- Elevation, modelled
- 125 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Bald Knob314 m · 14.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Great River Road12.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:23local time
- Coordinates
- 37.7400, -89.2264
Green Earth Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 125 m. Bald Knob stands 314 m to the south-southwest, 15 miles off. Great River Road passes 13 miles off. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Green Earth Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | SSW 207° | 314 m | 14.6 mi |
| Tiptop Knob | S 182° | 269 m | 14.0 mi |
| Government Rock | SW 225° | 250 m | 16.1 mi |
| Grassy Knob | SW 232° | 241 m | 14.1 mi |
| McGee Hill | SW 221° | 240 m | 17.6 mi |
| Buck Knob | SSE 153° | 217 m | 16.7 mi |
| Iron Mountain | SSW 197° | 212 m | 16.2 mi |
| Swallow Rock | WSW 251° | 198 m | 10.3 mi |
- 12.9 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 28.0 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Green Earth Park: 0.1 mi
- Oakdale Park: 0.4 mi
- Sufi Park: 0.6 mi
- Oakland Field: 0.9 mi
- Library Garden: 1.0 mi
Peaks: 26
- Indian Hill: 4.2 mi
- McKinney Hill: 4.3 mi
- Mount Carbon: 5.1 mi
- Swallow Rock: 10.3 mi
- Lookout Rocks: 11.6 mi
Historic sites: 23
- Merideth Funeral Home: 1.1 mi
- SIU Entrance Monument: 1.5 mi
- SIU Entrance Monument: 1.7 mi
- SIU Entrance Monument: 1.9 mi
- SIU Entrance Monument: 1.9 mi
Picnic sites: 19
- Morava Point: 2.1 mi
- Cypress Retreat: 2.2 mi
- Saluki Cove: 2.3 mi
- Hickory Grove Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
- Shady Cove: 8.6 mi
Artworks: 17
- k: 2.1 mi
- Faery: 4.6 mi
- Dragon: 4.6 mi
- Wizard on Dragon: 4.6 mi
- Blue Dragon: 4.6 mi
Nature reserves: 15
- Chautauqua Bottoms: 1.7 mi
- Fern Rocks Nature Preserve: 8.4 mi
- Burning Star State Fish and Wildlife Area: 8.6 mi
- Lake Murphysboro State Park: 8.7 mi
- Giant City State Park: 9.3 mi
Attractions: 11
- Mystic Willow: 5.4 mi
- ps: 5.8 mi
- ps: 7.2 mi
- ps: 7.3 mi
- Pomona Natural Bridge: 9.0 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Shelter bluff: 9.8 mi
- Abneyville Rock: 10.2 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 10.7 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff: 11.3 mi
- Fountain Bluff: 15.9 mi
Museums: 8
- The Carbondale Depot Museum: 1.1 mi
- Sharp Museum: 1.7 mi
- African American Museum of Southern Illinois: 2.0 mi
- Carterville Heritage Museum: 8.3 mi
- Giant City Visitor Center: 9.8 mi
Gardens: 5
- Flyover Public Garden: 1.0 mi
- Kaity's Garden: 1.1 mi
- Kumakura Garden: 1.7 mi
- Student Center Garden: 1.9 mi
- Heritage Garden: 7.5 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Brownsville: 8.9 mi
- Chamness: 13.7 mi
- Halfway: 16.4 mi
- Lovejoy: 21.8 mi
- Halfway: 22.7 mi
Springs: 3
- Seep: 10.2 mi
- Cave Spring: 13.7 mi
- Bottoms Spring: 14.4 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Kinkaid Lake Spillway Falls: 12.5 mi
- Bjork's Falls: 17.7 mi
- Falls-Shelter Bluff: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 1
- Campground Beach: 8.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:44 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:01 | 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 | 33 | 38 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 75 | 78 | 76 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carbondale Sthrn Illinois AP, 3 mi away.
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