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Silver Lake Rest Area - Eastbound

Silver Lake Rest Area - Eastbound from directly overhead

Silver Lake Rest Area - Eastbound is a rest area in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 162 m. Robbs Mound stands 198 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Silver Lake Rest Area - Westbound, a rest area 0.9 miles away. Historic National Road - Illinois passes 2.9 miles off. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Illinois Department of Transportation

How to reach it

Coordinates38.78517, -89.70295

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • World War II Tank: 4.0 mi
  • Spencer Memorial: 10.5 mi
  • MSgt Gregory T. Kuhse: 10.6 mi
  • Troy Park Veteran's Memorial: 10.9 mi
  • In Memory of Bradley James Harem 24 April 1980-14 May 1995: 13.4 mi
Parks
  • Silver Lake Park: 1.3 mi
  • KC Hall Park: 2.1 mi
  • Glik Park: 2.5 mi
  • Hoffman Park: 2.9 mi
  • Highland Country Club: 3.0 mi
Museums: 28
  • Erwin H. Weder Museum: 3.5 mi
  • Edwardsville Children's Museum: 13.4 mi
  • 1820 Colonel Benjamin Stephenson House: 13.5 mi
  • Madison County Historical Museum: 14.1 mi
  • Route 66 Museum and Interpretative Center: 14.2 mi
Artworks: 27
  • Copper Grapes: 9.3 mi
  • Jarvis: 12.5 mi
  • Art Classics, Ltd.: 12.8 mi
  • Dachshund Statue: 13.3 mi
  • Aviston Mural: 13.3 mi
Peaks: 14
  • Neudeckers Mountain: 4.9 mi
  • Emerald Mound: 11.5 mi
  • Browns Mound: 12.3 mi
  • Berger Hill: 12.4 mi
  • Robbs Mound: 16.2 mi
Attractions: 9
Gardens: 8
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Whispering Willow Picnic Area: 24.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Robbs MoundNNE198 m16.2 mi
Clarks MoundSW196 m24.4 mi
Turkey HillSSW185 m24.3 mi
Fox HillWSW182 m17.3 mi
Browns MoundWSW174 m12.3 mi
Neudeckers MountainW171 m4.9 mi
Berger HillSSW171 m12.4 mi
Browns HillESE165 m22.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3619:11
June solstice05:3519:4820:28
September equinox06:4718:2218:58
December solstice07:1415:5916:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343848586876797770604837
Precip in2.62.23.44.95.04.64.03.93.43.13.62.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Belleville SIU Rsch, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/996938376

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