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Willam C Drda Woods Nature Preserve

Willam C Drda Woods Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Willam C Drda Woods Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 161 m. Clarks Mound stands 196 m to the south, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Bohm Woods Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 2.2 miles off. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.

City of Edwardsville purchased this land adjacent to the Bohm Nature Preserve using a grant from Illinois Clean Energy. It is called the William C Drda Woods Nature Preserve. It is managed in cooperation with the Heartlands Conservancy.

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What to expect

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City of Edwardsville
Getting there

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Coordinates38.80665, -90.01561

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • SIUE Gardens: 1.3 mi
  • Stratton Quadrangle: 1.3 mi
  • Watershed Nature Center: 2.2 mi
  • Hoppe Park: 2.3 mi
  • Lusk Park: 2.9 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 58
  • Route 66 Museum and Interpretative Center: 2.8 mi
  • Madison County Historical Museum: 3.0 mi
  • 1820 Colonel Benjamin Stephenson House: 3.4 mi
  • Edwardsville Children's Museum: 3.5 mi
  • Wood River Refinery History Museum: 3.9 mi
Gardens: 58
Attractions: 31
Picnic sites: 18
Nature reserves: 16
Peaks: 14
  • Fox Hill: 7.0 mi
  • Browns Mound: 9.3 mi
  • Monks Mound: 10.4 mi
  • Rattlesnake Mound: 11.5 mi
  • Neudeckers Mountain: 12.0 mi
Springs: 8
  • Bellefontaine Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Oak Spring: 13.8 mi
  • Cabanne Spring: 17.8 mi
  • Headwaters: 18.7 mi
  • Caroline Loughlin Fountain: 19.3 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Beaver Falls: 13.2 mi
  • Creek Trek Waterfall: 13.9 mi
  • Wise Falls: 18.2 mi
  • Deer Lake Riffles: 18.2 mi
  • Falls: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 3
  • Vilhauer Bluff: 17.0 mi
  • La Charbonier Bluff: 20.3 mi
  • Old Keller Quary: 24.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Willam C Drda Woods Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Clarks MoundS 191°196 m16.0 mi
Turkey HillSSE 165°185 m24.1 mi
Fox HillS 176°182 m7.0 mi
Browns MoundSE 140°174 m9.3 mi
Neudeckers MountainE 96°171 m12.0 mi
Berger HillSE 134°171 m19.4 mi
Art HillSW 233°165 m19.0 mi
Government HillSW 231°163 m18.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3619:4920:29
September equinox06:4818:2418:59
December solstice07:1616:0016:42

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303544566675787770584535
Precip in2.52.53.54.95.53.43.93.33.42.93.42.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alton - Melvin Price L&D, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/724121023

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