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Mermet Swamp Nature Preserve

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Elevation
104 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Millstone Bluff221 m · 17.1 mi
Nearest byway
River Road Scenic Byway237.9 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:20local time
Coordinates
37.2481, -88.8278
Mermet Swamp Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Mermet Swamp Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded 104 m. Millstone Bluff stands 221 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Robinett Park, a park 3.0 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 238 miles off. 166 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.

Elevation
104 m

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mermet Swamp Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Millstone BluffNNE 26°221 m17.1 mi
Buck KnobNW 323°217 m23.9 mi
Jims HillNNW 328°198 m22.7 mi
Jameison HillE 94°184 m23.6 mi
Dyer HillE 94°183 m24.8 mi
Randle HillE 94°180 m22.3 mi
Lewis HillE 97°176 m23.1 mi
Rauchfuss HillENE 65°171 m20.8 mi

Overlooks nearby

166 named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 24
Peaks: 22
Natural arches: 4
Picnic sites: 4
Artworks: 3
Springs: 3
Ghost towns: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3319:07
June solstice05:3619:4120:20
September equinox06:4418:2018:54
December solstice07:0616:0116:42

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343847586775787770594738
Precip in3.73.84.65.14.84.73.92.93.54.14.04.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brookport DAM 52, 13 mi away.

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