- Elevation, modelled
- 158 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Buffalo Knob305 m · 23.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Great River Road - Missouri10.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:33local time
- Coordinates
- 39.2873, -90.6218
Skip Anderson Big Timber Preservation Area is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled 158 m. Buffalo Knob stands 305 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Mushroom Farm, a garden 0.3 miles away. Great River Road - Missouri passes 11 miles off. 145 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Skip Anderson Big Timber Preservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Knob | W 269° | 305 m | 23.3 mi |
| Springston Knob | W 261° | 280 m | 18.2 mi |
| Ben Watts Knob | W 268° | 275 m | 17.5 mi |
| Tedlock Knob | W 260° | 275 m | 18.6 mi |
| Tucker Knob | SSE 164° | 268 m | 22.0 mi |
| Long Knob | WNW 284° | 267 m | 20.4 mi |
| Dale Knob | W 262° | 263 m | 17.1 mi |
| Tower Knob | W 281° | 259 m | 17.1 mi |
- 10.7 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
- 0.6 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 17.5 mi off the Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic RouteNational
Overlooks nearby
- Observation Deck · 20 mi
- Cross Point · 20 mi
- Mark Decker Platform · 20 mi
- Eagle Roost Overlook · 22 mi
145 named places within 25 miles
- Anderson Hill: 5.9 mi
- Witachek Mound: 6.7 mi
- Zerby Hill: 7.0 mi
- Bobtail Hill: 7.5 mi
- Spankey Hill: 7.6 mi
- Perrins Ledge: 3.3 mi
- Saltpeter Bluff: 12.1 mi
- Shelter Bluff: 21.3 mi
- Goat Cliff: 21.4 mi
- Wide Giant City: 21.6 mi
- Clay Spring: 18.5 mi
- Cave Spring: 18.9 mi
- Spring: 21.4 mi
- Artesian Spring: 21.5 mi
- Spring: 21.8 mi
- Mozier Landing Site: 6.8 mi
- Westport Island: 7.8 mi
- Gilead Gap: 11.2 mi
- Large Stag Island: 14.6 mi
- Jim Crow Island: 16.5 mi
- Prairie Slough Conservation Area: 8.2 mi
- Sandy Island: 18.5 mi
- Sandy Island Bald Eagle Sanctuary: 20.2 mi
- David Kessler Memorial Wildlife Area: 22.0 mi
- William G. and Erma Parke White Memorial Wildlife Area: 22.2 mi
- Center for American Archeology Museum: 1.0 mi
- Harman House Museum: 17.3 mi
- Jerseyville County Historical Society: 19.3 mi
- Pike County All Wars Museum: 24.2 mi
- Falls: 21.6 mi
- Sierra Falls: 22.5 mi
- Falls: 24.6 mi
- Falls: 24.6 mi
- Sterling Landing: 12.7 mi
- Burr Oak: 17.5 mi
- 217 Terror Haunted House: 19.1 mi
- Raging Rivers Water Park: 24.8 mi
- Mushroom Farm: 0.3 mi
- Mary the Turtle: 24.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:53 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:01 | 16:43 |
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 | 29 | 33 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 67 | 56 | 44 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elsberry 1 S, 13 mi away.
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