- Elevation, modelled
- 138 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Bald Knob314 m · 13.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Great River Road13.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:23local time
- Coordinates
- 37.7135, -89.2203
Thompson Woods is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 138 m. Bald Knob stands 314 m to the south-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Student Center Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 13 miles off. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Thompson Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | SSW 212° | 314 m | 13.1 mi |
| Tiptop Knob | S 184° | 269 m | 12.2 mi |
| Government Rock | SW 231° | 250 m | 15.1 mi |
| Grassy Knob | WSW 239° | 241 m | 13.4 mi |
| McGee Hill | SW 226° | 240 m | 16.5 mi |
| Buck Knob | SSE 151° | 217 m | 14.9 mi |
| Iron Mountain | SSW 200° | 212 m | 14.5 mi |
| Swallow Rock | W 262° | 198 m | 10.2 mi |
- 13.3 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 27.7 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Student Center Theater Park: 0.1 mi
- Central Campus Park: 0.2 mi
- Campus Lake Park: 0.3 mi
- Historic Campus: 0.3 mi
- Quigley Park: 0.4 mi
Peaks: 24
- McKinney Hill: 4.8 mi
- Indian Hill: 5.8 mi
- Mount Carbon: 5.8 mi
- Swallow Rock: 10.2 mi
- Lookout Rocks: 11.1 mi
Historic sites: 22
- SIU Entrance Monument: 0.3 mi
- SIU Entrance Monument: 0.3 mi
- SIU Entrance Monument: 0.4 mi
- SIU Entrance Monument: 0.5 mi
- Merideth Funeral Home: 0.8 mi
Picnic sites: 19
- Morava Point: 0.5 mi
- Saluki Cove: 0.5 mi
- Cypress Retreat: 0.6 mi
- Hickory Grove Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
- Shady Cove: 9.6 mi
Artworks: 16
- k: 0.3 mi
- Faery: 3.1 mi
- Dragon: 3.1 mi
- Wizard on Dragon: 3.1 mi
- Blue Dragon: 3.1 mi
Nature reserves: 14
- Chautauqua Bottoms: 1.4 mi
- Fern Rocks Nature Preserve: 6.5 mi
- Giant City State Park: 7.5 mi
- Lake Murphysboro State Park: 9.8 mi
- Little Grand Canyon: 9.8 mi
Attractions: 11
- ps: 6.8 mi
- Mystic Willow: 7.3 mi
- ps: 8.1 mi
- ps: 8.1 mi
- Pomona Natural Bridge: 8.1 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Shelter bluff: 8.0 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 10.5 mi
- Abneyville Rock: 10.5 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff: 10.9 mi
- Fountain Bluff: 15.8 mi
Museums: 7
- Sharp Museum: 0.2 mi
- The Carbondale Depot Museum: 0.9 mi
- African American Museum of Southern Illinois: 1.8 mi
- Giant City Visitor Center: 7.9 mi
- Carterville Heritage Museum: 8.5 mi
Gardens: 5
- Student Center Garden: 0.1 mi
- Kumakura Garden: 0.2 mi
- Kaity's Garden: 0.8 mi
- Flyover Public Garden: 1.1 mi
- Heritage Garden: 7.5 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Brownsville: 9.8 mi
- Chamness: 12.9 mi
- Halfway: 16.6 mi
- Lovejoy: 20.9 mi
- Halfway: 22.8 mi
Springs: 3
- Seep: 8.3 mi
- Cave Spring: 12.7 mi
- Bottoms Spring: 14.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Kinkaid Lake Spillway Falls: 13.3 mi
- Bjork's Falls: 16.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 1
- Campground Beach: 6.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:44 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:56 |
| 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, 3 mi away.
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