Rail Splitter Rest Area - Northbound
Rail Splitter Rest Area - Northbound is a rest area in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 176 m. Elkhart Hill stands 221 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Lincoln and the Talisman, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.0 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Illinois Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 66.5 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Capitol View · 6 mi
- Jake's Point Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Village Park: 1.4 mi
- Ridge Lake Park: 1.8 mi
- Waldrop Park: 2.1 mi
- Crown Point Park: 2.4 mi
- Indian Hills Park: 2.5 mi
- Crucixion with Mourning Women on pedestal: 2.2 mi
- St Francis of Assisi: 2.4 mi
- St nnn: 2.4 mi
- Corn: 3.1 mi
- Cow: 3.1 mi
- Lincoln and the Talisman: 0.0 mi
- Clear Lake Veterans Memorial: 3.0 mi
- AIDS Memorial Labyrinth: 3.9 mi
- Fighter Jets: 4.1 mi
- Lincoln Belltower: 4.2 mi
- Illinois Fire Museum: 3.1 mi
- Illinois State Fair Museum: 3.1 mi
- Shea's Gas Station Museum: 3.4 mi
- Air Combat Museum: 4.1 mi
- Springfield and Central Illinois African-American History Museum: 4.4 mi
- Lorraine DeSouza Perennial Garden: 3.3 mi
- Climate Restoration Area: 4.4 mi
- The Neighborhood Garden: 4.6 mi
- Enos Park Sculpture Garden: 4.6 mi
- Garden of Hope: 5.1 mi
- Riverside Park: 1.5 mi
- Carpenter Park: 1.6 mi
- Gurgens Park: 2.5 mi
- Margery Adams Wildlife Sanctuary: 4.5 mi
- Wanless Park: 8.3 mi
- Route 66 Experience: 3.2 mi
- High Dive Show: 3.2 mi
- Milk a Cow: 3.3 mi
- Lincoln's Home: 5.4 mi
- Shell Gas Station: 6.7 mi
- Walnut Hill: 8.2 mi
- Elkhart Hill: 12.6 mi
- Cotton Hill: 12.8 mi
- Yellow Hammer Knob: 15.4 mi
- Polecat Hill: 17.0 mi
- Iron Spring: 6.8 mi
- Hampton Bluff: 16.3 mi
- Gurney: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rail Splitter Rest Area - Northbound. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhart Hill | NNE 31° | 221 m | 12.6 mi |
| Walnut Hill | NNE 18° | 197 m | 8.2 mi |
| Polecat Hill | N 9° | 187 m | 17.0 mi |
| Cotton Hill | S 175° | 186 m | 12.8 mi |
| Yellow Hammer Knob | ESE 106° | 183 m | 15.4 mi |
| Lockenauer Hill | NE 38° | 180 m | 20.5 mi |
| Pool Hill | N 10° | 176 m | 21.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:54 | 16:37 |
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 | 28 | 32 | 43 | 54 | 65 | 74 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 56 | 44 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Springfield Abraham Lincoln CA, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/85520263
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