- Elevation, modelled
- 132 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Clarks Mound196 m · 14.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 661.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 38.7894, -90.0355
Poag Sand Prairie is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled 132 m. Clarks Mound stands 196 m to the south, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Willam C Drda Woods Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 1.6 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.9 miles off. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Poag Sand Prairie. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarks Mound | S 187° | 196 m | 14.6 mi |
| Turkey Hill | SSE 162° | 185 m | 23.3 mi |
| Fox Hill | SSE 166° | 182 m | 6.0 mi |
| Browns Mound | SE 130° | 174 m | 9.2 mi |
| Neudeckers Mountain | E 90° | 171 m | 13.0 mi |
| Berger Hill | SE 129° | 171 m | 19.4 mi |
| Art Hill | SW 234° | 165 m | 17.4 mi |
| Government Hill | SW 232° | 163 m | 17.1 mi |
- 1.9 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 4.6 mi off the Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic RouteNational
- 7.1 mi off the Historic National Road - IllinoisNational
- 7.6 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
Overlooks nearby
- Mississippi & Missouri River Confluence Point · 5 mi
- Mounted Binculors · 8 mi
- Blind · 9 mi
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 1 · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Age of the Extinguished: 1.8 mi
- Kinetic Sculpture: 1.9 mi
- SIUE Weather Vane: 1.9 mi
- The Rock: 2.0 mi
- Taking Stalk: 2.1 mi
- Stratton Quadrangle: 2.0 mi
- SIUE Gardens: 2.5 mi
- South Roxana Dad's Club Park: 3.2 mi
- Watershed Nature Center: 3.7 mi
- Kendall Hill Park: 3.7 mi
- Structure: 2.7 mi
- Hartford Castle: 2.8 mi
- U.S. Navy A-7E Corsair: 3.8 mi
- Red Caboose: 4.0 mi
- Lewis & Clark Expidition: 4.3 mi
- Elementary School Garden: 4.1 mi
- Clock Tower Garden: 4.5 mi
- Nan Elliot Rose Garden: 9.0 mi
- Prairie in Progress: 9.4 mi
- Baden Community Garden: 12.0 mi
- Town & Country Motel sign: 2.3 mi
- Mustang Corral: 2.4 mi
- Bel Air drive in sign: 2.6 mi
- Lewis & Clark Confluence Tower: 3.8 mi
- Old Chain of Rocks Bridge: 7.8 mi
- Whispering Willow Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
- Picnic Ground 3: 17.2 mi
- Williams Family Solar Pavilion: 17.3 mi
- Concession Picnic Site: 17.5 mi
- Gus Fogt Picnic Site: 17.5 mi
- Fox Hill: 6.0 mi
- Monks Mound: 9.0 mi
- Browns Mound: 9.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Mound: 10.1 mi
- Neudeckers Mountain: 13.0 mi
- Bellefontaine Spring: 10.0 mi
- Oak Spring: 13.7 mi
- Cabanne Spring: 16.3 mi
- Headwaters: 17.1 mi
- Caroline Loughlin Fountain: 17.7 mi
- Beaver Falls: 13.2 mi
- Creek Trek Waterfall: 13.8 mi
- Wise Falls: 16.6 mi
- Deer Lake Riffles: 16.6 mi
- Falls: 23.6 mi
- Homestead Rest Area - Northbound: 11.1 mi
- Homestead Rest Area - Southbound: 11.5 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area - Eastbound: 17.9 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area - Westbound: 18.7 mi
- Gateway Rest Area: 22.0 mi
- Columbia Bottom Conservation Area: 6.4 mi
- Machens: 17.8 mi
- Wilkie: 20.7 mi
- Broadway: 21.0 mi
- Vilhauer Bluff: 15.6 mi
- La Charbonier Bluff: 19.3 mi
- Old Keller Quary: 24.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:49 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:00 | 16:42 |
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 | 30 | 35 | 44 | 56 | 66 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 45 | 35 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alton - Melvin Price L&D, 8 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteDay trips start here
- Edwardsville · 4 mi
- Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site · 9 mi
- Collinsville · 9 mi
- Granite City · 9 mi
- Alton · 10 mi
- Fairmont City · 10 mi
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