- Elevation
- 99 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Grassy Knob242 m · 21.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Great River Road1.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:21local time
- Coordinates
- 37.1259, -89.3265
Horseshoe Lake Nature Preserve is a park in Illinois, at a recorded 99 m. Grassy Knob stands 242 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Horseshoe Lake State Conservation Area, a park 0.5 miles away. Great River Road passes 1.2 miles off. 134 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.
- Elevation
- 99 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Horseshoe Lake Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grassy Knob | NNW 327° | 242 m | 21.9 mi |
| Vick Hill | N 352° | 232 m | 13.2 mi |
| Coker Knob | NNW 330° | 228 m | 20.2 mi |
| Thompson Hill | NNW 332° | 221 m | 22.0 mi |
| Pine Knob | N 0° | 219 m | 15.9 mi |
| Italian Hill | N 3° | 196 m | 13.7 mi |
| Jackson Hill | WNW 284° | 181 m | 8.3 mi |
| Santa Fe Hills | NW 306° | 177 m | 6.4 mi |
- 1.2 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 12.4 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
- 8.4 mi off the Ohio River Scenic BywayNational
- 257.7 mi off the River Road Scenic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Lowest Point in Illinois · 14 mi
134 named places within 25 miles
- Horseshoe Lake State Conservation Area: 0.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 9.4 mi
- Saint Mary's Park: 11.1 mi
- Lansden Park: 11.3 mi
- David Box Twin Rivers Ball Park: 11.9 mi
- Dogtooth Bend Mounds: 4.3 mi
- Gilson Hills: 4.5 mi
- Santa Fe Hills: 6.4 mi
- Jackson Hill: 8.3 mi
- Twin Mounds: 10.8 mi
- Horseshoe Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area: 1.2 mi
- Cape Bend State Fish and Wildlife Area: 11.8 mi
- General Watkins Conservation Area: 16.9 mi
- Tywappity Conservation Area: 17.7 mi
- Lower Cache River Access Area: 19.1 mi
- Shasta: 3.8 mi
- New York: 7.1 mi
- Redman: 10.1 mi
- Ancell: 11.1 mi
- Grays Point: 11.1 mi
- Historic Thebes Courthouse: 9.8 mi
- Cairo Custom House Museum: 12.0 mi
- Scott City Historical Museum: 12.7 mi
- Warren E. Hearns Museum: 14.1 mi
- The Glenn House: 16.0 mi
- Big Subway Gate: 10.6 mi
- Magnolia Manor: 11.3 mi
- Caboose: 12.3 mi
- Historic Cape Girardeau Bridge: 15.9 mi
- World’s Largest Fountain Drink Cup: 17.6 mi
- Welcome to Historical Cairo: 12.1 mi
- Cairo River Wall Murals: 12.1 mi
- The Story of Cairo: 12.1 mi
- Research Uncovered: 12.1 mi
- Lewis & Clark: 12.1 mi
- Desert Storm Memorial: 11.3 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial: 12.1 mi
- Proceeding On: 14.2 mi
- Fort D: 15.8 mi
- (Former site) Terrace Inn: 15.9 mi
- Round Bluff: 23.0 mi
- Turner Bluff: 23.4 mi
- George Bluff: 23.8 mi
- May Greene Garden: 16.4 mi
- Slough Arch: 24.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:43 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:04 | 16:44 |
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 | 59 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 48 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cairo 3N, 10 mi away.
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