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Lower Illinois Public Fishing and Hunting Area

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Elevation, modelled
152 m
Tallest summit within 16.4 miles
Beaver Mountain484 m · 16.4 mi
Nearest byway
Cherokee Hills Byway0.7 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:40local time
Coordinates
35.5751, -95.0697
Lower Illinois Public Fishing and Hunting Area from directly overhead

Lower Illinois Public Fishing and Hunting Area is a nature reserve in Oklahoma, at a modelled 152 m. Beaver Mountain stands 484 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock Bluff, a cliff 0.2 miles away. Cherokee Hills Byway passes 0.7 miles off.

Simp & Helen Watts Wildlife Management Unit is Walk-in only and does not allow camping.

Operated by
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Lower Illinois Public Fishing and Hunting Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Beaver MountainENE 64°484 m16.4 mi
Red Springs MountainENE 64°446 m13.4 mi
Blaylock MountainENE 65°444 m14.3 mi
Jackson MountainENE 69°428 m12.6 mi
Quarry MountainE 80°423 m13.0 mi
Pack MountainENE 63°421 m9.7 mi
Ussery MountainE 79°395 m11.6 mi
Buckhorn MountainNE 50°378 m9.2 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5919:32
June solstice06:0620:0220:40
September equinox07:0918:4519:19
December solstice07:2716:3217:12

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384351596877828174625041
Precip in2.92.34.14.75.94.73.33.14.44.54.23.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Webbers Falls 5 WSW, 10 mi away.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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