Gosline Island
Gosline Island is a picnic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 137 m. Buffalo Knob stands 305 m to the south-southwest, 11 miles off. Great River Road - Missouri passes 0.4 miles off. 102 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- ACOE
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
- 0.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic View · 13 mi
- Victor's Point Roadside Park · 15 mi
- Scenic Overlook Mark Twain Memorial Bridge · 28 mi
102 named places within 25 miles
- Louisiana Riverfront Park: 2.3 mi
- VFW Park: 2.4 mi
- Riverview Park: 2.6 mi
- Lincoln School Park: 2.9 mi
- Sunset Park: 2.9 mi
- Buffalo Knob: 0.6 mi
- Davis Knob: 0.8 mi
- Clinton Hill: 2.0 mi
- Jaeger Knob: 3.5 mi
- Page Knob: 4.9 mi
- Harman House Museum: 7.3 mi
- James Beauchamp Clark House: 11.7 mi
- Pike County All Wars Museum: 16.4 mi
- Center for American Archeology Museum: 23.3 mi
- Mozier Landing Site: 18.8 mi
- Park-N-Fish: 18.9 mi
- Westport Island: 21.5 mi
- Copper Spring: 21.1 mi
- Uncle Sammys Spring: 21.4 mi
- Parsons Spring: 21.7 mi
- Victor's Point Roadside Park: 15.0 mi
- Hallows Roadside Park: 16.0 mi
- Saltpeter Bluff: 16.1 mi
- Perrins Ledge: 21.7 mi
- New Philadelphia National Historic Site interpretive kiosk: 18.4 mi
- Mushroom Farm: 23.0 mi
- America's Most Wanted Bird: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gosline Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Knob | SSW 194° | 305 m | 10.8 mi |
| Springston Knob | SSE 168° | 280 m | 13.4 mi |
| Ben Watts Knob | SSE 163° | 275 m | 11.2 mi |
| Tedlock Knob | S 170° | 275 m | 13.5 mi |
| Long Knob | S 171° | 267 m | 5.3 mi |
| Dale Knob | SSE 163° | 263 m | 13.2 mi |
| Tower Knob | SSE 151° | 259 m | 8.0 mi |
| Painter Knob | SE 146° | 257 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:55 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:02 | 16:44 |
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 | 28 | 32 | 43 | 54 | 64 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 44 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clarksville L&D 24, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12549681940
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