- Elevation
- 150 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Buxtom Hill207 m · 23.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Illinois River Road4.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:34local time
- Coordinates
- 40.2278, -90.0540
Long Branch Sand Prairie Nature Preserve is a park in Illinois, at a recorded 150 m. Buxtom Hill stands 207 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Matanzas Prairie Nature Preserve, a park 3.3 miles away. Illinois River Road passes 4.6 miles off. 87 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
- Elevation
- 150 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Long Branch Sand Prairie Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buxtom Hill | E 79° | 207 m | 23.1 mi |
| Kingfisher Hill | SSE 161° | 183 m | 11.3 mi |
| Tampico Mounds | N 8° | 175 m | 13.1 mi |
| Shick Shack Hill | S 173° | 162 m | 11.8 mi |
| The Mound | NE 47° | 160 m | 22.5 mi |
| Hickory Grove Hill | NE 49° | 152 m | 21.3 mi |
| Little Mound | NE 49° | 148 m | 22.2 mi |
- 4.6 mi off the Illinois River RoadNational
- 62.0 mi off the Great River RoadNational
Overlooks nearby
- Jake's Point Overlook · 15 mi
87 named places within 25 miles
- Matanzas Prairie Nature Preserve: 3.3 mi
- H G Rice Park: 4.9 mi
- Riverfront Park: 5.1 mi
- Veterans Park: 5.3 mi
- Bath Village Park: 5.3 mi
- Sand Prairie-Scrub Oak: 4.0 mi
- Emiquon Preserve: 8.7 mi
- Revis Hill Prairie Nature Preserve: 12.3 mi
- Jack Wolf Memorial Fish Hatchery: 16.0 mi
- Walden West Land and Water Reserve: 16.5 mi
- Kingfisher Hill: 11.3 mi
- Shick Shack Hill: 11.8 mi
- Tampico Mounds: 13.1 mi
- Cox Creek Hill: 14.5 mi
- Hickory Grove Hill: 21.3 mi
- Sylvan: 16.8 mi
- Tuscumbia: 18.3 mi
- Totten Prairie: 19.8 mi
- Civer: 20.7 mi
- Gurney: 22.7 mi
- Dickson Mounds Museum: 9.1 mi
- Jake Wolf Memorial Fish Hatchery: 16.4 mi
- Menard County Historical Museum: 18.5 mi
- Beardstown River Museum: 24.8 mi
- Dr. Charles Chandler Memorial: 13.7 mi
- Vermont Veterans Memorial: 20.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:53 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:55 | 16:38 |
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 | 25 | 30 | 41 | 52 | 64 | 73 | 77 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Havana, 5 mi away.
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