- Elevation, modelled
- 137 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Bald Knob314 m · 15.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Great River Road5.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:23local time
- Coordinates
- 37.7786, -89.3720
Hickory Grove Picnic Area is a picnic site in Illinois, at a modelled 137 m. Bald Knob stands 314 m to the south, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Shady Cove, a picnic site 0.3 miles away. Great River Road passes 5.2 miles off. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hickory Grove Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | S 175° | 314 m | 15.7 mi |
| Tiptop Knob | SSE 156° | 269 m | 18.2 mi |
| Government Rock | SSW 194° | 250 m | 14.4 mi |
| Grassy Knob | SSW 195° | 241 m | 11.8 mi |
| McGee Hill | SSW 192° | 240 m | 16.4 mi |
| Tricky Hill | SSW 212° | 219 m | 23.4 mi |
| Buck Knob | SE 139° | 217 m | 23.4 mi |
| Iron Mountain | S 170° | 212 m | 18.4 mi |
- 5.2 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 21.8 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
Named places within 25 miles
- Longfellow Park: 1.5 mi
- Riverside Park: 1.7 mi
- Town Center Park: 1.8 mi
- Parkview Park: 2.1 mi
- Town Square: 2.2 mi
- Mount Carbon: 3.7 mi
- Swallow Rock: 6.2 mi
- Lookout Rocks: 8.8 mi
- Cleinman Mound: 8.9 mi
- Indian Hill: 10.0 mi
- Unknown Departed Memorial: 8.0 mi
- Unknown Departed Memorial: 8.0 mi
- Old Train Depot: 8.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 8.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 8.4 mi
- Shady Cove: 0.3 mi
- Pine Circle Picnic Area: 0.3 mi
- Clearview: 0.4 mi
- Lake Shore Drive Picnic Area: 0.6 mi
- Bald Knob Picnic Area: 0.7 mi
- Lake Murphysboro State Park: 0.4 mi
- Little Grand Canyon: 6.9 mi
- Chautauqua Bottoms: 8.0 mi
- Johnson Creek Recreation Area: 8.6 mi
- Burning Star State Fish and Wildlife Area: 10.8 mi
- Abneyville Rock: 4.3 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 6.9 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff: 8.2 mi
- Fountain Bluff: 10.0 mi
- Devils Bake Oven: 12.2 mi
- The Carbondale Depot Museum: 9.2 mi
- Sharp Museum: 9.4 mi
- African American Museum of Southern Illinois: 10.4 mi
- Giant City Visitor Center: 15.8 mi
- Carterville Heritage Museum: 16.1 mi
- ps: 1.7 mi
- ps: 1.7 mi
- ps: 2.6 mi
- Mystic Willow: 8.0 mi
- Pomona Natural Bridge: 9.1 mi
- Kaity's Garden: 9.1 mi
- Flyover Public Garden: 9.2 mi
- Kumakura Garden: 9.4 mi
- Student Center Garden: 9.5 mi
- Heritage Garden: 15.6 mi
- Brownsville: 0.8 mi
- Lovejoy: 19.0 mi
- Chamness: 22.1 mi
- Halfway: 24.0 mi
- Bottoms Spring: 8.9 mi
- Cave Spring: 12.9 mi
- Seep: 16.0 mi
- Kinkaid Lake Spillway Falls: 4.3 mi
- Falls-Shelter Bluff: 16.5 mi
- Campground Beach: 15.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:44 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:02 | 16:43 |
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 | 33 | 38 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 75 | 78 | 76 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carbondale Sthrn Illinois AP, 7 mi away.
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