Williamson County Fairgrounds
Williamson County Fairgrounds is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 133 m. Tiptop Knob stands 269 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Marion Soccer Fields, a park 0.7 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 210 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 133 m
How to reach it
- 209.7 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 30.1 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Marion Soccer Fields: 0.7 mi
- Ashley Park: 0.7 mi
- Ashley Park: 0.8 mi
- Old Town Square: 0.8 mi
- Ray Fosse Park: 0.9 mi
- Marion Tornado: 0.8 mi
- Bob Butler: 0.8 mi
- Herrin Service Member Memorial: 8.2 mi
- Bogard Point: 8.2 mi
- Carterville Veterans Memorial: 9.2 mi
- Water Fall: 13.6 mi
- Natural Bridge: 14.9 mi
- Carrier millswater department: 15.3 mi
- Carrier Mills Municpal Building: 15.5 mi
- Absher Nicholson Funeral Home: 15.7 mi
- McKinney Hill: 13.1 mi
- Indian Hill: 15.8 mi
- Chimney Rock: 15.8 mi
- Jims Hill: 15.8 mi
- Buck Knob: 17.3 mi
- 3 Wizards: 14.7 mi
- Burial: 14.7 mi
- Blue Dragon: 14.7 mi
- Red Wizard: 14.7 mi
- Druid Mask: 14.7 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 15.7 mi
- Drapers Bluff: 16.6 mi
- Stonefort Bluff: 17.1 mi
- Shelter Bluff: 17.2 mi
- Shelter Bluff: 17.2 mi
- Williamson County Historical Museum: 0.9 mi
- Carterville Heritage Museum: 9.2 mi
- Stonefort Depot Museums: 13.8 mi
- African American Museum of Southern Illinois: 15.3 mi
- The Carbondale Depot Museum: 16.6 mi
- Fern Rocks Nature Preserve: 17.4 mi
- Giant City State Park: 17.5 mi
- Burden Falls Wilderness: 18.0 mi
- Chautauqua Bottoms: 18.2 mi
- Burning Star State Fish and Wildlife Area: 18.5 mi
- Bjork's Falls: 14.4 mi
- Spillway Falls: 17.5 mi
- Cedar/Pakentuck Falls: 17.5 mi
- Burden Falls: 18.8 mi
- Upper Burden Falls: 18.8 mi
- Heritage Garden: 9.7 mi
- Flyover Public Garden: 16.6 mi
- Student Center Garden: 16.8 mi
- Kumakura Garden: 16.8 mi
- Kaity's Garden: 16.8 mi
- Bluff View Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
- Lookout Point Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
- Saluki Cove: 17.1 mi
- Morava Point: 17.3 mi
- Cypress Retreat: 17.4 mi
- Cedar Wonders Arch: 17.2 mi
- Natural Bridge: 20.4 mi
- Natural Bridge: 24.1 mi
- Rend Lake Rest Area - Northbound: 20.7 mi
- Trail of Tears Rest Area - Southbound: 21.8 mi
- Trail of Tears Rest Area - Northbound: 21.9 mi
- Campground Beach: 14.0 mi
- North Marcum Beach: 22.3 mi
- Seep: 18.0 mi
- Bell Smith Springs: 20.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Williamson County Fairgrounds. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiptop Knob | SW 233° | 269 m | 22.2 mi |
| Millstone Bluff | SE 146° | 221 m | 21.8 mi |
| Buck Knob | SW 214° | 217 m | 17.3 mi |
| Jims Hill | SSW 207° | 198 m | 15.8 mi |
| Bunker Hill | NE 50° | 171 m | 24.6 mi |
| Taylor Bluff | S 169° | 170 m | 18.1 mi |
| Grammer Hill | NNW 346° | 168 m | 21.9 mi |
| McKinney Hill | W 277° | 157 m | 13.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:42 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:20 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:00 | 16:41 |
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 | 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, 14 mi away.
- Monarch9 obs
- Snowberry Clearwing7 obs
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail6 obs
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird5 obs
- ground-ivy5 obs
- Brown-belted Bumble Bee5 obs
- fortune's spindle5 obs
- Eastern Cottontail4 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/629130428
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