Goshen Road Rest Area
Goshen Road Rest Area is a rest area in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 161 m. Creeds Hill stands 186 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Goshen Road Rest Area - Eastbound, a rest area 2.7 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 174 miles off. 89 named places lie within 25 miles, 14 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Illinois Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 173.8 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
89 named places within 25 miles
- Airport Park: 4.8 mi
- Mount Vernon State Game Farm: 5.0 mi
- Jefferson County Fairground: 5.7 mi
- Al Dawson Senior Park: 5.7 mi
- Fairmont Ballpark: 6.2 mi
- Lemmons Hill: 6.9 mi
- Lowry Hill: 8.2 mi
- Linder Hill: 13.3 mi
- Webbs Hill: 14.2 mi
- Potatoe Hill: 15.7 mi
- Goshen Road Rest Area - Eastbound: 2.7 mi
- Rend Lake Rest Area (I57-SB): 14.0 mi
- Rend Lake Rest Area - Northbound: 18.3 mi
- Post Oak Rest Area - Northbound: 23.8 mi
- Post Oak Rest Area - Southbound: 23.9 mi
- War Memorial: 7.1 mi
- Miner Memorial: 18.9 mi
- George Harrison: 20.4 mi
- Third Principal Meridian: 23.1 mi
- Cardinal Point Witness Corner: 23.1 mi
- Mitchell Museum at Cedarhurst: 7.5 mi
- Carl L Schweinfurth Museum and Interpretive Center: 7.8 mi
- Franklin County 1910's Garage Museum: 20.3 mi
- Wayne County Historical Museum: 24.9 mi
- Unique Stones: 7.1 mi
- Statue of Custard Stand: 18.8 mi
- County Line Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
- North Marcum Beach: 17.6 mi
- Bluebell Bluff: 19.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Goshen Road Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creeds Hill | NW 317° | 186 m | 19.7 mi |
| Lowry Hill | SE 142° | 180 m | 8.2 mi |
| Fikes Hill | NNW 328° | 176 m | 21.1 mi |
| Radio Hill | SE 133° | 169 m | 17.5 mi |
| Grammer Hill | SW 215° | 168 m | 20.1 mi |
| Moores Hill | SW 227° | 163 m | 20.1 mi |
| Webbs Hill | S 184° | 152 m | 14.2 mi |
| The Pinnacle | WNW 288° | 150 m | 18.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:43 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 15:57 | 16:39 |
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 | 30 | 34 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 56 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Vernon 3 NE, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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