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 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Mountain | ENE 64° | 484 m | 16.4 mi |
| Red Springs Mountain | ENE 64° | 446 m | 13.4 mi |
| Blaylock Mountain | ENE 65° | 444 m | 14.3 mi |
| Jackson Mountain | ENE 69° | 428 m | 12.6 mi |
| Quarry Mountain | E 80° | 423 m | 13.0 mi |
| Pack Mountain | ENE 63° | 421 m | 9.7 mi |
| Ussery Mountain | E 79° | 395 m | 11.6 mi |
| Buckhorn Mountain | NE 50° | 378 m | 9.2 mi |
- 0.7 mi off the Cherokee Hills BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Stone Bridge · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Linder Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Round Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Sausbee Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Round Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Round Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Pine Creek Cove State Park: 2.7 mi
- Strayhorn Landing Public Use Area: 2.9 mi
- Tenkiller Wildlife Managment Area: 5.4 mi
- Rock Dike Park: 6.2 mi
- Brewer Bend Public Use Area: 6.3 mi
- Tahlonteeskee Museum: 4.3 mi
- John Ross Museum: 20.2 mi
- War Memorial Museum: 20.3 mi
- Hunter's Home: 20.4 mi
- Ataloa Lodge Museum: 20.5 mi
- Rock Bluff: 0.2 mi
- Runyan Bluff: 1.5 mi
- Beetle Bluff: 1.5 mi
- Padgett Bluff: 7.7 mi
- Turkey Bluff: 9.1 mi
- Going Home: I-40 Bridge Collapse Memorial: 5.3 mi
- Fort Gibson State Historic Site: 19.0 mi
- Fort Davis Historical Marker: 20.9 mi
- The Rink: 18.5 mi
- Honey Springs Battlefield: 23.1 mi
- The Castle of Muskogee: 23.9 mi
- Tahlonteeskee: 4.3 mi
- Civitan Park Community Garden: 18.9 mi
- Lake Eufala Dam ORV Area: 24.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:59 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:02 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:32 | 17:12 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 68 | 77 | 82 | 81 | 74 | 62 | 50 | 41 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Webbers Falls 5 WSW, 10 mi away.
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