- Elevation, modelled
- 195 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Gravel Hill253 m · 24.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Illinois River Road2.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:34local time
- Coordinates
- 40.9478, -89.5411
Messerling Wildlife Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled 195 m. Gravel Hill stands 253 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Dr. Frank & Aagot Green Wildlife Sanctuary, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Illinois River Road passes 2.9 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Messerling Wildlife Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Hill | NNW 343° | 253 m | 24.6 mi |
| Owls Head | N 8° | 181 m | 24.2 mi |
- 2.9 mi off the Illinois River RoadNational
- 41.3 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 60.5 mi off the Great River RoadNational
Overlooks nearby
- Fondulac Drive Lookout 1 · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Root Cemetery Savanna Nature Preserve: 1.5 mi
- R. Paul Gollnitze City Park: 2.8 mi
- Santa Fe Park: 3.0 mi
- Moffitt Nature Park: 3.5 mi
- City Park: 3.5 mi
- Dr. Frank & Aagot Green Wildlife Sanctuary: 0.9 mi
- Shawl Wildlife Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Young Wildlife Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Banks/Young Wildlife Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Coal Hollow Park: 3.0 mi
- Hopewell Peter Toth sculpture: 5.6 mi
- Changes: 10.9 mi
- Here and There: 13.3 mi
- Sweet Like Lemonade: 13.4 mi
- Statue of Lion: 13.5 mi
- Santa Fe Train Mural: 3.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 3.2 mi
- Lacroix Rock: 11.2 mi
- Gold Star Memorial: 14.0 mi
- Ironworkers Memorial: 15.4 mi
- Rock Island Depot Museum: 3.5 mi
- Chillicothe Area History Museum: 3.5 mi
- Hasselberg Ag Museum: 4.1 mi
- Wheels O' Time Museum: 8.9 mi
- Princeville Heritage Museum: 10.9 mi
- The Marble Garden: 3.7 mi
- Luthy Botanical Garden: 15.9 mi
- ICC Horticulture Garden: 16.5 mi
- Dayspring Community Park 4-H Community Garden: 17.1 mi
- Skip Snyder Garden: 18.0 mi
- Hazel's Hill: 18.5 mi
- Owls Head: 24.2 mi
- Gravel Hill: 24.6 mi
- Lake WIldwood Beach 2: 15.8 mi
- Lake Wildwood Beach 1: 16.1 mi
- Walnut Grove: 8.0 mi
- High Point: 12.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:53 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:50 | 16:34 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 30 | 41 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lacon, 8 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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