Winford Wildlife Management Area
Winford Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 92 m. Gilson Hills stands 143 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Coil Estate Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 2.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 0.4 miles off. 73 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- State of Kentucky
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 263.1 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 6.5 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lowest Point in Illinois · 6 mi
73 named places within 25 miles
- Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Site: 3.4 mi
- Fort Defiance State Park: 6.7 mi
- Halliday Plaza: 7.8 mi
- Cairo Public Boat Launch: 7.8 mi
- Halliday Park: 7.9 mi
- Norfolk: 3.4 mi
- Greenfield: 6.9 mi
- Rushs Ridge: 6.9 mi
- Fuget: 11.3 mi
- Crosno: 11.4 mi
- Caboose: 7.8 mi
- Magnolia Manor: 8.9 mi
- Big Subway Gate: 9.6 mi
- Cotton Belt Caboose: 21.0 mi
- RB's Train: 22.6 mi
- Coil Estate Wildlife Management Area: 2.1 mi
- Doug Travis Wildlife Management Area: 8.3 mi
- Obion Creek Wildlife Management Area: 15.0 mi
- Horseshoe Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area: 19.4 mi
- Metropolis Lake State Nature Preserve: 21.7 mi
- Lewis & Clark: 8.1 mi
- Research Uncovered: 8.1 mi
- The Story of Cairo: 8.1 mi
- Cairo River Wall Murals: 8.1 mi
- Welcome to Historical Cairo: 8.1 mi
- Proceeding On: 6.0 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial: 8.1 mi
- Desert Storm Memorial: 8.9 mi
- Superman Statue: 23.4 mi
- Cairo Custom House Museum: 8.1 mi
- Columbus-Belmont State Park Civil War Museum: 11.9 mi
- Warren E. Hearns Museum: 16.3 mi
- Superman Museum & Gift Shop: 23.5 mi
- Twin Mounds: 10.6 mi
- Dogtooth Bend Mounds: 18.0 mi
- Gilson Hills: 24.1 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 14.6 mi
- Three Ponds Bluff: 18.5 mi
- A: 11.8 mi
- Whitehaven Welcome Center: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Winford Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilson Hills | NW 318° | 143 m | 24.1 mi |
| Dogtooth Bend Mounds | WNW 301° | 102 m | 18.0 mi |
| Twin Mounds | NNW 332° | 99 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:41 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 16:03 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 39 | 49 | 58 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 47 | 39 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bardwell 2 E, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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