- Elevation, modelled
- 131 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Dyers Mound221 m · 23.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Illinois River Road1.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:34local time
- Coordinates
- 40.3541, -90.0626
Emiquon Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled 131 m. Dyers Mound stands 221 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Chautauqua National Migratory Waterfowl Refuge, a park 1.8 miles away. Illinois River Road passes 1.2 miles off. 81 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.
- Operated by
- The Nature Conservancy
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Emiquon Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dyers Mound | WNW 296° | 221 m | 23.9 mi |
| Buxtom Hill | E 101° | 207 m | 23.5 mi |
| Kingfisher Hill | SSE 168° | 183 m | 19.8 mi |
| Tampico Mounds | NNE 27° | 175 m | 4.7 mi |
| Shick Shack Hill | S 175° | 162 m | 20.5 mi |
| The Mound | ENE 69° | 160 m | 18.1 mi |
| Hickory Grove Hill | ENE 73° | 152 m | 17.3 mi |
| Little Mound | ENE 71° | 148 m | 18.1 mi |
- 1.2 mi off the Illinois River RoadNational
- 57.6 mi off the Great River RoadNational
Overlooks nearby
- Jake's Point Overlook · 23 mi
81 named places within 25 miles
- Chautauqua National Migratory Waterfowl Refuge: 1.8 mi
- Rockwell Park: 3.4 mi
- Riverfront Park: 3.7 mi
- Veterans Park: 3.7 mi
- H G Rice Park: 3.9 mi
- Jack Wolf Memorial Fish Hatchery: 9.9 mi
- Walden West Land and Water Reserve: 11.4 mi
- Sand Prairie-Scrub Oak: 12.6 mi
- Spring Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area: 14.1 mi
- Lakeland Park: 15.2 mi
- Tampico Mounds: 4.7 mi
- Hickory Grove Hill: 17.3 mi
- Little Mound: 18.1 mi
- The Mound: 18.1 mi
- Kingfisher Hill: 19.8 mi
- Civer: 12.0 mi
- Totten Prairie: 13.2 mi
- Tuscumbia: 13.3 mi
- Sugarville: 14.6 mi
- Bybee: 18.0 mi
- Dickson Mounds Museum: 2.8 mi
- Jake Wolf Memorial Fish Hatchery: 10.4 mi
- Farmington Historical Museum: 24.0 mi
- Old Oz Garden: 23.5 mi
- Beimfohr Arboretum: 23.7 mi
- Oz Garden: 23.7 mi
- Vermont Veterans Memorial: 19.7 mi
- Dr. Charles Chandler Memorial: 22.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:53 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:54 | 16:38 |
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 | 25 | 30 | 41 | 52 | 64 | 73 | 77 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Havana, 4 mi away.
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