Snakeden Hollow State Fish and Wildlife Area
Snakeden Hollow State Fish and Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 230 m. Pilot Knob stands 264 m to the west-northwest, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is T-Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area, a nature reserve 1.8 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 66 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 230 m
How to reach it
- 66.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 38.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 30.1 mi off the Illinois River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Doubet-Benjamin Park: 6.8 mi
- Lions Park: 7.3 mi
- Veterans Park: 7.4 mi
- Fireman's Park: 9.4 mi
- Galva Park District: 9.9 mi
- T-Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area: 1.8 mi
- Victoria State Habitat Area: 2.3 mi
- Buffalo Prairie State Fish and Wildlife Area: 2.3 mi
- Forever Fields: 2.6 mi
- Spoon River State Forest: 5.2 mi
- Knox County Museum: 13.0 mi
- Old Knox County Courthouse: 13.1 mi
- James B. Stockdale Museum: 14.8 mi
- Discovery Depot Children's Museum: 15.6 mi
- Galesburg Railroad Museum: 15.6 mi
- Public Triangle: 8.4 mi
- The Pioneers: 17.7 mi
- The Great Sauk Trail: 22.2 mi
- Spoon River Rest Area: 9.7 mi
- KrisdalaBaka Rest Area (Westbound): 18.8 mi
- KrisdalaBaka Rest Area (Eastbound): 19.8 mi
- State Historic Site Museum: 12.4 mi
- CB&Q Engine 3006: 15.6 mi
- Carl Sandburg Birthplace Historic Site: 16.0 mi
- Pilot Knob: 9.7 mi
- Hickory Point: 24.9 mi
- Poet Carl Sandburg and Nellie the Goat: 15.9 mi
- Welcome to Downtown Galesburg: 16.0 mi
- Midway: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Snakeden Hollow State Fish and Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | WNW 298° | 264 m | 9.7 mi |
| Hickory Point | N 10° | 214 m | 24.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:36 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:55 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:52 | 16:36 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 26 | 37 | 49 | 61 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Altona, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/658364253
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- Bradford · 25 mi
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