- 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 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gittings Mound | WNW 303° | 230 m | 20.3 mi |
| Haney Hill | ENE 59° | 229 m | 24.5 mi |
| Dyers Mound | E 82° | 221 m | 13.5 mi |
- 22.9 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 71.0 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Named places within 25 miles
- "Stripes" Rocky Statue: 1.1 mi
- "Aurora Borealis" Rocky statue: 2.1 mi
- "Rocky Your World" Rocky Statue: 2.1 mi
- "Rodrigue Rocky" Rocky Statue: 2.1 mi
- "Space Rocky" Rocky statue: 2.1 mi
- Ball Fore Family Entertainment Center: 1.8 mi
- RPTA Honor Grove: 2.0 mi
- Cardinal Court: 2.1 mi
- Spring Lake Park: 2.2 mi
- W. M. Walter Natural Area: 2.2 mi
- Civil War Monument: 3.1 mi
- Chandler Arch: 3.2 mi
- McDonough County Honor Roll: 3.2 mi
- War of 1812 Monument: 3.2 mi
- Abraham Lincoln Plaque: 3.2 mi
- Wigwam Hollow: 1.6 mi
- Lakeview Nature Area: 2.0 mi
- Argyle Lake State Park: 3.6 mi
- Ira and Reatha T. Post Wildlife Sanctuary: 9.3 mi
- Weinberg-King State Park: 19.3 mi
- Western Illinois Museum: 3.2 mi
- Henderson County Historical Society: 15.9 mi
- Historic Carthage Jail: 22.1 mi
- Kibbe Museum: 22.1 mi
- Vishnu Springs: 9.3 mi
- Tuscumbia: 22.8 mi
- Totten Prairie: 24.2 mi
- Dyers Mound: 13.5 mi
- Gittings Mound: 20.3 mi
- Haney Hill: 24.5 mi
- Clay Bank: 19.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:56 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:57 | 16:40 |
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 | 23 | 28 | 39 | 51 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LA Harpe, 15 mi away.
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