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Silver Lake Rest Area - Westbound

Silver Lake Rest Area - Westbound from directly overhead

Silver Lake Rest Area - Westbound is a rest area in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 170 m. Robbs Mound stands 198 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Silver Lake Rest Area - Eastbound, a rest area 0.9 miles away. Historic National Road - Illinois passes 2.3 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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Coordinates38.78827, -89.68738

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Silver Lake Park: 1.3 mi
  • KC Hall Park: 2.1 mi
  • Highland Country Club: 2.2 mi
  • Glik Park: 2.6 mi
  • Hoffman Park: 2.9 mi
Historic sites
  • World War II Tank: 4.8 mi
  • Spencer Memorial: 11.3 mi
  • MSgt Gregory T. Kuhse: 11.5 mi
  • Troy Park Veteran's Memorial: 11.8 mi
  • Troy Park Veteran's Memorial: 11.8 mi
Museums: 27
  • Erwin H. Weder Museum: 3.5 mi
  • Edwardsville Children's Museum: 14.2 mi
  • 1820 Colonel Benjamin Stephenson House: 14.3 mi
  • Madison County Historical Museum: 14.9 mi
  • Route 66 Museum and Interpretative Center: 15.0 mi
Artworks: 26
  • Copper Grapes: 8.4 mi
  • Art Classics, Ltd.: 13.0 mi
  • Dachshund Statue: 13.2 mi
  • Aviston Mural: 13.2 mi
  • Virgin Mary Statue: 13.3 mi
Peaks: 13
  • Neudeckers Mountain: 5.7 mi
  • Emerald Mound: 12.1 mi
  • Berger Hill: 12.8 mi
  • Browns Mound: 13.1 mi
  • Robbs Mound: 15.7 mi
Attractions: 9
Nature reserves: 7
Gardens: 6
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Coles Creek Beach: 24.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Robbs MoundNNE 16°198 m15.7 mi
Turkey HillSSW 208°185 m24.8 mi
Fox HillWSW 252°182 m18.2 mi
Browns MoundWSW 244°174 m13.1 mi
Neudeckers MountainW 271°171 m5.7 mi
Berger HillSSW 197°171 m12.8 mi
Browns HillESE 107°165 m21.5 mi
Corcoran HillESE 123°163 m22.3 mi
Conditions

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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/996938375

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