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Rend Lake Rest Area - Northbound

Rend Lake Rest Area - Northbound from directly overhead

Rend Lake Rest Area - Northbound is a rest area in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 135 m. Lowry Hill stands 180 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Bluebell Bluff, a cliff 1.0 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 192 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

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Illinois Department of Transportation
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.03070, -88.92415
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Macum Branch South Recreation Area: 1.4 mi
  • Franklin County Fairground: 1.6 mi
  • Marcum Branch North Public Use Area: 1.8 mi
  • Spillway Public Use Area: 2.0 mi
  • Marcum Branch North Public Use Area: 2.3 mi
Historic sites: 14
  • George Harrison: 2.4 mi
  • Miner Memorial: 8.2 mi
  • Herrin Service Member Memorial: 16.5 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 18.3 mi
  • War Memorial: 19.3 mi
Peaks: 13
  • Browning Hill: 3.7 mi
  • Grammer Hill: 4.8 mi
  • Turkey Knob: 5.0 mi
  • Webbs Hill: 6.4 mi
  • Moores Hill: 8.7 mi
Museums: 5
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Statue of Custard Stand: 8.2 mi
  • Unique Stones: 19.3 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • North Marcum Beach: 2.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • County Line Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Heritage Garden: 21.7 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Mystic Willow: 22.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rend Lake Rest Area - Northbound. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lowry HillNE 48°180 m15.8 mi
Bunker HillESE 104°171 m20.1 mi
Radio HillENE 75°169 m20.3 mi
Grammer HillW 276°168 m4.8 mi
Moores HillWNW 293°163 m8.7 mi
McKinney HillSSW 213°157 m22.7 mi
Webbs HillENE 64°152 m6.4 mi
The PinnacleNNW 335°150 m24.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3319:08
June solstice05:3419:4320:22
September equinox06:4418:2018:54
December solstice07:0915:5916:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333646576675787769584636

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Benton 2 N, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/227888562

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