- Elevation, modelled
- 129 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Tucker Knob268 m · 19.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Routeon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 38.8847, -90.1700
Russel Commons Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 129 m. Tucker Knob stands 268 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Elijah P. Lovejoy Monument, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Route runs past it. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Russel Commons Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tucker Knob | WNW 290° | 268 m | 19.4 mi |
| McAdams Peak | WNW 288° | 246 m | 21.1 mi |
| McCoy Hill | WNW 300° | 237 m | 20.4 mi |
| Dug Hill | WNW 300° | 221 m | 22.7 mi |
| Clarks Mound | SSE 166° | 196 m | 21.8 mi |
| Two Story Hill | W 271° | 188 m | 21.0 mi |
| Knolle Hill | W 279° | 186 m | 24.5 mi |
| Fox Hill | SE 145° | 182 m | 15.2 mi |
- On the Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic RouteNational
- 12.6 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 8.6 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 8.1 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
Overlooks nearby
- Blind · 1 mi
- Observation Deck · 4 mi
- Mississippi River Overlook · 4 mi
- Mississippi & Missouri River Confluence Point · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Elijah P. Lovejoy Monument: 0.4 mi
- Lincoln-Douglas Debate: 0.9 mi
- Confedorate POW: 1.0 mi
- Civil War Prison: 1.1 mi
- Lovejoy Plaque: 1.8 mi
- Henry Street Park: 0.5 mi
- Riverfront Park: 0.6 mi
- Hellrung Park: 0.6 mi
- Barth Park: 0.7 mi
- Seminary Square: 0.7 mi
- Steamboat Mural: 0.5 mi
- Sail: 0.6 mi
- Miles Davis Statue: 1.0 mi
- Piasa Bird: 1.8 mi
- Tooth Carving: 1.9 mi
- Nan Elliot Rose Garden: 3.6 mi
- River of Colors: 4.8 mi
- The Grove: 4.8 mi
- Old Fountain Court: 4.8 mi
- Discovery Gardens: 5.0 mi
- Alton Hauntings Ghost Tours: 0.6 mi
- Alton Military Prison Site: 1.1 mi
- McPike Mansion: 1.6 mi
- Lewis & Clark Confluence Tower: 6.3 mi
- Old Chain of Rocks Bridge: 8.5 mi
- Fox Hill: 15.2 mi
- Monks Mound: 16.6 mi
- Big Mound (Historical): 16.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Mound: 17.6 mi
- Art Hill: 18.2 mi
- Williams Family Solar Pavilion: 18.4 mi
- Picnic Ground 3: 18.4 mi
- Picnic Pad 4: 18.9 mi
- Picnic Pad 3: 18.9 mi
- Picnic Pad 2: 18.9 mi
- Oak Spring: 3.9 mi
- Bellefontaine Spring: 4.5 mi
- Burnham Spring: 15.4 mi
- Spring: 17.3 mi
- Spring: 17.3 mi
- Vilhauer Bluff: 12.8 mi
- La Charbonier Bluff: 12.9 mi
- Old Keller Quary: 14.9 mi
- Shelter Bluff: 15.5 mi
- Shelter Bluff: 17.1 mi
- Beaver Falls: 3.4 mi
- Creek Trek Waterfall: 4.0 mi
- Falls: 14.0 mi
- Falls: 14.0 mi
- Sierra Falls: 17.5 mi
- Columbia Bottom Conservation Area: 5.4 mi
- Machens: 8.8 mi
- Wilkie: 12.3 mi
- Broadway: 24.1 mi
- Homestead Rest Area - Northbound: 17.1 mi
- Homestead Rest Area - Southbound: 17.2 mi
| 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).
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.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Alton · 1 mi
- Ferguson · 12 mi
- Edwardsville · 13 mi
- Granite City · 13 mi
- Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site · 17 mi
- Fairmont City · 17 mi
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