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Upper Mississippi River State Wildlife Manag

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Elevation: 133 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles: Buffalo Knob305 m · 17.4 mi
Nearest byway: Great River Road - Missouri4.1 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 20:33local time
Coordinates: 39.2478, -90.7340

Upper Mississippi River State Wildlife Manag from directly overhead

Upper Mississippi River State Wildlife Manag is a park in Illinois, at a recorded 133 m. Buffalo Knob stands 305 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Mozier Landing Site, a picnic site 0.8 miles away. Great River Road - Missouri passes 4.1 miles off. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

Elevation: 133 m

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Upper Mississippi River State Wildlife Manag. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Buffalo Knob	W 278°	305 m	17.4 mi
Springston Knob	W 269°	280 m	12.0 mi
Ben Watts Knob	W 281°	275 m	11.7 mi
Tedlock Knob	W 268°	275 m	12.3 mi
Tucker Knob	SSE 147°	268 m	22.0 mi
Long Knob	WNW 299°	267 m	15.8 mi
Dale Knob	W 271°	263 m	10.9 mi
Tower Knob	WNW 299°	259 m	12.3 mi

On the road

4.1 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
2.5 mi off the Great River RoadNational
17.3 mi off the Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic RouteNational

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Clarence Cannon National Wildlife Refuge: 3.0 mi
Rip Rap Landing State Fish and Waterfowl Management Area: 5.5 mi
Reds Landing State Fish and Waterfowl Manage: 5.6 mi
Page Branch Park: 5.9 mi
La Crosse Park: 6.3 mi

Peaks50

Anderson Hill: 5.6 mi
Bobtail Hill: 6.7 mi
Woodson Knob: 7.2 mi
Purtle Knob: 7.7 mi
Gaske Hill: 7.7 mi

Cliffs11

Saltpeter Bluff: 5.7 mi
Perrins Ledge: 8.5 mi
Frenchmans Bluff: 19.7 mi
Goat Cliff: 21.0 mi
Shelter Bluff: 21.8 mi

Springs11

Cave Spring: 16.4 mi
Lane Spring: 16.8 mi
Clay Spring: 18.6 mi
Twin Springs: 21.4 mi
Artesian Spring: 21.8 mi

Nature reserves9

Prairie Slough Conservation Area: 2.5 mi
Skip Anderson Big Timber Preservation Area: 6.6 mi
Sandy Island: 15.3 mi
William G. and Erma Parke White Memorial Wildlife Area: 15.7 mi
David Kessler Memorial Wildlife Area: 16.0 mi

Picnic sites7

Ghost towns6

Sterling Landing: 9.6 mi
Burr Oak: 13.1 mi
Hobart: 19.7 mi
Owen: 23.8 mi
Mashek: 24.9 mi

Museums3

Center for American Archeology Museum: 7.5 mi
Harman House Museum: 15.6 mi
Jerseyville County Historical Society: 23.3 mi

Waterfalls2

Falls: 21.9 mi
Sierra Falls: 23.1 mi

Gardens1

Mushroom Farm: 6.4 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:07	18:40	19:15
June solstice	05:37	19:53	20:33
September equinox	06:51	18:26	19:02
December solstice	07:20	16:01	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, 7 mi away.

Sources

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