Gun Creek Public Use Area
Gun Creek Public Use Area is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 131 m. Lowry Hill stands 180 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Rend Lake Rest Area (I57-SB), a rest area 1.2 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 189 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 131 m
How to reach it
- 189.1 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 36.5 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Marcum Branch North Public Use Area: 2.1 mi
- Marcum Branch North Public Use Area: 2.2 mi
- Macum Branch South Recreation Area: 3.3 mi
- Sandy Creek West Public Use Area: 3.5 mi
- Sandusky Creek South Public Use Area: 3.7 mi
- George Harrison: 5.9 mi
- Miner Memorial: 6.7 mi
- War Memorial: 15.7 mi
- Herrin Service Member Memorial: 19.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 20.9 mi
- Browning Hill: 5.2 mi
- Grammer Hill: 5.4 mi
- Webbs Hill: 6.1 mi
- Turkey Knob: 7.3 mi
- Moores Hill: 7.6 mi
- Franklin County 1910's Garage Museum: 5.8 mi
- Mitchell Museum at Cedarhurst: 17.0 mi
- Carl L Schweinfurth Museum and Interpretive Center: 17.3 mi
- Carterville Heritage Museum: 23.6 mi
- Williamson County Historical Museum: 24.3 mi
- Rend Lake Rest Area (I57-SB): 1.2 mi
- Rend Lake Rest Area - Northbound: 3.6 mi
- Goshen Road Rest Area - Eastbound: 13.9 mi
- Goshen Road Rest Area: 15.2 mi
- Statue of Custard Stand: 6.8 mi
- Unique Stones: 15.7 mi
- North Marcum Beach: 2.4 mi
- County Line Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
- Bluebell Bluff: 4.1 mi
- Mystic Willow: 24.6 mi
- Heritage Garden: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gun Creek Public Use Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowry Hill | ENE 60° | 180 m | 14.0 mi |
| Bunker Hill | ESE 113° | 171 m | 21.6 mi |
| Radio Hill | E 85° | 169 m | 20.1 mi |
| Grammer Hill | SW 235° | 168 m | 5.4 mi |
| Moores Hill | W 268° | 163 m | 7.6 mi |
| Webbs Hill | E 96° | 152 m | 6.1 mi |
| The Pinnacle | NNW 332° | 150 m | 21.4 mi |
| Turkey Knob | SSW 213° | 149 m | 7.3 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 | 20:23 |
| 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.
- Bonaparte's Gull14 obs
- American trumpet vine9 obs
- common milkweed8 obs
- American tuliptree8 obs
- buttonbush7 obs
- American White Pelican6 obs
- wild carrot6 obs
- Wild Turkey5 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 node/354108714
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