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Thistle Hills Land and Water Reserve

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Elevation, modelled
201 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Gittings Mound230 m · 20.3 mi
Nearest byway
Great River Road22.9 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:37local time
Coordinates
40.4765, -90.7273
Thistle Hills Land and Water Reserve from directly overhead

Thistle Hills Land and Water Reserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled 201 m. Gittings Mound stands 230 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is "Stripes" Rocky Statue, a artwork 1.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 23 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Thistle Hills Land and Water Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gittings MoundWNW 303°230 m20.3 mi
Haney HillENE 59°229 m24.5 mi
Dyers MoundE 82°221 m13.5 mi

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:15
June solstice05:3319:5620:37
September equinox06:5118:2619:02
December solstice07:2415:5716:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232839516271757365534029
Precip in1.61.82.43.95.24.94.23.43.83.12.52.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LA Harpe, 15 mi away.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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