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Negro Spring

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Elevation, modelled
105 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Williams Hill325 m · 13.0 mi
Nearest byway
Ohio River Scenic Byway2.5 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:19local time
Coordinates
37.7050, -88.2946
Negro Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Negro Spring is a spring in Illinois, at a modelled 105 m. Williams Hill stands 325 m to the southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Slave House - Closed to the Public, a museum 1.8 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 2.5 miles off. 162 named places lie within 25 miles, 52 of them named summits.

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Williams HillSW 229°325 m13.0 mi
Horton HillSW 235°297 m9.6 mi
Wamble MountainSW 233°287 m10.9 mi
Cave HillWSW 257°284 m6.9 mi
High KnobSSW 194°279 m7.5 mi
Potato HillSW 227°270 m14.4 mi
Garden Of the GodsSW 215°262 m8.5 mi
Benham HillSW 216°252 m17.0 mi

162 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 52
Cliffs: 18
Historic sites: 11
Natural arches: 5
Artworks: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 2
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3119:05
June solstice05:3319:4020:19
September equinox06:4218:1718:52
December solstice07:0615:5816:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333847586776797770584738
Precip in3.83.14.95.34.34.93.53.63.13.84.03.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Harrisburg, 13 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs297,291294,059370,391317,341290,136172,653126,90275,16780,79682,044141,200219,152

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Ohio River AT Old Shawneetown, Il-ky, 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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