 14.0 mi
- Wolf Lake Memorial Garden: 14.8 mi
- Red House Interpretive Center: 1.4 mi
- The Glenn House: 1.5 mi
- Cape River Heritage Museum: 1.8 mi
- Historic Thebes Courthouse: 5.5 mi
- Scott City Historical Museum: 5.6 mi
- Historic Cape Girardeau Bridge: 1.4 mi
- World’s Largest Fountain Drink Cup: 4.3 mi
- Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center: 6.3 mi
- Alto Clay Works: 21.7 mi
- Truck Parking: 16.8 mi
- Fruitland Rest Area (Southbound): 16.8 mi
- Trail of Tears Rest Area - Northbound: 23.1 mi
- Trail of Tears Rest Area - Southbound: 23.2 mi
- Missouri Wall of Fame: 1.4 mi
- Mississippi River Tales: 1.5 mi
- Preachers Eye: 18.3 mi
- Devils Bake Oven: 24.1 mi
- May Greene Garden: 1.7 mi
- Cave Spring: 21.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:44 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:04 | 16:45 |
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 | 35 | 39 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cape Girardeau Muni AP, 7 mi away.
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