- Elevation, modelled
- 125 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Bald Knob314 m · 16.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Great River Road4.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:24local time
- Coordinates
- 37.7834, -89.3812
Lake Shore Drive Picnic Area is a picnic site in Illinois, at a modelled 125 m. Bald Knob stands 314 m to the south, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Oak Point Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.2 miles away. Great River Road passes 4.8 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lake Shore Drive Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | S 173° | 314 m | 16.1 mi |
| Tiptop Knob | SSE 155° | 269 m | 18.7 mi |
| Government Rock | SSW 192° | 250 m | 14.6 mi |
| Grassy Knob | SSW 193° | 241 m | 12.0 mi |
| McGee Hill | S 190° | 240 m | 16.6 mi |
| Tricky Hill | SSW 211° | 219 m | 23.4 mi |
| Buck Knob | SE 138° | 217 m | 24.0 mi |
| Iron Mountain | SSE 168° | 212 m | 18.9 mi |
- 4.8 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 21.5 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
Named places within 25 miles
- Glenn Schlimpert Recreation Area: 2.0 mi
- Glen Schlimpert Recreation Area: 2.0 mi
- Longfellow Park: 2.1 mi
- Riverside Park: 2.3 mi
- Paul Ice Recreation Area: 2.4 mi
- Mount Carbon: 4.3 mi
- Swallow Rock: 6.4 mi
- Cleinman Mound: 8.4 mi
- Lookout Rocks: 9.0 mi
- Indian Hill: 10.4 mi
- Unknown Departed Memorial: 8.4 mi
- Unknown Departed Memorial: 8.4 mi
- Old Train Depot: 8.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 8.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 8.8 mi
- Oak Point Picnic Area: 0.2 mi
- Pine Circle Picnic Area: 0.3 mi
- Clearview: 0.5 mi
- Shady Cove: 0.5 mi
- Hickory Grove Picnic Area: 0.6 mi
- Lake Murphysboro State Park: 0.2 mi
- Little Grand Canyon: 7.2 mi
- Johnson Creek Recreation Area: 8.0 mi
- Chautauqua Bottoms: 8.6 mi
- Burning Star State Fish and Wildlife Area: 11.0 mi
- Abneyville Rock: 4.4 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 7.1 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff: 8.4 mi
- Fountain Bluff: 9.9 mi
- Devils Bake Oven: 12.1 mi
- ps: 2.2 mi
- ps: 2.3 mi
- ps: 3.2 mi
- Mystic Willow: 8.4 mi
- Pomona Natural Bridge: 9.5 mi
- The Carbondale Depot Museum: 9.8 mi
- Sharp Museum: 10.0 mi
- African American Museum of Southern Illinois: 10.9 mi
- Giant City Visitor Center: 16.4 mi
- Carterville Heritage Museum: 16.7 mi
- Kaity's Garden: 9.7 mi
- Flyover Public Garden: 9.8 mi
- Kumakura Garden: 10.0 mi
- Student Center Garden: 10.1 mi
- Heritage Garden: 16.1 mi
- Brownsville: 0.8 mi
- Lovejoy: 19.1 mi
- Chamness: 22.7 mi
- Halfway: 24.5 mi
- Bottoms Spring: 8.9 mi
- Cave Spring: 13.2 mi
- Seep: 16.6 mi
- Kinkaid Lake Spillway Falls: 3.8 mi
- Falls-Shelter Bluff: 15.9 mi
- Campground Beach: 16.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:44 | 20:24 |
| 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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