La Rue Swamp Nature Preserve
La Rue Swamp Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 108 m. Bald Knob stands 314 m to the east-northeast, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is McGee Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. Great River Road passes 0.6 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 108 m
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 11.8 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
Named places within 25 miles
- Wolf Lake Community Park: 2.0 mi
- Trail of Tears State Park: 5.4 mi
- Holy Boulders: 6.0 mi
- Alto Pass Park: 7.2 mi
- Cliff View Park: 7.4 mi
- McGee Hill: 1.0 mi
- Government Rock: 3.0 mi
- Bald Knob: 5.4 mi
- Grassy Knob: 5.6 mi
- Milligan Hill: 5.8 mi
- Wolf Lake Memorial Garden: 2.0 mi
- Shawnee Veterans Memorial Wall: 3.2 mi
- Bald Knob Cross of Peace: 5.4 mi
- Alto Pass Area Veterans Memorial: 7.3 mi
- Inspiration Point: 17.2 mi
- ps: 16.2 mi
- gym: 16.2 mi
- Mississippi River Tales: 16.3 mi
- Missouri Wall of Fame: 16.5 mi
- k: 17.2 mi
- Camp Hutchins: 1.2 mi
- Trail of Tears State Forest: 5.2 mi
- Vancill Hollow Natural Area: 5.5 mi
- Ozark Hills Nature Preserve: 6.1 mi
- Apple Creek Conservation Area: 6.6 mi
- Alto Clay Works: 7.2 mi
- Pomona Natural Bridge: 9.6 mi
- Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center: 15.4 mi
- ps: 16.1 mi
- ps: 16.1 mi
- Cypress Retreat: 16.8 mi
- Morava Point: 16.9 mi
- Saluki Cove: 16.9 mi
- Bald Knob Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
- Clearview: 17.2 mi
- Cobden Museum: 10.3 mi
- Giant City Visitor Center: 14.7 mi
- Cape River Heritage Museum: 16.5 mi
- Red House Interpretive Center: 16.6 mi
- The Glenn House: 16.8 mi
- Preachers Eye: 1.5 mi
- Devils Bake Oven: 8.5 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff: 9.2 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 10.5 mi
- Fountain Bluff: 10.8 mi
- May Greene Garden: 16.3 mi
- Student Center Garden: 17.5 mi
- Kumakura Garden: 17.6 mi
- Kaity's Garden: 18.0 mi
- Flyover Public Garden: 18.3 mi
- Lovejoy: 4.7 mi
- Brownsville: 16.8 mi
- Grays Point: 20.3 mi
- Tacaogane: 20.9 mi
- Truck Parking: 12.9 mi
- Fruitland Rest Area (Southbound): 13.0 mi
- Trail of Tears Rest Area - Southbound: 17.5 mi
- Trail of Tears Rest Area - Northbound: 17.6 mi
- Cave Spring: 4.8 mi
- Bottoms Spring: 10.4 mi
- Seep: 14.3 mi
- Kinkaid Lake Spillway Falls: 16.8 mi
- Bjork's Falls: 23.1 mi
- Campground Beach: 18.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of La Rue Swamp Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | ENE 76° | 314 m | 5.4 mi |
| Tiptop Knob | E 88° | 269 m | 11.3 mi |
| Government Rock | N 7° | 250 m | 3.0 mi |
| Grassy Knob | SSW 210° | 242 m | 11.3 mi |
| Grassy Knob | N 7° | 241 m | 5.6 mi |
| McGee Hill | NNE 23° | 240 m | 1.0 mi |
| Vick Hill | SSE 163° | 232 m | 15.8 mi |
| Coker Knob | SSW 199° | 228 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:44 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:03 | 16:44 |
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, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/354252243
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- Cape Girardeau · 17 mi
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