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Trail of Tears Rest Area - Southbound

Trail of Tears Rest Area - Southbound from directly overhead

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. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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What to expect

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Illinois Department of Transportation
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.46886, -89.13347
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Peaks: 33
  • 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
Historic sites: 25
Cliffs: 22
Nature reserves: 20
Artworks: 18
  • Druid Mask: 15.2 mi
  • Unicorn: 15.2 mi
  • Red Wizard: 15.2 mi
  • Griffon: 15.2 mi
  • Wizard: 15.2 mi
Attractions: 14
Museums: 13
Gardens: 6
Waterfalls: 5
  • Bjork's Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Spillway Falls: 21.1 mi
  • Cedar/Pakentuck Falls: 21.9 mi
  • Jackson Falls: 24.8 mi
  • Jackson Falls: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • 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
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 3
  • Seep: 9.3 mi
  • Cave Spring: 16.7 mi
  • Bottoms Spring: 23.9 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Slough Arch: 11.0 mi
  • Cedar Wonders Arch: 19.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
Beaches: 1
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald KnobWNW 296°314 m13.0 mi
Tiptop KnobNW 310°269 m7.4 mi
Government RockWNW 294°250 m18.1 mi
Grassy KnobWSW 257°242 m23.2 mi
Grassy KnobWNW 302°241 m19.1 mi
McGee HillWNW 288°240 m17.4 mi
Vick HillSW 229°232 m16.3 mi
Coker KnobWSW 253°228 m21.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3419:09
June solstice05:3719:4320:22
September equinox06:4518:2118:55
December solstice07:0816:0216:43

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F354049596876797871604839
Precip in3.53.44.85.65.94.93.73.23.53.94.54.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Anna 4 N, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/996938370

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