- Elevation, modelled
- 130 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Williams Hill325 m · 11.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- River Road Scenic Byway216.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:20local time
- Coordinates
- 37.5189, -88.6589
Bell Smith Springs is a spring in Illinois, at a modelled 130 m. Williams Hill stands 325 m to the east-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Bell Smith Springs Recreation Area, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 217 miles off. 214 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bell Smith Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williams Hill | ENE 66° | 325 m | 11.0 mi |
| Horton Hill | ENE 59° | 297 m | 14.2 mi |
| Wamble Mountain | ENE 60° | 287 m | 12.9 mi |
| Cave Hill | NE 49° | 284 m | 17.4 mi |
| High Knob | ENE 73° | 279 m | 19.0 mi |
| Potato Hill | ENE 73° | 270 m | 9.9 mi |
| Garden Of the Gods | ENE 68° | 262 m | 16.1 mi |
| Benham Hill | E 95° | 252 m | 9.9 mi |
- 216.9 mi off the River Road Scenic BywayNational
- 11.5 mi off the Ohio River Scenic BywayNational
214 named places within 25 miles
- Millstone Bluff National Register Site: 3.9 mi
- Pirate Park: 4.1 mi
- Washington Street Park: 11.6 mi
- Lakeview-East End Veterans Park: 11.7 mi
- Gary Jones Memorial Park: 11.8 mi
- Millstone Bluff: 3.8 mi
- Island Hill: 9.3 mi
- Benham Hill: 9.9 mi
- Potato Hill: 9.9 mi
- Taylor Bluff: 10.9 mi
- Sentry Bluff: 1.0 mi
- Spleef Peak: 1.6 mi
- Lovely Tower: 1.6 mi
- Battle Axe Tower: 1.7 mi
- Railroad Rock: 1.9 mi
- Bell Smith Springs Recreation Area: 0.1 mi
- Jackson Falls: 1.4 mi
- Jackson Hole Natural Area: 2.7 mi
- Bay Creek Wilderness: 2.8 mi
- Double Branch Hole: 3.5 mi
- Boating: 5.2 mi
- Woodmanship: 5.3 mi
- Carrier millswater department: 11.3 mi
- Carrier Mills Municpal Building: 11.5 mi
- Absher Nicholson Funeral Home: 11.5 mi
- Boulder Falls: 0.7 mi
- Jackson Falls: 1.5 mi
- Jackson Falls: 1.5 mi
- Upper Burden Falls: 3.2 mi
- Burden Falls: 3.2 mi
- Legend of Ondessonk: 5.2 mi
- 50 Years: 5.3 mi
- Old Wall: 6.5 mi
- CCC Tree Planting: 7.4 mi
- Lakeview School: 10.4 mi
- Stonefort Depot Museums: 7.2 mi
- Forman Depot Museum: 14.4 mi
- Saline County Area Museum: 15.0 mi
- Fluorspar Museum: 18.2 mi
- Williamson County Historical Museum: 20.7 mi
- Natural Bridge: 0.3 mi
- Natural Bridge: 6.3 mi
- Cedar Wonders Arch: 6.8 mi
- Pot Hole Arch: 8.9 mi
- Elephant Arch: 15.8 mi
- Pine Point: 7.2 mi
- Goose Bay: 7.5 mi
- Lookout Point Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
- Bluff View Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
- High Knob: 19.0 mi
- Dixon Springs: 9.1 mi
- Decker Spring: 20.6 mi
- Negro Spring: 23.7 mi
- Cheif Tecumseh Statue: 18.8 mi
- Big John: 23.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:41 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 16:00 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 39 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dixon Springs Agric CTR, 6 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 46.6 | 45.9 | 55.5 | 45.5 | 35.8 | 12.1 | 7.0 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 17.6 | 32.7 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Hayes Creek AT Glendale, IL, 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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