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Wes Block Trailhead

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Elevation, modelled
240 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Benton Mound367 m · 20.2 mi
Nearest byway
Great River Road28.8 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:40local time
Coordinates
42.3306, -89.6635
Wes Block Trailhead from directly overhead

Wes Block Trailhead is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled 240 m. Benton Mound stands 367 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Freeport Wetland Preserve, a nature reserve 1.9 miles away. Great River Road passes 29 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wes Block Trailhead. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Benton MoundWNW 283°367 m20.2 mi
Simmons MoundW 278°323 m16.4 mi
Bunker HillSE 125°294 m10.6 mi
Coffman BluffSE 146°289 m13.1 mi
Bald HillSE 138°281 m21.9 mi
Devil's Tea TableNNW 340°246 m18.3 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3419:11
June solstice05:2319:5720:40
September equinox06:4718:2118:58
December solstice07:2515:4416:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202435475969727063503726
Precip in1.61.62.13.74.45.34.24.24.13.02.41.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Freeport Waste WTP, 4 mi away.

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