Ira and Reatha T. Post Wildlife Sanctuary
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Ira and Reatha T. Post Wildlife Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 209 m. Gittings Mound stands 230 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Vishnu Springs, a ghost town 0.6 miles away. Great River Road passes 19 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Western Illinois University
How to reach it
- 18.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 77.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 28.6 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
Named places within 25 miles
- Argyle Hollow Barrens Nature Preserve: 5.7 mi
- Colchester City Fair Grounds: 5.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 5.7 mi
- Friendway Park: 6.0 mi
- City Park: 8.1 mi
- "Space Rocky" Rocky statue: 8.2 mi
- "Stripes" Rocky Statue: 9.6 mi
- "Sunflower" Rocky Statue: 10.6 mi
- "A Pack Pattern" Rocky: 10.8 mi
- "T1D Looks Like Me" Rocky: 11.0 mi
- Argyle Lake State Park: 5.7 mi
- Thistle Hills Land and Water Reserve: 9.3 mi
- Lakeview Nature Area: 10.6 mi
- Wigwam Hollow: 10.8 mi
- Weinberg-King State Park: 14.5 mi
- Abraham Lincoln Plaque: 12.0 mi
- Civil War Monument: 12.0 mi
- McDonough County Honor Roll: 12.0 mi
- Looking for Lincoln: 12.0 mi
- Chandler Arch: 12.0 mi
- Western Illinois Museum: 11.9 mi
- Historic Carthage Jail: 12.8 mi
- Kibbe Museum: 12.8 mi
- Henderson County Historical Society: 18.1 mi
- Gittings Mound: 15.8 mi
- Dyers Mound: 22.7 mi
- Mount Moriah: 24.4 mi
- Jollyville Hill: 24.6 mi
- Vishnu Springs: 0.6 mi
- Clay Bank: 18.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ira and Reatha T. Post Wildlife Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gittings Mound | NNW 329° | 230 m | 15.8 mi |
| Dyers Mound | E 79° | 221 m | 22.7 mi |
| Mount Moriah | W 274° | 195 m | 24.4 mi |
| Jollyville Hill | NW 314° | 161 m | 24.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:40 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:57 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:57 | 16:41 |
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 | 23 | 28 | 39 | 51 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LA Harpe, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11303232514
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