- Elevation, modelled
- 161 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Clarks Mound196 m · 16.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 662.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 38.8067, -90.0156
Willam C Drda Woods Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled 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.
- Operated by
- City of Edwardsville
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarks Mound | S 191° | 196 m | 16.0 mi |
| Turkey Hill | SSE 165° | 185 m | 24.1 mi |
| Fox Hill | S 176° | 182 m | 7.0 mi |
| Browns Mound | SE 140° | 174 m | 9.3 mi |
| Neudeckers Mountain | E 96° | 171 m | 12.0 mi |
| Berger Hill | SE 134° | 171 m | 19.4 mi |
| Art Hill | SW 233° | 165 m | 19.0 mi |
| Government Hill | SW 231° | 163 m | 18.7 mi |
- 2.2 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 4.9 mi off the Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic RouteNational
- 7.5 mi off the Historic National Road - IllinoisNational
- 8.9 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
Overlooks nearby
- Mississippi & Missouri River Confluence Point · 6 mi
- Mounted Binculors · 9 mi
- Blind · 9 mi
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 1 · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Age of the Extinguished: 1.2 mi
- The Rock: 1.3 mi
- Kinetic Sculpture: 1.3 mi
- SIUE Weather Vane: 1.3 mi
- Taking Stalk: 1.4 mi
- 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
- 10 Commandments: 3.0 mi
- Edwardsville National Bank Clock Tower: 3.1 mi
- U.S. Navy A-7E Corsair: 3.1 mi
- Simon Kellerman JR.: 3.3 mi
- Madison County Centenial Monument: 3.4 mi
- Clock Tower Garden: 3.1 mi
- Elementary School Garden: 4.4 mi
- Nan Elliot Rose Garden: 8.6 mi
- Prairie in Progress: 10.7 mi
- Baden Community Garden: 13.5 mi
- Mustang Corral: 3.1 mi
- Town & Country Motel sign: 3.2 mi
- Bel Air drive in sign: 4.2 mi
- Lewis & Clark Confluence Tower: 4.6 mi
- Old Chain of Rocks Bridge: 9.2 mi
- Whispering Willow Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
- Picnic Ground 3: 18.8 mi
- Williams Family Solar Pavilion: 18.9 mi
- Concession Picnic Site: 19.1 mi
- Gus Fogt Picnic Site: 19.1 mi
- Bohm Woods Nature Preserve: 0.2 mi
- Willam and E. Bohm Memorial Nature Preserve: 0.3 mi
- E Dora Bohm Memorial Nature Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Poag Sand Prairie: 1.6 mi
- Columbia Bottom Conservation Area: 7.7 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Homestead Rest Area - Northbound: 9.6 mi
- Homestead Rest Area - Southbound: 10.0 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area - Eastbound: 16.9 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area - Westbound: 17.7 mi
- Gateway Rest Area: 22.2 mi
- Columbia Bottom Conservation Area: 7.3 mi
- Machens: 18.3 mi
- Wilkie: 21.4 mi
- Broadway: 22.6 mi
- Vilhauer Bluff: 17.0 mi
- La Charbonier Bluff: 20.3 mi
- Old Keller Quary: 24.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:49 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:24 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:00 | 16:42 |
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 | 30 | 35 | 44 | 56 | 66 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 45 | 35 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alton - Melvin Price L&D, 8 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Edwardsville · 3 mi
- Alton · 10 mi
- Collinsville · 10 mi
- Granite City · 10 mi
- Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site · 11 mi
- Hamel · 11 mi
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