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Big Creek Woods Memorial Nature Preserve

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Elevation
134 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Red Hill193 m · 13.8 mi
Nearest byway
River Road Scenic Byway130.0 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:21local time
Coordinates
38.6884, -88.0817
Big Creek Woods Memorial Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Big Creek Woods Memorial Nature Preserve is a park in Illinois, at a recorded 134 m. Red Hill stands 193 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Elliott Street Historic District, a park 2.7 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 130 miles off. 51 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.

Elevation
134 m

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red HillENE 74°193 m13.8 mi
Onion HillNNW 330°171 m10.2 mi
Jordan HillNNW 344°165 m24.9 mi
Indian MoundN 5°157 m14.8 mi
Indian PointNW 309°137 m15.7 mi
Turkey PointWNW 302°135 m18.0 mi
Turkey RidgeSSW 196°122 m15.0 mi

51 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 7
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Attractions: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2919:04
June solstice05:2919:4120:21
September equinox06:4118:1618:51
December solstice07:0815:5316:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293343546473767568564434
Precip in3.52.64.25.05.64.85.03.23.33.84.33.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Olney 2S, under a mile away.

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