- Elevation
- 128 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Clarks Mound196 m · 10.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 660.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 38.7170, -90.1301
Wilson Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded 128 m. Clarks Mound stands 196 m to the south-southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Robertson Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.4 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 128 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wilson Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarks Mound | SSE 161° | 196 m | 10.0 mi |
| Turkey Hill | SE 144° | 185 m | 21.1 mi |
| Fox Hill | E 97° | 182 m | 6.7 mi |
| Browns Mound | E 94° | 174 m | 12.2 mi |
| Neudeckers Mountain | ENE 74° | 171 m | 18.8 mi |
| Berger Hill | ESE 110° | 171 m | 21.4 mi |
| Art Hill | WSW 239° | 165 m | 10.4 mi |
| Government Hill | WSW 236° | 163 m | 10.1 mi |
- 0.4 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 2.3 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 4.0 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 4.5 mi off the Historic National Road - IllinoisNational
Overlooks nearby
- Mounted Binculors · 4 mi
- Mississippi & Missouri River Confluence Point · 7 mi
- Mississippi River Overlook · 7 mi
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 1 · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Robertson Park: 0.8 mi
- Frohardt Park: 0.9 mi
- Veteran's Parkway: 0.9 mi
- Rode Park: 1.0 mi
- Memorial Park: 1.3 mi
Artworks
- Steele: 0.9 mi
- MCT Tracy: 1.6 mi
- You are So Loved: 5.0 mi
- Adinkra Tower: 5.1 mi
- Reframing Narratives: 5.7 mi
Attractions
- Old Chain of Rocks Bridge: 3.9 mi
- Bel Air drive in sign: 4.5 mi
- Lewis & Clark Confluence Tower: 6.7 mi
- Town & Country Motel sign: 6.9 mi
- Gateway Arch Riverboats: 7.1 mi
Historic sites
- Saltue to Steel: 4.1 mi
- Freedom Crossing Marker: 4.3 mi
- Sacred Heart Shrine: 5.7 mi
- Infant Shrines: 5.7 mi
- Founding Fathers: 5.7 mi
Museums
- Cahokia Mounds Interpretive Center: 5.7 mi
- George B. Vashon Museum: 6.1 mi
- Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center: 6.1 mi
- Katherine Dunham Museum: 6.1 mi
- The Griot Museum of Black History: 6.2 mi
Gardens: 58
- Baden Community Garden: 5.6 mi
- Hebert Street Community Garden: 5.7 mi
- Prairie in Progress: 5.8 mi
- Rain Garden: 6.0 mi
- New Roots Urban Farm: 6.2 mi
Nature reserves: 25
Picnic sites: 20
- Whispering Willow Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
- Picnic Ground 3: 10.1 mi
- Williams Family Solar Pavilion: 10.3 mi
- Concession Picnic Site: 10.4 mi
- Gus Fogt Picnic Site: 10.4 mi
Peaks: 15
- Monks Mound: 5.4 mi
- Big Mound (Historical): 6.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Mound: 6.2 mi
- Fox Hill: 6.7 mi
- Clarks Mound: 10.0 mi
Springs: 14
- Bellefontaine Spring: 9.0 mi
- Cabanne Spring: 9.2 mi
- Headwaters: 10.0 mi
- Caroline Loughlin Fountain: 10.5 mi
- Falling Spring: 13.3 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Wise Falls: 9.4 mi
- Deer Lake Riffles: 9.5 mi
- Beaver Falls: 14.7 mi
- Creek Trek Waterfall: 15.0 mi
- Dripping Springs: 18.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Homestead Rest Area - Northbound: 18.0 mi
- Homestead Rest Area - Southbound: 18.5 mi
- Gateway Rest Area: 22.7 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area - Eastbound: 23.5 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area - Westbound: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Columbia Bottom Conservation Area: 6.4 mi
- Broadway: 14.0 mi
- Machens: 16.8 mi
- Wilkie: 18.7 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Vilhauer Bluff: 10.3 mi
- La Charbonier Bluff: 15.7 mi
- Old Keller Quary: 23.6 mi
- Shelter Bluff: 24.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:50 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:01 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Day trips start here
- Granite City · 1 mi
- Fairmont City · 5 mi
- Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site · 6 mi
- East St. Louis · 7 mi
- Collinsville · 8 mi
- St. Louis · 8 mi
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