- Elevation
- 98 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Grassy Knob242 m · 21.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Great River Road1.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:21local time
- Coordinates
- 37.1306, -89.3331
Horseshoe Lake State Conservation Area is a park in Illinois, at a recorded 98 m. Grassy Knob stands 242 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Horseshoe Lake Nature Preserve, 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
- 98 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Horseshoe Lake State Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grassy Knob | NNW 327° | 242 m | 21.4 mi |
| Vick Hill | N 354° | 232 m | 12.8 mi |
| Coker Knob | NNW 331° | 228 m | 19.7 mi |
| Thompson Hill | NNW 332° | 221 m | 21.5 mi |
| Pine Knob | N 2° | 219 m | 15.6 mi |
| Italian Hill | N 5° | 196 m | 13.4 mi |
| Jackson Hill | WNW 282° | 181 m | 7.9 mi |
| Santa Fe Hills | NW 305° | 177 m | 5.9 mi |
- 1.2 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 12.1 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
- 8.8 mi off the Ohio River Scenic BywayNational
- 257.5 mi off the River Road Scenic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Lowest Point in Illinois · 15 mi
134 named places within 25 miles
- Horseshoe Lake Nature Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 9.8 mi
- Saint Mary's Park: 11.6 mi
- Lansden Park: 11.8 mi
- Scott City Park and Public Pool: 12.4 mi
- Gilson Hills: 4.1 mi
- Dogtooth Bend Mounds: 4.6 mi
- Santa Fe Hills: 5.9 mi
- Jackson Hill: 7.9 mi
- Burner Hill: 11.1 mi
- Horseshoe Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area: 1.6 mi
- Cape Bend State Fish and Wildlife Area: 11.3 mi
- General Watkins Conservation Area: 16.6 mi
- Tywappity Conservation Area: 17.2 mi
- Cape Woods Conservation Area: 18.7 mi
- Shasta: 3.4 mi
- New York: 6.6 mi
- Redman: 9.8 mi
- Grays Point: 10.6 mi
- Ancell: 10.6 mi
- Historic Thebes Courthouse: 9.3 mi
- Scott City Historical Museum: 12.2 mi
- Cairo Custom House Museum: 12.5 mi
- Warren E. Hearns Museum: 14.4 mi
- The Glenn House: 15.5 mi
- Big Subway Gate: 11.1 mi
- Magnolia Manor: 11.8 mi
- Caboose: 12.8 mi
- Historic Cape Girardeau Bridge: 15.5 mi
- World’s Largest Fountain Drink Cup: 17.2 mi
- Welcome to Historical Cairo: 12.6 mi
- Cairo River Wall Murals: 12.6 mi
- The Story of Cairo: 12.6 mi
- Research Uncovered: 12.6 mi
- Lewis & Clark: 12.6 mi
- Desert Storm Memorial: 11.8 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial: 12.6 mi
- Proceeding On: 14.7 mi
- Fort D: 15.4 mi
- (Former site) Terrace Inn: 15.5 mi
- Round Bluff: 23.0 mi
- Turner Bluff: 23.5 mi
- George Bluff: 23.9 mi
- May Greene Garden: 15.9 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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