Mark Twain National Wildlife Refuge
Mark Twain National Wildlife Refuge is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 133 m. Buffalo Knob stands 305 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Sterling Landing, a ghost town 1.1 miles away. Great River Road - Missouri passes 4.9 miles off. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 133 m
How to reach it
- 4.9 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
- 9.0 mi off the Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Route, National
- 11.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Observation Deck · 9 mi
- Mark Decker Platform · 9 mi
- Cross Point · 11 mi
- Eagle Roost Overlook · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Reds Landing State Fish and Waterfowl Manage: 3.2 mi
- Mortland Island State Fish and Waterfowl Man: 4.1 mi
- Titus Hollow Public Access Area: 5.2 mi
- Batchtown State Fish and Waterfowl Management Area: 5.8 mi
- Elsberry City Park: 6.1 mi
- Plummer Hill: 1.6 mi
- Gaske Hill: 2.2 mi
- Kintown Hill: 2.5 mi
- Sugar Loaf: 2.6 mi
- Rocky Hill: 2.8 mi
- Saltpeter Bluff: 11.6 mi
- Goat Cliff: 12.4 mi
- Wide Giant City: 13.6 mi
- Tiny Giant City: 13.7 mi
- Shelter Bluff: 13.7 mi
- Cave Spring: 7.7 mi
- Clay Spring: 10.5 mi
- Twin Springs: 12.7 mi
- Artesian Spring: 13.7 mi
- Spring: 13.8 mi
- Prairie Slough Conservation Area: 6.7 mi
- Sandy Island: 7.0 mi
- Sandy Island Bald Eagle Sanctuary: 8.8 mi
- Skip Anderson Big Timber Preservation Area: 11.6 mi
- David Kessler Memorial Wildlife Area: 13.2 mi
- Sterling Landing: 1.1 mi
- Burr Oak: 6.4 mi
- Firma: 16.4 mi
- Owen: 17.4 mi
- Wilkie: 22.3 mi
- Gilead Gap: 1.2 mi
- Large Stag Island: 3.0 mi
- Jim Crow Island: 4.9 mi
- Westport Island: 6.4 mi
- Mozier Landing Site: 9.6 mi
- Elsah Soldiers: 20.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial Walk: 22.5 mi
- NGS Monument SC 03: 23.3 mi
- Cancer Awareness Memorial: 23.3 mi
- Stone Bridge Footing: 24.6 mi
- Center for American Archeology Museum: 12.5 mi
- Jerseyville County Historical Society: 18.9 mi
- Missouri Wing: 19.1 mi
- Harman House Museum: 24.3 mi
- Falls: 13.6 mi
- Sierra Falls: 15.0 mi
- Falls: 18.2 mi
- Falls: 18.2 mi
- Mary the Turtle: 17.2 mi
- Winneberge Wheel: 18.1 mi
- Two Girls Playing: 18.3 mi
- Raging Rivers Water Park: 18.2 mi
- Our Lady of the Way Shrine: 22.8 mi
- Katy Trail Completion Bell: 24.3 mi
- Mushroom Farm: 11.3 mi
- Incline Village Beach: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mark Twain National Wildlife Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Knob | WNW 298° | 305 m | 22.8 mi |
| Springston Knob | WNW 299° | 280 m | 16.9 mi |
| Tedlock Knob | WNW 298° | 275 m | 17.1 mi |
| Ben Watts Knob | NW 306° | 275 m | 17.8 mi |
| Tucker Knob | SE 137° | 268 m | 13.6 mi |
| Long Knob | NW 314° | 267 m | 23.1 mi |
| Dale Knob | WNW 302° | 263 m | 16.2 mi |
| Tower Knob | NW 316° | 259 m | 19.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:53 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:02 | 16:44 |
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 | 29 | 33 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 67 | 56 | 44 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elsberry 1 S, 6 mi away.
- Short-eared Owl23 obs
- Bronze Copper12 obs
- Rough-legged Hawk10 obs
- White-crowned Sparrow10 obs
- Painted Lady9 obs
- Northern Harrier8 obs
- Northern Shrike8 obs
- Pectoral Sandpiper7 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/354049359
Day trips start here
- St. Charles · 25 mi
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