- Elevation, modelled
- 122 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Bald Knob314 m · 14.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Great River Road14.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:23local time
- Coordinates
- 37.7235, -89.2043
Tatum Heights Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 122 m. Bald Knob stands 314 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. Great River Road passes 14 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tatum Heights Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | SSW 213° | 314 m | 14.2 mi |
| Tiptop Knob | S 188° | 269 m | 12.9 mi |
| Government Rock | SW 231° | 250 m | 16.3 mi |
| Grassy Knob | WSW 239° | 241 m | 14.5 mi |
| McGee Hill | SW 226° | 240 m | 17.6 mi |
| Buck Knob | SSE 156° | 217 m | 15.1 mi |
| Iron Mountain | SSW 202° | 212 m | 15.5 mi |
| Swallow Rock | W 259° | 198 m | 11.1 mi |
- 14.2 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 28.8 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Tatum Heights Park: 0.1 mi
- New Park: 0.5 mi
- Doug Lee Park: 0.5 mi
- Carbondale Superblock: 0.6 mi
- East Campus Frisbee Golf Course: 0.6 mi
Peaks: 25
- McKinney Hill: 3.7 mi
- Indian Hill: 4.9 mi
- Mount Carbon: 6.5 mi
- Swallow Rock: 11.1 mi
- Lookout Rocks: 12.1 mi
Historic sites: 23
- SIU Entrance Monument: 0.7 mi
- Merideth Funeral Home: 0.8 mi
- SIU Entrance Monument: 0.9 mi
- SIU Entrance Monument: 0.9 mi
- SIU Entrance Monument: 1.4 mi
Picnic sites: 19
- Saluki Cove: 1.6 mi
- Morava Point: 1.6 mi
- Cypress Retreat: 1.7 mi
- Hickory Grove Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
- Shady Cove: 10.1 mi
Artworks: 16
- k: 1.3 mi
- Faery: 3.0 mi
- Dragon: 3.0 mi
- Wizard on Dragon: 3.0 mi
- Blue Dragon: 3.0 mi
Nature reserves: 14
- Chautauqua Bottoms: 2.3 mi
- Fern Rocks Nature Preserve: 7.1 mi
- Giant City State Park: 8.0 mi
- Burning Star State Fish and Wildlife Area: 9.7 mi
- Lake Murphysboro State Park: 10.3 mi
Attractions: 11
- Mystic Willow: 6.8 mi
- ps: 7.3 mi
- ps: 8.7 mi
- ps: 8.7 mi
- Pomona Natural Bridge: 9.2 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Shelter bluff: 8.6 mi
- Abneyville Rock: 11.4 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 11.5 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff: 11.9 mi
- Fountain Bluff: 16.8 mi
Museums: 8
- The Carbondale Depot Museum: 0.7 mi
- African American Museum of Southern Illinois: 0.7 mi
- Sharp Museum: 0.9 mi
- Carterville Heritage Museum: 7.4 mi
- Giant City Visitor Center: 8.4 mi
Gardens: 5
- Flyover Public Garden: 0.7 mi
- Kaity's Garden: 0.9 mi
- Kumakura Garden: 1.0 mi
- Student Center Garden: 1.0 mi
- Heritage Garden: 6.5 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Brownsville: 10.4 mi
- Chamness: 12.2 mi
- Halfway: 15.5 mi
- Halfway: 21.8 mi
- Lovejoy: 22.1 mi
Springs: 3
- Seep: 8.9 mi
- Cave Spring: 13.8 mi
- Bottoms Spring: 15.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Kinkaid Lake Spillway Falls: 13.9 mi
- Bjork's Falls: 16.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 1
- Campground Beach: 6.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:43 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:01 | 16:42 |
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 | 32 | 36 | 45 | 56 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carbondale Sewage PLT, 2 mi away.
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