- Elevation
- 148 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Buxtom Hill207 m · 17.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Illinois River Road3.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:34local time
- Coordinates
- 40.4742, -89.8468
Spring Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded 148 m. Buxtom Hill stands 207 m to the southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Copperas Creek Management Area, a park 2.8 miles away. Illinois River Road passes 3.3 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Built
- 1950
- Elevation
- 148 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Spring Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buxtom Hill | SE 137° | 207 m | 17.4 mi |
| Tampico Mounds | WSW 246° | 175 m | 10.0 mi |
| The Mound | ESE 107° | 160 m | 5.8 mi |
| Hickory Grove Hill | ESE 121° | 152 m | 6.1 mi |
| Little Mound | ESE 113° | 148 m | 6.2 mi |
- 3.3 mi off the Illinois River RoadNational
- 63.9 mi off the Great River RoadNational
Overlooks nearby
- Fondulac Drive Lookout 1 · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Copperas Creek Management Area: 2.8 mi
- Henry Allan Gleason Nature Preserve: 7.8 mi
- Butler Haynes Park: 9.5 mi
- Hulit Park: 9.9 mi
- Prairie Park: 10.2 mi
- Manito State Habitat Area: 3.3 mi
- Walden West Land and Water Reserve: 4.1 mi
- Jack Wolf Memorial Fish Hatchery: 4.3 mi
- Banner Marsh Fish and Wildlife Area: 4.4 mi
- Manito Prairie Nature Preserve: 5.3 mi
- Sun Tracker: 12.9 mi
- Uranus planet from Lakeview sun: 12.9 mi
- Pekin Native Everett McKinley Dirksen: 13.0 mi
- Vanna Whitewall: 18.9 mi
- Books Flying Off the Shelf: 19.3 mi
- Tazewell County Veterans Memorial: 12.3 mi
- 29th U.S. Colored Infantry Memorial: 12.3 mi
- Fort Crevecoeur Park veterans memorial: 17.2 mi
- Fort Crevecoeur monument: 17.5 mi
- Fort Crevecoeur DAR memorial rock: 17.5 mi
- Jake Wolf Memorial Fish Hatchery: 3.9 mi
- Dickson Mounds Museum: 16.5 mi
- Farmington Historical Museum: 17.5 mi
- African American Hall of Fame: 19.0 mi
- Tremont History Museum: 19.0 mi
- Old Oz Garden: 9.6 mi
- Beimfohr Arboretum: 9.7 mi
- Oz Garden: 9.7 mi
- Skip Snyder Garden: 20.1 mi
- Dayspring Community Park 4-H Community Garden: 20.3 mi
- The Mound: 5.8 mi
- Hickory Grove Hill: 6.1 mi
- Little Mound: 6.2 mi
- Tampico Mounds: 10.0 mi
- Buxtom Hill: 17.4 mi
- Civer: 14.1 mi
- Sugarville: 15.7 mi
- Bybee: 19.7 mi
- Totten Prairie: 22.1 mi
- Tuscumbia: 24.3 mi
- Sundance: 12.9 mi
- The Doug Oberhelman Caterpillar Visitors Center: 20.1 mi
- Luthy Botanical Gardens greenhouse: 22.1 mi
- Riverfront Square: 12.2 mi
- High Point: 24.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:53 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:22 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:53 | 16:37 |
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 | 64 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 67 | 55 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — General Wayne A Downing Intl A, 16 mi away.
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