- 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 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smiths Mound | SE 128° | 228 m | 22.4 mi |
| Piety Hill | NW 323° | 189 m | 4.3 mi |
| Owls Head | W 277° | 181 m | 23.4 mi |
| Buffalo Rock | NE 51° | 170 m | 7.3 mi |
| Starved Rock | NNE 25° | 167 m | 4.8 mi |
- 2.3 mi off the Illinois River RoadNational
- 31.4 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Overlooks nearby
- Saint Louis Canyon · 4 mi
- Kickapoo Canyon · 5 mi
- Sac Canyon · 5 mi
- Aurora Canyon · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Matthiessen Dells Nature Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Lehigh Mormorial Park: 2.7 mi
- County Yard Park: 2.9 mi
- Tonica Park: 3.2 mi
- Memorial Park: 3.4 mi
- Matthiessen State Park: 1.9 mi
- Matthiessen State Park: 2.7 mi
- Starved Rock Nature Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Buffalo Rock State Park: 7.4 mi
- Rod and Gun Club: 14.5 mi
- Piety Hill: 4.3 mi
- Starved Rock: 4.8 mi
- Catfish Effigy: 7.2 mi
- Buffalo Rock: 7.3 mi
- Frog Effigy: 7.4 mi
- Remembering the Radium Girls: 11.5 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 11.6 mi
- Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas: 11.6 mi
- Pluto Monument: 12.7 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 13.9 mi
- La Salle County Historical Museum: 5.8 mi
- Streatorland Historical Museum: 13.8 mi
- Mendota Museum & Historical Society: 20.6 mi
- Earlville History Museum: 23.6 mi
- Bureau County Historical Museum: 23.9 mi
- Cascade Falls: 2.7 mi
- Lake Falls: 2.9 mi
- Saint Louis Canyon Waterfall: 4.3 mi
- Wildcat Canyon Waterfall: 4.7 mi
- Ottawa Canyon Waterfall: 5.4 mi
- Volvo Island: 13.8 mi
- ATSF Depot: 14.2 mi
- Birthplace of Wild Bill Hickok: 14.7 mi
- Buffalo Rock: 6.9 mi
- Shadow Bluff: 11.9 mi
- Boy Scout of America: 10.2 mi
- Reuben G. Soderstrom: 13.8 mi
- Lake Wildwood Beach 1: 18.5 mi
- Lake WIldwood Beach 2: 18.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:52 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:46 | 16:31 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 26 | 37 | 49 | 61 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Peru, 8 mi away.
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