Great Sauk Trail Rest Area - Eastbound
Great Sauk Trail Rest Area - Eastbound is a rest area in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 201 m. Gravel Hill stands 253 m to the southwest, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Great Sauk Trail Rest Area - Westbound, a rest area 0.3 miles away. Illinois River Road passes 5.0 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Illinois Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 5.0 mi off the Illinois River Road, National
- 59.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 42.1 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 28.1 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Saint Louis Canyon · 30 mi
- Kickapoo Canyon · 30 mi
- Sac Canyon · 30 mi
- Aurora Canyon · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Alexander Park: 4.9 mi
- Darius Miller Park: 5.2 mi
- Darius Miller Park: 5.2 mi
- West Side Ball Park: 5.3 mi
- City County Park: 5.4 mi
- Mautino State Fish and Wildlife Area: 9.6 mi
- Blue Raider Park: 11.4 mi
- Ross Wildlife Area: 11.9 mi
- Lake Depue State Fish and Wildlife Area: 13.4 mi
- Lucky Seven Duck and Deer Inc: 13.8 mi
- Owls Head: 8.2 mi
- Gravel Hill: 9.6 mi
- Indian Hill: 13.2 mi
- Cherry Slag Pile: 18.4 mi
- Hickory Point: 22.2 mi
- cherry Mine Disaster: 18.4 mi
- The Great Sauk Trail: 18.5 mi
- Ronald Reagan birthplace historical marker: 19.9 mi
- Canon: 19.9 mi
- Civil War monument: 20.0 mi
- Bureau County Historical Museum: 5.4 mi
- Tiskilwa History Museum: 7.6 mi
- Sheffield Historical Society: 9.2 mi
- Tampico Area Historical Society and Museum: 20.0 mi
- Bourbonais: 5.0 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 6.1 mi
- President Ronald Reagan as a boy: 19.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Great Sauk Trail Rest Area - Eastbound. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Hill | SW 220° | 253 m | 9.6 mi |
| Indian Hill | WSW 257° | 246 m | 13.2 mi |
| Hickory Point | W 267° | 214 m | 22.2 mi |
| Owls Head | SE 146° | 181 m | 8.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:34 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:54 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:48 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 26 | 38 | 50 | 61 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 52 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Princeton, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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