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Cave Spring

Cave Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Cave Spring is a spring in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 132 m. Springston Knob stands 280 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Winfield Access, a park 1.5 miles away. Great River Road - Missouri passes 3.9 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
132 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.01560, -90.66736

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Winfield Access: 1.5 mi
  • Batchtown State Fish and Waterfowl Management Area: 2.0 mi
  • Titus Hollow Public Access Area: 2.5 mi
  • Warrior Way Park: 4.5 mi
  • Fuller Lake State Fish and Waterfowl Management Area: 4.5 mi
Peaks: 36
  • Indian Hill: 5.1 mi
  • Franklin Hill: 5.4 mi
  • Knolle Hill: 5.9 mi
  • McAdams Peak: 7.2 mi
  • Cedar Hill: 7.3 mi
Nature reserves: 16
Cliffs: 13
  • Goat Cliff: 7.0 mi
  • Tiny Giant City: 9.3 mi
  • Wide Giant City: 9.3 mi
  • Little Giant City: 9.3 mi
  • Shelter Bluff: 9.8 mi
Historic sites: 12
  • Veterans Memorial Walk: 14.8 mi
  • NGS Monument SC 03: 15.6 mi
  • Cancer Awareness Memorial: 16.4 mi
  • Elsah Soldiers: 17.0 mi
  • St Jude Dream Home 2017: 18.2 mi
Springs: 11
  • Twin Springs: 7.1 mi
  • Clay Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Spring: 9.5 mi
  • Artesian Spring: 9.5 mi
  • Spring: 9.8 mi
Artworks: 8
Museums: 8
Ghost towns: 7
Attractions: 7
  • Raging Rivers Water Park: 14.2 mi
  • Our Lady of the Way Shrine: 15.1 mi
  • Half court basketball: 18.9 mi
  • Katy Trail Completion Bell: 19.6 mi
  • The Factory: 24.1 mi
Picnic sites: 6
Waterfalls: 6
  • Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Sierra Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Dripping Springs: 23.3 mi
Gardens: 4
  • Rau Garden: 18.0 mi
  • Mushroom Farm: 18.7 mi
  • Community Garden: 19.2 mi
  • Discovery Gardens: 23.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Wright City Rest Area (Westbound): 24.3 mi
  • Wright City Rest Area (Eastbound): 24.6 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Incline Village Beach: 18.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cave Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Springston KnobNW 315°280 m22.2 mi
Tedlock KnobNW 315°275 m22.3 mi
Ben Watts KnobNW 320°275 m23.6 mi
Tucker KnobESE 105°268 m8.9 mi
Dale KnobNW 318°263 m21.8 mi
Purtle KnobNW 323°257 m18.2 mi
Painter KnobNNW 329°257 m24.0 mi
Woodson KnobNW 325°251 m18.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4019:15
June solstice05:3819:5220:32
September equinox06:5118:2619:01
December solstice07:1916:0216:44

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293344556473767567564433
Precip in2.42.23.24.45.04.24.23.23.53.33.32.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elsberry 1 S, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12508500694

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