Homestead Rest Area - Southbound
Homestead Rest Area - Southbound is a rest area in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 161 m. Brushy Mound stands 212 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Homestead Rest Area - Northbound, a rest area 0.5 miles away. Great River Road passes 21 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Illinois Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 20.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 10.0 mi off the Historic National Road - Illinois, National
- 0.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 13.4 mi off the Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Route, National
Overlooks nearby
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 7 · 11 mi
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 6 · 14 mi
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gates 3 and 4 · 14 mi
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 2 · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wellspring: 7.0 mi
- Ninian Edwards: 7.2 mi
- Newt Orange Cat Statue: 7.8 mi
- Nesting Stand: 7.9 mi
- Big Red e Sculpture: 9.6 mi
- Gold Star Memorial: 6.9 mi
- Simon Kellerman JR.: 6.9 mi
- World War II Tank: 6.9 mi
- Madison County Centenial Monument: 7.0 mi
- Edwardsville National Bank Clock Tower: 7.0 mi
- Hamel Community Park: 1.1 mi
- Worden City Park: 4.2 mi
- Worden Community Park: 4.5 mi
- Alhambra Township Park: 6.0 mi
- Sam Vadalabene Field: 6.3 mi
- 1820 Colonel Benjamin Stephenson House: 7.1 mi
- Edwardsville Children's Museum: 7.1 mi
- Madison County Historical Museum: 7.1 mi
- Route 66 Museum and Interpretative Center: 7.4 mi
- Bethalto Historical Museum: 10.6 mi
- Clock Tower Garden: 7.0 mi
- Elementary School Garden: 10.9 mi
- Nan Elliot Rose Garden: 14.1 mi
- Prairie in Progress: 18.7 mi
- Old Fountain Court: 19.2 mi
- E Dora Bohm Memorial Nature Preserve: 9.5 mi
- Bohm Woods Nature Preserve: 9.8 mi
- Willam and E. Bohm Memorial Nature Preserve: 9.9 mi
- Willam C Drda Woods Nature Preserve: 10.0 mi
- Poag Sand Prairie: 11.5 mi
- Henry's Rabbit Ranch: 9.8 mi
- Mustang Corral: 11.5 mi
- Town & Country Motel sign: 11.7 mi
- Bel Air drive in sign: 14.0 mi
- Lewis & Clark Confluence Tower: 14.1 mi
- Neudeckers Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Browns Mound: 12.0 mi
- Fox Hill: 14.3 mi
- Robbs Mound: 16.1 mi
- Emerald Mound: 17.1 mi
- Homestead Rest Area - Northbound: 0.5 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area - Eastbound: 10.0 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area - Westbound: 10.5 mi
- Gateway Rest Area: 22.8 mi
- Columbia Bottom Conservation Area: 16.8 mi
- Fremont: 20.4 mi
- Elm Point: 22.3 mi
- Beaver Falls: 19.8 mi
- Creek Trek Waterfall: 20.6 mi
- Bellefontaine Spring: 19.8 mi
- Oak Spring: 20.5 mi
- Whispering Willow Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Homestead Rest Area - Southbound. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brushy Mound | N 359° | 212 m | 24.0 mi |
| Robbs Mound | NE 55° | 198 m | 16.1 mi |
| Clarks Mound | SSW 210° | 196 m | 23.5 mi |
| Fox Hill | SW 216° | 182 m | 14.3 mi |
| Browns Mound | SSW 194° | 174 m | 12.0 mi |
| Neudeckers Mountain | SSE 152° | 171 m | 6.5 mi |
| Berger Hill | SSE 164° | 171 m | 18.7 mi |
| Emerald Mound | SSE 168° | 158 m | 17.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:49 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:59 | 16:41 |
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 | 35 | 44 | 56 | 66 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 45 | 35 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alton - Melvin Price L&D, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/996938377
Day trips start here
- Hamel · 1 mi
- Edwardsville · 7 mi
- St. Louis Metro East · 9 mi
- Staunton · 10 mi
- Collinsville · 16 mi
- Alton · 17 mi
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