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Matanzas Prairie Nature Preserve

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Elevation
139 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Kingfisher Hill183 m · 11.9 mi
Nearest byway
Great River Road59.8 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:34local time
Coordinates
40.2150, -90.1137
Matanzas Prairie Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Matanzas Prairie Nature Preserve is a park in Illinois, at a recorded 139 m. Kingfisher Hill stands 183 m to the southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Bath Village Park, a park 2.2 miles away. Great River Road passes 60 miles off. 84 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.

Elevation
139 m

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kingfisher HillSE 145°183 m11.9 mi
Tampico MoundsNNE 19°175 m14.7 mi
Shick Shack HillSSE 157°162 m11.8 mi
Hickory Grove HillNE 52°152 m24.3 mi

Overlooks nearby

84 named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3219:5320:34
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:2015:5516:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F253041526473777467554231
Precip in2.22.22.74.25.14.74.24.03.33.42.72.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Havana, 7 mi away.

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