Sam Parr State Fish and Wildlife Area
Sam Parr State Fish and Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 155 m. Red Hill stands 193 m to the southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Peterson Park, a park 2.7 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 110 miles off. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 155 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Illinois Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 110.2 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 14.5 mi off the Historic National Road - Illinois, National
88 named places within 25 miles
- Peterson Park: 2.7 mi
- Boys & Girls Park: 3.3 mi
- Earl Dufrain Park: 3.8 mi
- Jasper County State Prairie Chicken Sanctuary: 9.0 mi
- Oblong Park: 11.7 mi
- Jordan Hill: 5.0 mi
- Indian Mound: 9.1 mi
- Onion Hill: 14.7 mi
- Indian Point: 16.9 mi
- Graveyard Hill: 18.6 mi
- Dieterich Community Veterans Memorial: 14.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 17.1 mi
- Angel of Hope Children's Memorial Garden: 19.4 mi
- DoD War Memorial: 19.8 mi
- Trolly: 20.1 mi
- USA Softball of Illinois Hall of Fame: 19.7 mi
- Monastery Museum: 20.3 mi
- Heath Museum & Confectionery: 20.4 mi
- Carnegie Museum: 20.4 mi
- Heritage House Museum: 20.5 mi
- Worlds Largest Mailbox: 20.1 mi
- Porch Swing: 20.1 mi
- World's Largest Teeter-Totter: 20.2 mi
- World's Largest Teeter-Totter: 20.2 mi
- Story Walk: 20.3 mi
- Prairie Ridge State Natural Area: 7.5 mi
- Robert Ridgeway Grasslands: 8.7 mi
- Crawford County State Fish and Wildlife Area: 22.0 mi
- Green Creek Rest Area - Northbound: 23.6 mi
- Green Creek Rest Area - Southbound: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sam Parr State Fish and Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hill | SE 142° | 193 m | 24.7 mi |
| Buck Knoll | N 350° | 186 m | 19.1 mi |
| Graveyard Hill | N 352° | 180 m | 18.6 mi |
| Onion Hill | SSW 192° | 171 m | 14.7 mi |
| Jordan Hill | W 278° | 165 m | 5.0 mi |
| Indian Mound | SSE 158° | 157 m | 9.1 mi |
| Indian Point | SW 217° | 137 m | 16.9 mi |
| Turkey Point | SW 224° | 135 m | 19.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 19:42 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 15:52 | 16:34 |
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 | 30 | 34 | 43 | 55 | 65 | 74 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 57 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newton, 4 mi away.
- Eastern Pondhawk6 obs
- Blue Dasher5 obs
- Virginia Springbeauty4 obs
- Turkey Vulture3 obs
- Red-headed Woodpecker3 obs
- Common Raccoon3 obs
- Widow Skimmer3 obs
- mayapple3 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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