Green Creek Rest Area - Southbound
Green Creek Rest Area - Southbound is a rest area in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 189 m. Buck Knoll stands 186 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Green Creek Rest Area - Northbound, a rest area 0.6 miles away. Historic National Road - Illinois passes 4.8 miles off. 81 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Illinois Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 4.8 mi off the Historic National Road - Illinois, National
81 named places within 25 miles
- Sigel Community Park: 1.7 mi
- Teutopolis Community Park: 4.4 mi
- Teutopolis Mini-Park: 4.9 mi
- Harmony Playground: 4.9 mi
- Evergreen Hollow Park: 5.0 mi
- Ballard Nature Center: 14.4 mi
- Wolf Creek State Park: 22.4 mi
- Douglas Hart Nature Center: 22.8 mi
- Fox Ridge State Park: 23.2 mi
- Eagle Creek State Park: 23.6 mi
- S.S. President: 2.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 6.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 8.7 mi
- Dieterich Community Veterans Memorial: 11.6 mi
- WW2 Tank: 21.1 mi
- MY Garage Museum & Retail Store: 2.8 mi
- Monastery Museum: 4.9 mi
- Effingham County Cultural Center and Museum: 5.7 mi
- Car Museum: 21.3 mi
- Two Story Outhouse: 18.0 mi
- Lincoln Log Cabin Replica: 20.3 mi
- Tower of Baa: 22.8 mi
- Buck Knoll: 18.5 mi
- Graveyard Hill: 19.0 mi
- Jordan Hill: 19.3 mi
- Lithia Springs Beach: 21.6 mi
- Coon Creek Beach: 22.1 mi
- Rolling Meadows Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
- Rocky Spring: 13.3 mi
- Thompson Mill Covered Bridge: 17.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Green Creek Rest Area - Southbound. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Knoll | ENE 69° | 186 m | 18.5 mi |
| Graveyard Hill | ENE 70° | 180 m | 19.0 mi |
| Jordan Hill | SE 126° | 165 m | 19.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:44 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:18 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:53 | 16:35 |
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 | 29 | 33 | 43 | 54 | 65 | 74 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 56 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Effingham 3SW, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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