Fern Rocks Nature Preserve
Fern Rocks Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 187 m. Bald Knob stands 314 m to the west-southwest, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Giant City State Park, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Great River Road passes 15 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 187 m
How to reach it
- 15.1 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 26.3 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
- 224.2 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Jeremy "Boo" Rochman Memorial Park: 4.8 mi
- Evergreen Park: 5.4 mi
- Marberry Arboretum: 5.4 mi
- Evergreen Park: 5.7 mi
- Campus Lake Park: 6.2 mi
- Tiptop Knob: 6.1 mi
- Buck Knob: 8.9 mi
- Bald Knob: 9.4 mi
- Iron Mountain: 9.5 mi
- McKinney Hill: 9.6 mi
- Inspiration Point: 2.5 mi
- Jeremy "Boo" Rochman Memorial Park;3 Wizards: 4.8 mi
- SIU Entrance Monument: 6.5 mi
- SIU Entrance Monument: 6.5 mi
- SIU Entrance Monument: 6.8 mi
- Giant City State Park: 0.9 mi
- Chautauqua Bottoms: 7.3 mi
- Little Grand Canyon: 11.6 mi
- Trail of Tears State Forest: 11.8 mi
- Ozark Hills Nature Preserve: 12.5 mi
- Druid Mask: 4.7 mi
- Unicorn: 4.7 mi
- Griffon: 4.8 mi
- Red Wizard: 4.8 mi
- Wizard: 4.8 mi
- Shelter bluff: 1.4 mi
- Drapers Bluff: 11.2 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 11.8 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff: 11.9 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 12.2 mi
- Saluki Cove: 6.2 mi
- Cypress Retreat: 6.3 mi
- Morava Point: 6.4 mi
- Bluff View Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
- Lookout Point Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
- Alto Clay Works: 7.4 mi
- Shawnee Bluffs Canopy Tour: 7.6 mi
- Pomona Natural Bridge: 8.2 mi
- ps: 12.1 mi
- ps: 12.8 mi
- Giant City Visitor Center: 1.4 mi
- Cobden Museum: 6.7 mi
- Sharp Museum: 6.7 mi
- The Carbondale Depot Museum: 7.4 mi
- African American Museum of Southern Illinois: 7.5 mi
- Chamness: 12.1 mi
- Brownsville: 14.6 mi
- Halfway: 18.7 mi
- Lovejoy: 19.0 mi
- Tacaogane: 20.6 mi
- Student Center Garden: 6.5 mi
- Kumakura Garden: 6.7 mi
- Kaity's Garden: 7.3 mi
- Flyover Public Garden: 7.5 mi
- Heritage Garden: 10.5 mi
- Seep: 1.8 mi
- Cave Spring: 10.9 mi
- Bottoms Spring: 15.9 mi
- Bjork's Falls: 11.1 mi
- Kinkaid Lake Spillway Falls: 17.5 mi
- Slough Arch: 21.4 mi
- Cedar Wonders Arch: 24.2 mi
- Campground Beach: 3.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fern Rocks Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | WSW 240° | 314 m | 9.4 mi |
| Tiptop Knob | SSW 200° | 269 m | 6.1 mi |
| Government Rock | WSW 257° | 250 m | 13.4 mi |
| Grassy Knob | SW 230° | 242 m | 24.7 mi |
| Grassy Knob | W 268° | 241 m | 12.7 mi |
| McGee Hill | WSW 249° | 240 m | 13.9 mi |
| Vick Hill | SSW 203° | 232 m | 22.9 mi |
| Coker Knob | SW 226° | 228 m | 23.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:43 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:01 | 16:42 |
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 | 35 | 40 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 60 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Anna 4 N, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/636137539
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