Post Oak Rest Area - Southbound
Post Oak Rest Area - Southbound is a rest area in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 158 m. Creeds Hill stands 186 m to the south-southwest, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Post Oak Rest Area - Northbound, a rest area 0.1 miles away. Historic National Road - Illinois passes 26 miles off. 76 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Illinois Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 25.7 mi off the Historic National Road - Illinois, National
76 named places within 25 miles
- Marion County Fair Grounds: 1.8 mi
- Tully Park: 3.0 mi
- Bryan Memorial Park: 3.2 mi
- Salem Reservoir Park: 3.4 mi
- Raccoon Lake Park: 7.2 mi
- Fikes Hill: 4.7 mi
- Creeds Hill: 8.9 mi
- Lowe Mound: 13.4 mi
- Little Potatoe Hill: 16.7 mi
- Potatoe Hill: 16.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Nike Ajax Missile: 10.9 mi
- 2500 Engine: 11.0 mi
- T-33 Shooting Star: 11.0 mi
- Third Principal Meridian: 12.7 mi
- Post Oak Rest Area - Northbound: 0.1 mi
- Goshen Road Rest Area - Eastbound: 23.2 mi
- Goshen Road Rest Area: 23.9 mi
- Centralia Historical Society: 10.3 mi
- Carl L Schweinfurth Museum and Interpretive Center: 18.4 mi
- Mitchell Museum at Cedarhurst: 18.7 mi
- William Jennings Bryan: 2.9 mi
- Unique Stones: 20.0 mi
- Stephen A. Forbes State Recreation Area: 13.5 mi
- Sam Dale Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area: 20.7 mi
- Rocky Point Beach: 14.2 mi
- Coles Creek Beach: 16.7 mi
- Bethel: 16.8 mi
- Party Cove: 18.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Post Oak Rest Area - Southbound. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creeds Hill | SSW 209° | 186 m | 8.9 mi |
| Lowe Mound | N 359° | 178 m | 13.4 mi |
| Fikes Hill | SSW 207° | 176 m | 4.7 mi |
| The Mound | NNW 347° | 174 m | 19.2 mi |
| Browns Hill | WNW 290° | 165 m | 19.5 mi |
| Corcoran Hill | W 273° | 163 m | 20.2 mi |
| Schaeffer Hill | W 271° | 161 m | 20.3 mi |
| The Pinnacle | SSW 206° | 150 m | 18.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:45 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:20 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 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 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salem, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/190664572
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