Martha's Woods
Martha's Woods is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 130 m. Williams Hill stands 325 m to the north-northeast, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Lusk Creek Canyon Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 1.4 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 214 miles off. 211 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Shawnee National Forest
How to reach it
- 214.1 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 5.5 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
211 named places within 25 miles
- Benham Hill: 2.0 mi
- Potato Hill: 3.6 mi
- Vinegar Jack Hill: 4.8 mi
- Williams Hill: 5.1 mi
- Wamble Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Harts Bluff: 3.0 mi
- War Bluff: 3.9 mi
- Shelter Cave: 3.9 mi
- Sentry Bluff: 6.9 mi
- Murray Bluff: 9.1 mi
- Pirate Park: 4.2 mi
- Millstone Bluff National Register Site: 10.1 mi
- Iron Furnace: 10.2 mi
- Golconda Historic District National Register Site: 10.8 mi
- Bill Cook Memorial Park: 11.5 mi
- Herod Cave: 6.2 mi
- Boating: 13.1 mi
- Army Supply Store: 13.1 mi
- Winters Auto Repair: 13.2 mi
- Woodmanship: 13.2 mi
- Boulder Falls: 7.3 mi
- Upper Burden Falls: 7.8 mi
- Burden Falls: 7.8 mi
- N37 24.465 W88 35.372: 8.5 mi
- Avery Hollow South Falls: 9.0 mi
- Lusk Creek Canyon Nature Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Double Branch Hole: 4.5 mi
- War Bluff Valley Sanctuary: 4.9 mi
- Jackson Hole Natural Area: 5.5 mi
- Bay Creek Wilderness: 6.6 mi
- Old Wall: 1.4 mi
- CCC Tree Planting: 10.9 mi
- Fluorspar Miners Memorial: 11.4 mi
- Lakeview Cemetery: 11.6 mi
- Lakeview School: 11.7 mi
- Fluorspar Museum: 11.0 mi
- Stonefort Depot Museums: 12.7 mi
- Saline County Area Museum: 14.3 mi
- Olde Towne Hall Village History: 17.8 mi
- Old Slave House - Closed to the Public: 19.2 mi
- Natural Bridge: 2.3 mi
- Natural Bridge: 7.7 mi
- Elephant Arch: 9.2 mi
- Purse Strap Arch: 9.5 mi
- Alien Arch: 10.4 mi
- Bell Smith Springs: 7.9 mi
- Dixon Springs: 12.2 mi
- Decker Spring: 12.7 mi
- Negro Spring: 17.8 mi
- Clay Spring: 23.5 mi
- Pine Point: 10.6 mi
- Goose Bay: 10.9 mi
- High Knob: 11.8 mi
- Lakeview: 15.2 mi
- Cheif Tecumseh Statue: 13.9 mi
- Big John: 20.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Martha's Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williams Hill | NNE 24° | 325 m | 5.1 mi |
| Horton Hill | NNE 29° | 297 m | 8.7 mi |
| Wamble Mountain | NNE 26° | 287 m | 7.4 mi |
| Cave Hill | NNE 24° | 284 m | 12.7 mi |
| High Knob | ENE 60° | 279 m | 11.8 mi |
| Potato Hill | NNE 26° | 270 m | 3.6 mi |
| Garden Of the Gods | NE 49° | 262 m | 9.4 mi |
| Benham Hill | ESE 106° | 252 m | 2.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:40 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 15:59 | 16:40 |
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 | 32 | 36 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 56 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rosiclare 5NW, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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