- Elevation
- 143 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Buxtom Hill207 m · 23.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Illinois River Road0.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:34local time
- Coordinates
- 40.3049, -90.0642
Rockwell Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded 143 m. Buxtom Hill stands 207 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Riverfront Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Illinois River Road passes 0.3 miles off. 79 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
- Elevation
- 143 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rockwell Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buxtom Hill | E 93° | 207 m | 23.2 mi |
| Kingfisher Hill | SSE 165° | 183 m | 16.5 mi |
| Tampico Mounds | NNE 16° | 175 m | 8.0 mi |
| Shick Shack Hill | S 173° | 162 m | 17.1 mi |
| The Mound | ENE 59° | 160 m | 19.7 mi |
| Hickory Grove Hill | ENE 63° | 152 m | 18.7 mi |
| Little Mound | ENE 62° | 148 m | 19.5 mi |
- 0.3 mi off the Illinois River RoadNational
- 59.0 mi off the Great River RoadNational
Overlooks nearby
- Jake's Point Overlook · 20 mi
79 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 46
- Riverfront Park: 0.3 mi
- H G Rice Park: 0.6 mi
- Veterans Park: 1.3 mi
- Chautauqua National Migratory Waterfowl Refuge: 4.3 mi
- Long Branch Sand Prairie Nature Preserve: 5.4 mi
Nature reserves: 14
- Emiquon Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Sand Prairie-Scrub Oak: 9.2 mi
- Jack Wolf Memorial Fish Hatchery: 12.1 mi
- Walden West Land and Water Reserve: 13.1 mi
- Revis Hill Prairie Nature Preserve: 15.8 mi
Peaks: 8
- Tampico Mounds: 8.0 mi
- Kingfisher Hill: 16.5 mi
- Shick Shack Hill: 17.1 mi
- Hickory Grove Hill: 18.7 mi
- Little Mound: 19.5 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Tuscumbia: 14.6 mi
- Civer: 15.3 mi
- Totten Prairie: 15.3 mi
- Sugarville: 17.9 mi
- Bybee: 21.2 mi
Museums: 3
- Dickson Mounds Museum: 4.2 mi
- Jake Wolf Memorial Fish Hatchery: 12.5 mi
- Menard County Historical Museum: 23.3 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Dr. Charles Chandler Memorial: 18.7 mi
- Vermont Veterans Memorial: 19.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:53 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:55 | 16:38 |
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 | 25 | 30 | 41 | 52 | 64 | 73 | 77 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Havana, under a mile away.
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