Edward R. Madigan State Fish and Wildlife Area
Edward R. Madigan State Fish and Wildlife Area is a park in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. Elkhart Hill stands 221 m to the south-southwest, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Memorial Gardens, a park 1.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.5 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 85.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 28.9 mi off the Illinois River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Capitol View · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Memorial Gardens: 1.4 mi
- Lincoln Memorial Park: 1.5 mi
- Memorial Park: 1.5 mi
- Postville Park: 2.1 mi
- Historic Postville Courthouse Park: 2.2 mi
- Lincoln Heritage Museum: 3.4 mi
- Heritage in Flight Museum: 4.1 mi
- Coal Mine Museum: 13.0 mi
- Route 66 Arcade Museum: 13.0 mi
- Atlanta Museum: 13.0 mi
- Centennial Sundial: 2.5 mi
- The Cow In The Corn: 2.5 mi
- Constellation 2012: 2.6 mi
- Paul Bunyan Statue: 13.1 mi
- Ronald McDonald Statue: 20.4 mi
- Roll of Honor Archway: 13.9 mi
- Lincoln and the Talisman: 20.5 mi
- Clear Lake Veterans Memorial: 20.5 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 20.6 mi
- War Memorial: 21.2 mi
- Thaddeus Stubblefield Grove Nature Preserve: 21.1 mi
- Carpenter Park: 21.3 mi
- Riverside Park: 21.5 mi
- Gurgens Park: 21.8 mi
- Funks Grove Nature Preserve: 22.3 mi
- World's largest covered wagon: 2.2 mi
- The Tropics Restaurant Neon Sign: 3.0 mi
- Pig-Hip Restaurant Memorial: 4.4 mi
- J.P. Hieronymus Carriage House: 13.0 mi
- J. H. Hawes Elevator: 13.0 mi
- Lockenauer Hill: 2.1 mi
- Elkhart Hill: 7.8 mi
- Pool Hill: 8.0 mi
- Polecat Hill: 8.0 mi
- Walnut Hill: 12.6 mi
- Rail Splitter Rest Area - Southbound: 19.2 mi
- Rail Splitter Rest Area - Northbound: 20.5 mi
- Funks Grove Rest Area: 22.5 mi
- Lorraine DeSouza Perennial Garden: 23.5 mi
- Climate Restoration Area: 24.7 mi
- Hampton Bluff: 23.0 mi
- Old Faithful: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Edward R. Madigan State Fish and Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhart Hill | SSW 212° | 221 m | 7.8 mi |
| Buxtom Hill | NW 314° | 207 m | 17.1 mi |
| Walnut Hill | SW 220° | 197 m | 12.6 mi |
| Polecat Hill | W 265° | 187 m | 8.0 mi |
| Yellow Hammer Knob | S 170° | 183 m | 22.1 mi |
| Lockenauer Hill | SE 124° | 180 m | 2.1 mi |
| Pool Hill | WNW 299° | 176 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:53 | 16:36 |
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 | 26 | 31 | 41 | 53 | 64 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lincoln, 4 mi away.
- White-tailed Deer84 obs
- turkey-tail6 obs
- American Beaver3 obs
- Eastern Fox Squirrel3 obs
- American pokeweed3 obs
- Black Swallowtail3 obs
- autumn olive3 obs
- Amur honeysuckle3 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/354197991
Day trips start here
- Petersburg · 25 mi
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