- Elevation
- 126 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Bald Knob314 m · 13.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Great River Road12.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:23local time
- Coordinates
- 37.7278, -89.2298
Oakland Field is a park in Illinois, at a recorded 126 m. Bald Knob stands 314 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Sufi Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Great River Road passes 13 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 126 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Oakland Field. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | SSW 208° | 314 m | 13.7 mi |
| Tiptop Knob | S 181° | 269 m | 13.1 mi |
| Government Rock | SW 227° | 250 m | 15.4 mi |
| Grassy Knob | SW 234° | 241 m | 13.5 mi |
| McGee Hill | SW 222° | 240 m | 16.8 mi |
| Buck Knob | SSE 151° | 217 m | 16.0 mi |
| Iron Mountain | SSW 197° | 212 m | 15.3 mi |
| Swallow Rock | WSW 256° | 198 m | 9.8 mi |
- 12.8 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 27.5 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Sufi Park: 0.3 mi
- West Walnut Street Historic District: 0.4 mi
- Lenus Turley Park: 0.4 mi
- Library Garden: 0.5 mi
- West Walnut Field: 0.6 mi
Peaks: 25
- McKinney Hill: 4.8 mi
- Indian Hill: 5.0 mi
- Mount Carbon: 5.0 mi
- Swallow Rock: 9.8 mi
- Lookout Rocks: 11.0 mi
Historic sites: 22
- Merideth Funeral Home: 0.6 mi
- SIU Entrance Monument: 0.9 mi
- SIU Entrance Monument: 0.9 mi
- SIU Entrance Monument: 1.2 mi
- SIU Entrance Monument: 1.3 mi
Picnic sites: 19
- Morava Point: 1.3 mi
- Cypress Retreat: 1.3 mi
- Saluki Cove: 1.5 mi
- Hickory Grove Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
- Shady Cove: 8.7 mi
Artworks: 16
- k: 1.3 mi
- Faery: 4.1 mi
- Dragon: 4.1 mi
- Wizard on Dragon: 4.1 mi
- Blue Dragon: 4.1 mi
Nature reserves: 14
- Chautauqua Bottoms: 1.0 mi
- Fern Rocks Nature Preserve: 7.6 mi
- Giant City State Park: 8.5 mi
- Lake Murphysboro State Park: 8.9 mi
- Burning Star State Fish and Wildlife Area: 9.5 mi
Attractions: 11
- ps: 5.9 mi
- Mystic Willow: 6.3 mi
- ps: 7.2 mi
- ps: 7.3 mi
- Pomona Natural Bridge: 8.3 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Shelter bluff: 9.1 mi
- Abneyville Rock: 10.0 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 10.2 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff: 10.7 mi
- Fountain Bluff: 15.5 mi
Museums: 7
- The Carbondale Depot Museum: 0.7 mi
- Sharp Museum: 1.0 mi
- African American Museum of Southern Illinois: 2.0 mi
- Carterville Heritage Museum: 8.6 mi
- Giant City Visitor Center: 9.0 mi
Gardens: 5
- Kaity's Garden: 0.6 mi
- Flyover Public Garden: 0.8 mi
- Kumakura Garden: 1.0 mi
- Student Center Garden: 1.2 mi
- Heritage Garden: 7.8 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Brownsville: 9.0 mi
- Chamness: 13.6 mi
- Halfway: 16.8 mi
- Lovejoy: 21.1 mi
- Halfway: 23.1 mi
Springs: 3
- Seep: 9.4 mi
- Cave Spring: 13.0 mi
- Bottoms Spring: 14.0 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Kinkaid Lake Spillway Falls: 12.5 mi
- Bjork's Falls: 17.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 1
- Campground Beach: 7.6 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 |
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