- Elevation, modelled
- 128 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Swallow Rock198 m · 21.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Great River Road16.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:24local time
- Coordinates
- 38.0052, -89.4245
Flat Rock is a picnic site in Illinois, at a modelled 128 m. Swallow Rock stands 198 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Hidden Cove, a picnic site 0.6 miles away. Great River Road passes 16 miles off. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Flat Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swallow Rock | S 177° | 198 m | 21.6 mi |
| Saint Cosme Hill | SW 221° | 183 m | 22.5 mi |
| Sugar Hill | SSW 204° | 177 m | 5.2 mi |
| Tater Hill | SSW 211° | 174 m | 5.1 mi |
| Grammer Hill | E 84° | 168 m | 22.6 mi |
| Moores Hill | ENE 75° | 163 m | 19.9 mi |
| Lookout Rocks | S 178° | 159 m | 24.2 mi |
| McKinney Hill | SE 139° | 157 m | 22.9 mi |
- 16.2 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 29.6 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Pinckneyville Park: 5.0 mi
- Pinckneyville Park: 5.1 mi
- Bower Park: 9.1 mi
- Keys Park: 10.2 mi
- Percy School Park: 10.4 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Hidden Cove: 0.6 mi
- Dogwood: 0.7 mi
- Twin Logs: 0.8 mi
- Redbud: 0.9 mi
- Pine Grove: 0.9 mi
Peaks: 14
- Tater Hill: 5.1 mi
- Sugar Hill: 5.2 mi
- Dutch Hill: 15.8 mi
- Cleinman Mound: 16.2 mi
- Mount Carbon: 18.9 mi
Historic sites: 13
- Old Train Depot: 16.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 16.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 16.9 mi
- Unknown Departed Memorial: 16.9 mi
- Unknown Departed Memorial: 16.9 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Johnson Creek Recreation Area: 12.3 mi
- Piney Creek Ravine Nature Preserve: 13.7 mi
- Mill Creek Natural Area: 14.4 mi
- Swayne Hollow SNA: 14.6 mi
- Burning Star State Fish and Wildlife Area: 15.4 mi
Museums: 7
- Illinois Rural Heritage Museum: 5.2 mi
- Brown Memorial Museum: 17.2 mi
- Misselhorn Art Museum: 17.5 mi
- The Carbondale Depot Museum: 22.4 mi
- African American Museum of Southern Illinois: 22.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Shelter Bluff: 13.7 mi
- Shelter Bluff: 13.8 mi
- Abneyville Rock: 19.4 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 22.4 mi
- Fountain Bluff: 22.8 mi
Artworks: 6
- pyroglyphics: 13.8 mi
- ps: 17.6 mi
- gym: 17.6 mi
- Statue of Custard Stand: 21.0 mi
- k: 23.3 mi
Attractions: 4
- Mystic Willow: 16.6 mi
- ps: 17.6 mi
- ps: 17.6 mi
- ps: 17.7 mi
Gardens: 4
- Flyover Public Garden: 22.3 mi
- Kaity's Garden: 22.3 mi
- Kumakura Garden: 22.9 mi
- Student Center Garden: 23.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Falls-Shelter Bluff: 13.8 mi
- Kinkaid Lake Spillway Falls: 15.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Brownsville: 16.3 mi
Springs: 1
- Bottoms Spring: 22.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:45 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 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 | 37 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 68 | 58 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — DU Quoin 4 SE, 13 mi away.
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