- Elevation, modelled
- 145 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Potato Hill218 m · 23.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Great River Road11.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:28local time
- Coordinates
- 38.5187, -89.9876
Optimist Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 145 m. Potato Hill stands 218 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Hough Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 11 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- Belleville Park and Recreation
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Optimist Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potato Hill | SW 225° | 218 m | 23.6 mi |
| Clarks Mound | NW 313° | 196 m | 6.1 mi |
| Turkey Hill | SE 126° | 185 m | 5.8 mi |
| Fox Hill | N 355° | 182 m | 12.9 mi |
| Browns Mound | NNE 19° | 174 m | 13.6 mi |
| Berger Hill | ENE 63° | 171 m | 13.9 mi |
| Neudeckers Mountain | NNE 29° | 171 m | 21.4 mi |
| Haubers Hill | SE 140° | 166 m | 10.6 mi |
- 11.3 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 9.7 mi off the Historic National Road - IllinoisNational
- 13.0 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 10.1 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Overlooks nearby
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 1 · 11 mi
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 2 · 11 mi
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gates 3 and 4 · 11 mi
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 6 · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Hough Park: 0.1 mi
- Optimist Park: 0.1 mi
- Belleville Skate Board Park: 0.2 mi
- North Municipal Gateway Entrance Park: 0.3 mi
- West Main Street Triangle: 0.5 mi
Museums
- Labor & Industrial Museum: 0.5 mi
- St. Clair County Historical Society: 0.7 mi
- Emma Kunz County Museum: 0.9 mi
- O'Fallon Historical Society: 6.5 mi
- Mascoutah Heritage Museum: 10.1 mi
Artworks
- Big Red Shoe: 0.5 mi
- Kinetic Sculpture: 1.6 mi
- Fox: 1.6 mi
- Retro Tree: 1.6 mi
- Radish: 12.0 mi
Historic sites
- September 11 Memorial Walkway of Southern Illinois: 1.3 mi
- Transportation Plaza: 6.7 mi
- Historic Scott Gate: 6.8 mi
- Airlifter's Memorial: 6.9 mi
- O'Fallon Veterans Memorial: 7.4 mi
Gardens: 53
- Belleville Heart Garden Community Orchard: 0.9 mi
- Herb Garden: 0.9 mi
- Belleville Heart Garden: 0.9 mi
- Rain Garden: 5.6 mi
- Prairie in Progress: 10.2 mi
Attractions: 28
- Scenic Red Caboose: 6.5 mi
- World's Largest Catsup Bottle: 10.0 mi
- Shoemaker School: 12.4 mi
- Gateway Arch Riverboats: 12.8 mi
- Anheuser-Busch Brewery Tours: 13.5 mi
Peaks: 19
- Turkey Hill: 5.8 mi
- Clarks Mound: 6.1 mi
- Mt Millstadt: 6.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Mound: 9.6 mi
- Monks Mound: 10.6 mi
Picnic sites: 18
- Whispering Willow Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
- Concession Picnic Site: 16.0 mi
- Tunica Picnic Site: 16.0 mi
- Gurney Picnic Site: 16.1 mi
- Gus Fogt Picnic Site: 16.1 mi
Nature reserves: 17
- Stemler Cave Woods Nature Preserve: 10.0 mi
- Horseshoe Lake State Park: 12.8 mi
- GHV Terrace Garden: 15.6 mi
- Tweed Prairie: 16.8 mi
- Poag Sand Prairie: 18.9 mi
Springs: 6
- Falling Spring: 10.6 mi
- Headwaters: 15.1 mi
- Caroline Loughlin Fountain: 16.3 mi
- Cabanne Spring: 17.3 mi
- Webster Retention Pond Seep: 19.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Gateway Rest Area: 12.0 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area - Eastbound: 24.0 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area - Westbound: 24.7 mi
- Homestead Rest Area - Northbound: 25.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Broadway: 15.0 mi
- Columbia Bottom Conservation Area: 21.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Wise Falls: 17.1 mi
- Deer Lake Riffles: 17.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Stone Arch: 20.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Vilhauer Bluff: 23.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:49 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:24 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:01 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Day trips start here
- Belleville · 0 mi
- O'Fallon · 7 mi
- Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site · 10 mi
- Collinsville · 10 mi
- East St. Louis · 10 mi
- Fairmont City · 11 mi
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