Chauncey Marsh Nature Preserve
Chauncey Marsh Nature Preserve is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 133 m. Red Hill stands 193 m to the south, 5.4 miles off. River Road Scenic Byway passes 117 miles off. 81 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 133 m
How to reach it
- 116.6 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 19.2 mi off the Indiana's Historic Pathways, National
81 named places within 25 miles
- Red Hills State Park: 6.3 mi
- Red Hills Woods Nature Preserve: 6.8 mi
- Lanterman Park: 9.2 mi
- Lawrenceville City Park: 10.6 mi
- Flat Rock Village Park: 10.8 mi
- Red Hill: 5.4 mi
- Indian Mound: 12.7 mi
- Indian Mound: 16.5 mi
- Onion Hill: 17.8 mi
- Bristol Hill: 18.3 mi
- Angel of Hope Children's Memorial Garden: 13.6 mi
- Oil Derrick: 14.8 mi
- Francis Vigo: 19.3 mi
- George Rogers Clark State Memorial: 19.3 mi
- USS Indianapolis (SSN-697): 19.4 mi
- Heath Museum & Confectionery: 14.0 mi
- Carnegie Museum: 14.2 mi
- Heritage House Museum: 14.5 mi
- Indiana Military Museum: 19.4 mi
- Harrison Mansion: 19.5 mi
- Robeson Hills Nature Preserve: 18.6 mi
- Robert Ridgeway Grasslands: 18.9 mi
- Crawford County State Fish and Wildlife Area: 20.1 mi
- Prairie Ridge State Natural Area: 20.3 mi
- Sam Parr State Fish and Wildlife Area: 20.4 mi
- Crawfordsville: 10.0 mi
- West Union: 19.6 mi
- Mills Prairie: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chauncey Marsh Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hill | S 175° | 193 m | 5.4 mi |
| Onion Hill | W 269° | 171 m | 17.8 mi |
| Shawn Hill | NE 55° | 165 m | 18.9 mi |
| Jordan Hill | NW 307° | 165 m | 24.6 mi |
| Bristol Hill | NE 52° | 164 m | 18.3 mi |
| Indian Mound | NE 48° | 161 m | 16.5 mi |
| Wolf Hill | E 94° | 159 m | 19.4 mi |
| Indian Mound | WNW 296° | 157 m | 12.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:41 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:15 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 15:52 | 16:34 |
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 | 30 | 34 | 44 | 55 | 65 | 74 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 57 | 45 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lawrenceville 2wsw, 10 mi away.
- Whooping Crane2 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/354220905
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