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Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge

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Elevation, modelled
110 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Bald Knob314 m · 20.4 mi
Nearest byway
Great River Road17.2 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:21local time
Coordinates
37.3468, -89.0783
Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge from directly overhead

Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled 110 m. Bald Knob stands 314 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Hickory Bottoms, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Great River Road passes 17 miles off. 195 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald KnobNW 314°314 m20.4 mi
Tiptop KnobNNW 327°269 m15.8 mi
McGee HillNW 305°240 m23.9 mi
Vick HillW 262°232 m15.5 mi
Coker KnobW 275°228 m23.8 mi
Millstone BluffENE 68°221 m22.9 mi
Thompson HillW 280°221 m24.3 mi
Pine KnobW 273°219 m13.6 mi

Overlooks nearby

195 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 29
Artworks: 21
Cliffs: 18
Ghost towns: 5
Picnic sites: 4
Natural arches: 3
Springs: 3
Beaches: 1
Gardens: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3419:08
June solstice05:3719:4220:21
September equinox06:4518:2118:55
December solstice07:0816:0216:43

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353947586775797872604839
Precip in4.23.94.85.24.94.13.33.03.34.04.44.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Olmsted L&D, 11 mi away.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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