Hamilton County State Fish and Wildlife Area
Hamilton County State Fish and Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 138 m. Lowry Hill stands 180 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is City Park, a park 7.0 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 177 miles off. 59 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 138 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Illinois Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 176.7 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 16.6 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
59 named places within 25 miles
- City Park: 7.0 mi
- Greg James Memorial Park: 8.2 mi
- Hamilton County Fair Grounds: 8.8 mi
- Burrell Park: 11.3 mi
- White County Fairgrounds: 11.8 mi
- Radio Hill: 9.8 mi
- Bunker Hill: 11.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Bluff: 14.8 mi
- Boyd Hill: 15.0 mi
- Lowry Hill: 19.1 mi
- Harrisburg Daily Register: 23.6 mi
- Graf Ink Printing: 23.7 mi
- David Nave Insurance: 23.7 mi
- Whites Florist: 23.8 mi
- Looking Glass Enterprises: 23.8 mi
- Old Eldorado City Hall: 17.3 mi
- Wayne County Historical Museum: 22.1 mi
- Olde Towne Hall Village History: 22.7 mi
- Old Slave House - Closed to the Public: 23.4 mi
- Meadow Bank: 16.0 mi
- Brewery Hill: 22.7 mi
- Beech Bluff: 23.3 mi
- Homestead of Judge Samuel Elder: 17.0 mi
- War Memorial: 22.2 mi
- Lincoln Monument: 22.2 mi
- Harmonie State Park: 24.3 mi
- Saline County State Fish and Wildlife Area: 24.5 mi
- Big John: 17.6 mi
- Skeeter Rest Area: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hamilton County State Fish and Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowry Hill | WNW 297° | 180 m | 19.1 mi |
| Boyd Hill | NE 48° | 175 m | 15.0 mi |
| Bunker Hill | SW 234° | 171 m | 11.7 mi |
| Radio Hill | WNW 289° | 169 m | 9.8 mi |
| Webbs Hill | W 272° | 152 m | 23.2 mi |
| Rattlesnake Bluff | ENE 67° | 125 m | 14.8 mi |
| Aldrich Mound | E 93° | 113 m | 19.5 mi |
| Thompson Mound | E 94° | 107 m | 20.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:41 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:18 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 15:57 | 16:38 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 45 | 56 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 45 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mcleansboro, 8 mi away.
- Common Garter Snake1 obs
- Common Buckeye1 obs
- black oak1 obs
- baldcypress1 obs
- smooth sumac1 obs
- flowering dogwood1 obs
- bitternut hickory1 obs
- common reed1 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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