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Spillway Public Use Area

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Elevation: 119 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles: Lowry Hill180 m · 17.3 mi
Nearest byway: Great River Road33.1 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 20:23local time
Coordinates: 38.0309, -88.9603

Spillway Public Use Area from directly overhead

Spillway Public Use Area is a park in Illinois, at a recorded 119 m. Lowry Hill stands 180 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Macum Branch South Recreation Area, a park 0.7 miles away. Great River Road passes 33 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

Elevation: 119 m

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Lowry Hill	NE 53°	180 m	17.3 mi
Bunker Hill	ESE 103°	171 m	22.1 mi
Radio Hill	ENE 77°	169 m	22.2 mi
Grammer Hill	W 280°	168 m	2.8 mi
Moores Hill	WNW 299°	163 m	6.9 mi
McKinney Hill	SSW 208°	157 m	21.7 mi
Webbs Hill	ENE 70°	152 m	8.2 mi
The Pinnacle	NNW 339°	150 m	23.9 mi

On the road

33.1 mi off the Great River RoadNational
192.9 mi off the River Road Scenic BywayNational

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Macum Branch South Recreation Area: 0.7 mi
Marcum Branch North Public Use Area: 1.8 mi
Marcum Branch North Public Use Area: 1.9 mi
Rend Lake Dam West Public Use Area: 1.9 mi
Sandy Creek South Public Use Area: 2.3 mi

Historic sites14

Peaks13

Browning Hill: 1.7 mi
Grammer Hill: 2.8 mi
Turkey Knob: 3.5 mi
Moores Hill: 6.9 mi
Webbs Hill: 8.2 mi

Museums7

Franklin County 1910's Garage Museum: 3.1 mi
Carterville Heritage Museum: 19.7 mi
Mitchell Museum at Cedarhurst: 20.7 mi
Williamson County Historical Museum: 20.8 mi
Carl L Schweinfurth Museum and Interpretive Center: 21.0 mi

Rest areas4

Rend Lake Rest Area - Northbound: 2.0 mi
Rend Lake Rest Area (I57-SB): 5.1 mi
Goshen Road Rest Area - Eastbound: 17.8 mi
Goshen Road Rest Area: 19.1 mi

Ghost towns3

Halfway: 16.5 mi
Halfway: 17.7 mi
Chamness: 24.5 mi

Artworks2

Statue of Custard Stand: 6.6 mi
Unique Stones: 19.4 mi

Nature reserves2

Rend Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area: 11.6 mi
Burning Star State Fish and Wildlife Area: 17.7 mi

Cliffs1

Bluebell Bluff: 1.3 mi

Beaches1

North Marcum Beach: 1.5 mi

Picnic sites1

County Line Picnic Area: 6.6 mi

Gardens1

Heritage Garden: 20.9 mi

Attractions1

Mystic Willow: 20.9 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:00	18:33	19:08
June solstice	05:34	19:43	20:23
September equinox	06:44	18:20	18:55
December solstice	07:09	15:59	16:40

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	31	34	45	57	66	76	78	77	69	58	45	35
Precip in	3.2	2.8	4.2	5.4	5.1	4.5	4.0	3.4	3.2	3.4	4.0	2.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rend Lake DAM, 2 mi away.

Sources

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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