Rend Lake Rest Area - Northbound
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. Great River Road passes 35 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Illinois Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 34.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Benton City Park: 2.9 mi
- 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
- Miner Memorial: 8.2 mi
- Herrin Service Member Memorial: 16.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 18.3 mi
- War Memorial: 19.3 mi
- Carterville Veterans Memorial: 20.4 mi
- Franklin County 1910's Garage Museum: 2.2 mi
- Carterville Heritage Museum: 20.4 mi
- Mitchell Museum at Cedarhurst: 20.6 mi
- Williamson County Historical Museum: 20.8 mi
- Carl L Schweinfurth Museum and Interpretive Center: 20.9 mi
- Rend Lake Rest Area (I57-SB): 4.4 mi
- Goshen Road Rest Area - Eastbound: 17.2 mi
- Goshen Road Rest Area: 18.3 mi
- Statue of Custard Stand: 8.2 mi
- Unique Stones: 19.3 mi
- Bluebell Bluff: 1.0 mi
- North Marcum Beach: 2.2 mi
- County Line Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
- Heritage Garden: 21.7 mi
- Mystic Willow: 22.4 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowry Hill | NE 48° | 180 m | 15.8 mi |
| Bunker Hill | ESE 104° | 171 m | 20.1 mi |
| Radio Hill | ENE 75° | 169 m | 20.3 mi |
| Grammer Hill | W 276° | 168 m | 4.8 mi |
| Moores Hill | WNW 293° | 163 m | 8.7 mi |
| McKinney Hill | SSW 213° | 157 m | 22.7 mi |
| Webbs Hill | ENE 64° | 152 m | 6.4 mi |
| The Pinnacle | NNW 335° | 150 m | 24.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:43 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:20 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 15:59 | 16:40 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 36 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Benton 2 N, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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