- Elevation, modelled
- 163 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Clarks Mound196 m · 8.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic National Road - Illinois6.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:28local time
- Coordinates
- 38.5991, -89.9192
Hesse Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 163 m. Clarks Mound stands 196 m to the west, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Rohr Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Historic National Road - Illinois passes 6.1 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hesse Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarks Mound | W 261° | 196 m | 8.3 mi |
| Turkey Hill | S 174° | 185 m | 9.0 mi |
| Fox Hill | NNW 327° | 182 m | 8.7 mi |
| Browns Mound | N 6° | 174 m | 7.3 mi |
| Berger Hill | E 84° | 171 m | 8.7 mi |
| Neudeckers Mountain | NNE 27° | 171 m | 14.8 mi |
| Haubers Hill | SSE 167° | 166 m | 14.0 mi |
| Art Hill | W 278° | 165 m | 20.5 mi |
- 6.1 mi off the Historic National Road - IllinoisNational
- 12.5 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 8.4 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 14.8 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
Overlooks nearby
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 2 · 5 mi
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gates 3 and 4 · 5 mi
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 1 · 5 mi
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 6 · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Rohr Park: 0.5 mi
- O'Fallon Family Sports Park: 0.6 mi
- O'Fallon Community Park: 1.1 mi
- O'Fallon City Park: 1.1 mi
- Thoman Park: 1.2 mi
Museums
- O'Fallon Historical Society: 0.6 mi
- City Museum: 6.1 mi
- Labor & Industrial Museum: 6.7 mi
- St. Clair County Historical Society: 6.7 mi
- Emma Kunz County Museum: 7.0 mi
Historic sites
- O'Fallon Veterans Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Historic Scott Gate: 5.0 mi
- Airlifter's Memorial: 5.1 mi
- Transportation Plaza: 5.1 mi
- Bearcat Statue: 5.6 mi
Artworks
- Big Red Shoe: 7.1 mi
- Fox: 7.8 mi
- Kinetic Sculpture: 7.8 mi
- Retro Tree: 7.8 mi
- Radish: 8.6 mi
Gardens: 53
- Rain Garden: 3.2 mi
- Belleville Heart Garden Community Orchard: 7.3 mi
- Herb Garden: 7.3 mi
- Belleville Heart Garden: 7.3 mi
- Prairie in Progress: 8.5 mi
Attractions: 29
- Scenic Red Caboose: 0.6 mi
- World's Largest Catsup Bottle: 5.6 mi
- Town & Country Motel sign: 12.2 mi
- Mustang Corral: 12.2 mi
- Bel Air drive in sign: 13.8 mi
Peaks: 18
- Browns Mound: 7.3 mi
- Emerald Mound: 7.6 mi
- Clarks Mound: 8.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Mound: 8.4 mi
- Berger Hill: 8.7 mi
Picnic sites: 18
- Whispering Willow Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
- Concession Picnic Site: 18.5 mi
- Tunica Picnic Site: 18.5 mi
- Gurney Picnic Site: 18.6 mi
- Gus Fogt Picnic Site: 18.6 mi
Nature reserves: 14
- Horseshoe Lake State Park: 10.9 mi
- Poag Sand Prairie: 14.6 mi
- Willam C Drda Woods Nature Preserve: 15.3 mi
- Bohm Woods Nature Preserve: 15.4 mi
- E Dora Bohm Memorial Nature Preserve: 15.4 mi
Springs: 6
- Falling Spring: 15.1 mi
- Headwaters: 17.6 mi
- Caroline Loughlin Fountain: 18.8 mi
- Cabanne Spring: 19.1 mi
- Bellefontaine Spring: 22.5 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Gateway Rest Area: 8.8 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area - Eastbound: 17.4 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area - Westbound: 18.1 mi
- Homestead Rest Area - Northbound: 18.7 mi
- Homestead Rest Area - Southbound: 19.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Broadway: 18.9 mi
- Columbia Bottom Conservation Area: 19.1 mi
- Fremont: 23.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Wise Falls: 19.0 mi
- Deer Lake Riffles: 19.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Vilhauer Bluff: 23.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:48 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 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 | 34 | 38 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 60 | 48 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Belleville SIU Rsch, 7 mi away.
Day trips start here
- O'Fallon · 1 mi
- Belleville · 6 mi
- Collinsville · 6 mi
- Lebanon · 6 mi
- Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site · 9 mi
- Fairmont City · 10 mi
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