Rail Splitter Rest Area - Southbound
Rail Splitter Rest Area - Southbound is a rest area in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 176 m. Elkhart Hill stands 221 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Ridge Lake Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.6 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Illinois Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 67.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Capitol View · 7 mi
- Jake's Point Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ridge Lake Park: 0.4 mi
- Waldrop Park: 0.7 mi
- Crown Point Park: 0.9 mi
- Village Park: 1.2 mi
- Spaulding Park: 3.3 mi
- Crucixion with Mourning Women on pedestal: 3.4 mi
- St Francis of Assisi: 3.6 mi
- St nnn: 3.7 mi
- Corn: 4.2 mi
- Cow: 4.2 mi
- Lincoln and the Talisman: 1.6 mi
- Clear Lake Veterans Memorial: 4.0 mi
- First Comprehensive Highway Tree Planting: 4.0 mi
- Fighter Jets: 4.8 mi
- AIDS Memorial Labyrinth: 5.0 mi
- Illinois State Fair Museum: 4.2 mi
- Illinois Fire Museum: 4.3 mi
- Shea's Gas Station Museum: 4.6 mi
- Air Combat Museum: 4.8 mi
- Route 66 Dream Car Museum: 5.1 mi
- Lorraine DeSouza Perennial Garden: 4.3 mi
- The Neighborhood Garden: 5.8 mi
- Enos Park Sculpture Garden: 5.9 mi
- Climate Restoration Area: 5.9 mi
- Garden of Hope: 6.3 mi
- Carpenter Park: 2.1 mi
- Riverside Park: 2.3 mi
- Gurgens Park: 2.8 mi
- Margery Adams Wildlife Sanctuary: 6.0 mi
- Sangamon River State Natural Area: 7.9 mi
- High Dive Show: 4.3 mi
- Route 66 Experience: 4.3 mi
- Milk a Cow: 4.4 mi
- Shell Gas Station: 5.3 mi
- Lincoln's Home: 6.7 mi
- Walnut Hill: 6.8 mi
- Elkhart Hill: 11.4 mi
- Cotton Hill: 14.4 mi
- Polecat Hill: 15.5 mi
- Yellow Hammer Knob: 16.0 mi
- Iron Spring: 7.9 mi
- Hampton Bluff: 17.0 mi
- Gurney: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rail Splitter Rest Area - Southbound. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhart Hill | NE 36° | 221 m | 11.4 mi |
| Walnut Hill | NNE 23° | 197 m | 6.8 mi |
| Polecat Hill | N 11° | 187 m | 15.5 mi |
| Cotton Hill | S 175° | 186 m | 14.4 mi |
| Yellow Hammer Knob | ESE 112° | 183 m | 16.0 mi |
| Kingfisher Hill | WNW 302° | 183 m | 24.2 mi |
| Lockenauer Hill | NE 41° | 180 m | 19.3 mi |
| Pool Hill | N 11° | 176 m | 20.2 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/85520264
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