Park · Illinois

Riverfront Park

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Elevation: 131 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles: Tucker Knob268 m · 18.8 mi
Nearest byway: Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Routeon it
Sunset, June solstice: 20:30local time
Coordinates: 38.8872, -90.1806

Riverfront Park from directly overhead

Riverfront Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded 131 m. Tucker Knob stands 268 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Henry Street Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Route runs past it. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

Elevation: 131 m

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Riverfront Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Tucker Knob	WNW 291°	268 m	18.8 mi
McAdams Peak	WNW 288°	246 m	20.5 mi
McCoy Hill	WNW 300°	237 m	19.9 mi
Dug Hill	WNW 300°	221 m	22.1 mi
Clarks Mound	SSE 164°	196 m	22.1 mi
Two Story Hill	W 270°	188 m	20.5 mi
Knolle Hill	W 279°	186 m	23.9 mi
Fox Hill	SE 143°	182 m	15.7 mi

On the road

On the Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic RouteNational
12.8 mi off the Great River RoadNational
8.8 mi off the Historic Route 66National
8.2 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO

Overlooks nearby

Blind · 1 mi
Observation Deck · 3 mi
Mississippi River Overlook · 3 mi
Mississippi & Missouri River Confluence Point · 6 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Artworks

Sail: 0.1 mi
Steamboat Mural: 0.2 mi
Miles Davis Statue: 0.5 mi
Piasa Bird: 1.3 mi
Tooth Carving: 2.3 mi

Historic sites

Museums58

National Great Rivers Museum: 1.9 mi
Alton Museum of History and Art: 2.2 mi
Wood River Museum and Visitor Center: 4.7 mi
Wood River Refinery History Museum: 6.6 mi
Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center: 7.2 mi

Gardens53

Attractions32

Nature reserves20

Mississippi Sanctuary/Olin Nature Preserve: 3.2 mi
Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Cora Island Unit: 4.1 mi
Columbia Bottom Conservation Area: 5.4 mi
Pelican Island Natural Area: 6.3 mi
Bellefontaine Conservation Area: 9.0 mi

Peaks19

Fox Hill: 15.7 mi
Big Mound (Historical): 16.9 mi
Monks Mound: 16.9 mi
Rattlesnake Mound: 17.9 mi
Art Hill: 18.2 mi

Picnic sites18

Springs16

Oak Spring: 3.4 mi
Bellefontaine Spring: 4.4 mi
Burnham Spring: 15.0 mi
Spring: 16.7 mi
Spring: 16.7 mi

Cliffs11

Waterfalls9

Beaver Falls: 2.9 mi
Creek Trek Waterfall: 3.5 mi
Falls: 13.4 mi
Falls: 13.5 mi
Sierra Falls: 16.9 mi

Ghost towns4

Columbia Bottom Conservation Area: 5.7 mi
Machens: 8.2 mi
Wilkie: 11.7 mi
Broadway: 24.2 mi

Rest areas2

Homestead Rest Area - Northbound: 17.6 mi
Homestead Rest Area - Southbound: 17.8 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:05	18:38	19:13
June solstice	05:36	19:50	20:30
September equinox	06:49	18:24	18:59
December solstice	07:16	16:01	16:43

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	30	35	44	56	66	75	78	77	70	58	45	35
Precip in	2.5	2.5	3.5	4.9	5.5	3.4	3.9	3.3	3.4	2.9	3.4	2.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alton - Melvin Price L&D, 2 mi away.

Sources

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