Crawford County State Fish and Wildlife Area
Crawford County State Fish and Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 146 m. Ladd Hill stands 190 m to the east-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Hutsonville Township Park, a park 3.3 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 97 miles off. 79 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 146 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Illinois Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 96.5 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 18.6 mi off the Historic National Road - Illinois, National
- 25.7 mi off the Historic National Road - Indiana, National
- 28.7 mi off the Indiana's Historic Pathways, National
79 named places within 25 miles
- Hutsonville Township Park: 3.3 mi
- Daugherty Field: 3.4 mi
- Hutsonville Township Park, Boat Dock: 3.5 mi
- Washington Park: 5.9 mi
- Robinson City Park: 6.8 mi
- Big Bat: 19.8 mi
- Bookworm: 20.4 mi
- Bookworm: 20.4 mi
- Swizzle Spoon: 20.4 mi
- World's Largest Windchime: 20.4 mi
- Indian Mound: 9.6 mi
- Bristol Hill: 10.9 mi
- Ladd Hill: 11.1 mi
- Shawn Hill: 11.9 mi
- Fairbanks Mound: 13.9 mi
- Crawfordsville: 15.9 mi
- West Union: 18.0 mi
- Caledonia: 20.5 mi
- Farnsworth: 21.2 mi
- Griffin: 24.6 mi
- Story Walk: 20.4 mi
- World's Largest Teeter-Totter: 20.4 mi
- World's Largest Teeter-Totter: 20.4 mi
- Porch Swing: 20.5 mi
- Worlds Largest Mailbox: 20.5 mi
- American Beech Woods Nature Preserve: 17.1 mi
- Lincoln Trail State Park: 17.4 mi
- Greene-Sullivan State Forest Dugger Unit: 20.1 mi
- Sam Parr State Fish and Wildlife Area: 22.0 mi
- Heath Museum & Confectionery: 6.2 mi
- USA Softball of Illinois Hall of Fame: 19.8 mi
- Clark County Museum: 20.3 mi
- DoD War Memorial: 19.9 mi
- Trolly: 20.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Crawford County State Fish and Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ladd Hill | ENE 74° | 190 m | 11.1 mi |
| Shawn Hill | SE 133° | 165 m | 11.9 mi |
| Bristol Hill | SE 135° | 164 m | 10.9 mi |
| Lost Hill | N 355° | 164 m | 16.8 mi |
| Indian Mound | SE 145° | 161 m | 9.6 mi |
| Wolf Hill | SSE 148° | 159 m | 23.9 mi |
| Fairbanks Mound | NE 42° | 157 m | 13.9 mi |
| Indian Mound | SW 234° | 157 m | 22.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:28 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:41 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 15:50 | 16:32 |
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 | 29 | 33 | 43 | 54 | 65 | 74 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 56 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Robinson, 7 mi away.
- Widow Skimmer7 obs
- tall bellflower7 obs
- sharpwing monkeyflower5 obs
- giant ragweed4 obs
- American germander4 obs
- white vervain4 obs
- common selfheal3 obs
- late boneset3 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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