National Trail Rest Area - Westbound
National Trail Rest Area - Westbound is a rest area in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 181 m. Bridges Knob stands 211 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is National Trail Rest Area - Eastbound, a rest area 0.3 miles away. Historic National Road - Illinois passes 0.7 miles off. 60 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Illinois Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Historic National Road - Illinois, National
60 named places within 25 miles
- Effingham County Fairgrounds: 3.6 mi
- Gilbert Park: 3.9 mi
- Heritage Park: 4.2 mi
- Schmidt Park: 4.3 mi
- Willow Park: 6.1 mi
- White Oak Mound: 15.8 mi
- Island Hill: 16.1 mi
- Dean Hills: 16.7 mi
- Bowling Green Hill: 19.5 mi
- Bridges Knob: 21.9 mi
- Effingham County Cultural Center and Museum: 7.8 mi
- MY Garage Museum & Retail Store: 10.2 mi
- Monastery Museum: 11.6 mi
- Clay County Historical Society: 22.4 mi
- Fayette County Museum: 23.9 mi
- S.S. President: 10.8 mi
- Dieterich Community Veterans Memorial: 15.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 17.0 mi
- American Legion Veterans Monument: 19.8 mi
- National Trail Rest Area - Eastbound: 0.3 mi
- Green Creek Rest Area - Northbound: 12.3 mi
- Green Creek Rest Area - Southbound: 12.8 mi
- Ballard Nature Center: 1.9 mi
- Stephen A. Forbes State Recreation Area: 24.3 mi
- Thompson Mill Covered Bridge: 15.4 mi
- Rocky Spring: 16.4 mi
- Rolling Meadows Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
- Rocky Point Beach: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of National Trail Rest Area - Westbound. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridges Knob | WNW 291° | 211 m | 21.9 mi |
| Bowling Green Hill | WNW 292° | 205 m | 19.5 mi |
| Dean Hills | WNW 290° | 197 m | 16.7 mi |
| The Mound | SW 236° | 174 m | 24.5 mi |
| Island Hill | W 277° | 171 m | 16.1 mi |
| Jordan Hill | E 95° | 165 m | 24.8 mi |
| White Oak Mound | W 281° | 153 m | 15.8 mi |
| Turkey Point | SE 135° | 135 m | 23.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:45 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:54 | 16:36 |
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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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