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Jackson Hole Natural Area

Jackson Hole Natural Area from directly overhead

Jackson Hole Natural Area is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 185 m. Williams Hill stands 325 m to the northeast, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Double Branch Hole, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 217 miles off. 216 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates37.50601, -88.61326
Around it

216 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 46
  • Pirate Park: 1.5 mi
  • Millstone Bluff National Register Site: 4.9 mi
  • Golconda Historic District National Register Site: 12.4 mi
  • Lakeview-East End Veterans Park: 12.4 mi
  • Washington Street Park: 12.4 mi
Peaks: 37
  • Millstone Bluff: 4.9 mi
  • Benham Hill: 7.4 mi
  • Potato Hill: 8.0 mi
  • Williams Hill: 9.2 mi
  • Vinegar Jack Hill: 10.1 mi
Cliffs: 34
  • Sentry Bluff: 1.8 mi
  • Lovely Tower: 3.8 mi
  • Spleef Peak: 3.8 mi
  • Battle Axe Tower: 4.0 mi
  • Railroad Rock: 4.3 mi
Nature reserves: 19
Attractions: 19
  • Boating: 7.7 mi
  • Woodmanship: 7.8 mi
  • Herod Cave: 10.8 mi
  • Carrier millswater department: 12.2 mi
  • Winters Auto Repair: 12.3 mi
Waterfalls: 15
  • Boulder Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Jackson Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Jackson Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Upper Burden Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Burden Falls: 4.3 mi
Historic sites: 15
  • Old Wall: 4.1 mi
  • CCC Tree Planting: 7.1 mi
  • Legend of Ondessonk: 7.8 mi
  • 50 Years: 7.8 mi
  • Lakeview School: 11.0 mi
Natural arches: 8
  • Natural Bridge: 2.4 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 4.2 mi
  • Pot Hole Arch: 8.4 mi
  • Cedar Wonders Arch: 9.2 mi
  • Elephant Arch: 13.9 mi
Museums: 8
  • Stonefort Depot Museums: 9.1 mi
  • Saline County Area Museum: 15.1 mi
  • Fluorspar Museum: 15.6 mi
  • Forman Depot Museum: 16.3 mi
  • Olde Towne Hall Village History: 21.6 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Pine Point: 6.8 mi
  • Goose Bay: 7.1 mi
  • High Knob: 16.9 mi
  • Lookout Point Picnic Area: 19.7 mi
  • Bluff View Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
Springs: 5
  • Bell Smith Springs: 2.7 mi
  • Dixon Springs: 8.8 mi
  • Decker Spring: 18.1 mi
  • Negro Spring: 22.2 mi
  • Clay Spring: 24.1 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Cheif Tecumseh Statue: 17.6 mi
  • Big John: 22.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jackson Hole Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Williams HillNE 55°325 m9.2 mi
Horton HillNE 50°297 m12.7 mi
Wamble MountainNE 50°287 m11.3 mi
Cave HillNE 41°284 m16.2 mi
High KnobENE 67°279 m16.9 mi
Potato HillENE 61°270 m8.0 mi
Garden Of the GodsENE 61°262 m14.2 mi
Benham HillE 90°252 m7.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3219:07
June solstice05:3419:4120:20
September equinox06:4318:1918:53
December solstice07:0616:0016:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343948586674777670594738
Precip in3.83.64.75.05.24.14.43.73.83.84.34.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dixon Springs Agric CTR, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1388660585

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