Trail of Tears Rest Area - Southbound
Trail of Tears Rest Area - Southbound is a rest area in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 137 m. Bald Knob stands 314 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Trail of Tears Rest Area - Northbound, a rest area 0.2 miles away. Great River Road passes 14 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Illinois Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 14.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 16.1 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 25.3 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
Named places within 25 miles
- Anna City Park: 6.2 mi
- Lincoln Memorial Picnic Grounds: 7.5 mi
- McClure Shale Glade Nature Preserve: 8.8 mi
- Brown Barrens Nature Preserve: 8.9 mi
- Berryville Shale Glade Nature Preserve: 9.0 mi
- Buck Knob: 4.5 mi
- Chimney Rock: 6.3 mi
- Jims Hill: 6.3 mi
- Tiptop Knob: 7.4 mi
- Iron Mountain: 10.3 mi
- Drapers Bluff: 5.9 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 7.1 mi
- Shelter bluff: 9.6 mi
- Round Bluff: 9.8 mi
- Turner Bluff: 10.9 mi
- Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge: 9.0 mi
- Hickory Bottoms: 9.6 mi
- Giant City State Park: 10.1 mi
- Fern Rocks Nature Preserve: 11.1 mi
- Ozark Hills Nature Preserve: 11.9 mi
- Inspiration Point: 11.4 mi
- Alto Pass Area Veterans Memorial: 12.3 mi
- Bald Knob Cross of Peace: 13.0 mi
- Trail of Tears Memorial: 13.9 mi
- Jeremy "Boo" Rochman Memorial Park;3 Wizards: 15.2 mi
- Druid Mask: 15.2 mi
- Unicorn: 15.2 mi
- Red Wizard: 15.2 mi
- Griffon: 15.2 mi
- Wizard: 15.2 mi
- Cobden Museum: 8.0 mi
- Giant City Visitor Center: 9.7 mi
- Henry N. Barkhausen Cache River Wetlands Center: 12.6 mi
- Forman Depot Museum: 13.9 mi
- Sharp Museum: 17.7 mi
- Shawnee Bluffs Canopy Tour: 5.8 mi
- Natural Bridge: 8.5 mi
- Water Fall: 10.1 mi
- Alto Clay Works: 12.6 mi
- Bulge Hole Ecological Area: 13.4 mi
- Student Center Garden: 17.5 mi
- Kumakura Garden: 17.7 mi
- Kaity's Garden: 18.3 mi
- Flyover Public Garden: 18.5 mi
- Heritage Garden: 19.3 mi
- Bluff View Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
- Lookout Point Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
- Saluki Cove: 17.2 mi
- Cypress Retreat: 17.4 mi
- Morava Point: 17.4 mi
- Tacaogane: 10.2 mi
- Chamness: 16.4 mi
- Lovejoy: 22.1 mi
- Grays Point: 24.3 mi
- Halfway: 24.9 mi
- Bjork's Falls: 8.0 mi
- Spillway Falls: 21.1 mi
- Cedar/Pakentuck Falls: 21.9 mi
- Jackson Falls: 24.8 mi
- Seep: 9.3 mi
- Cave Spring: 16.7 mi
- Bottoms Spring: 23.9 mi
- Slough Arch: 11.0 mi
- Cedar Wonders Arch: 19.5 mi
- Campground Beach: 12.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Trail of Tears Rest Area - Southbound. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | WNW 296° | 314 m | 13.0 mi |
| Tiptop Knob | NW 310° | 269 m | 7.4 mi |
| Government Rock | WNW 294° | 250 m | 18.1 mi |
| Grassy Knob | WNW 302° | 241 m | 19.1 mi |
| McGee Hill | WNW 288° | 240 m | 17.4 mi |
| Vick Hill | SW 229° | 232 m | 16.3 mi |
| Coker Knob | WSW 253° | 228 m | 21.5 mi |
| Thompson Hill | WSW 258° | 221 m | 21.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:43 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:02 | 16:43 |
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 | 35 | 40 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 60 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Anna 4 N, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/996938370
Day trips start here
- Cape Girardeau · 25 mi
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