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Margery C Carlson Nature Preserve

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Elevation
179 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Smiths Mound228 m · 22.4 mi
Nearest byway
Illinois River Road2.3 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:33local time
Coordinates
41.2578, -89.0298
Margery C Carlson Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Margery C Carlson Nature Preserve is a park in Illinois, at a recorded 179 m. Smiths Mound stands 228 m to the southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Matthiessen State Park, a nature reserve 1.9 miles away. Illinois River Road passes 2.3 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Elevation
179 m

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Margery C Carlson Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Smiths MoundSE 128°228 m22.4 mi
Piety HillNW 323°189 m4.3 mi
Owls HeadW 277°181 m23.4 mi
Buffalo RockNE 51°170 m7.3 mi
Starved RockNNE 25°167 m4.8 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3219:08
June solstice05:2419:5220:33
September equinox06:4418:1918:55
December solstice07:1915:4616:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222637496170737265533928
Precip in1.81.82.33.84.54.63.93.73.43.52.72.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Peru, 8 mi away.

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