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The elevation is 127 m ( 417 ft )
The gradient is: 0.3 percent
The aspect direction is: 76.4 degrees or E
The local roughness is: 0.7 or slight
The location as decimal degrees (X,Y;Z) = -87.9594, 38.5532; 127 m

The state and county are Illinois: Edwards County 17047
The HUC is Lower Wabash 05120113; Place point in HUC
The Omernik ecoregion is Interior River Lowland (less typical) 72
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Nearby named places (in order by distance)

1. Welser Cemetery; Illinois: Edwards Co. -87.9594, 38.5532 at a distance of 6 m
2. Gates School (historical); Illinois: Edwards Co. -87.9664, 38.5406 at a distance of 1522 m
3. Big Branch mouth; Illinois: Wabash Co. -87.9433, 38.5411 at a distance of 1937 m
4. Simmons Creek mouth; Illinois: Richland Co. -87.9603, 38.5765 at a distance of 2582 m
5. Paul Cemetery; Illinois: Edwards Co. -87.9325, 38.5636 at a distance of 2613 m
6. Whites School (historical); Illinois: Edwards Co. -87.9811, 38.5695 at a distance of 2616 m
7. Burton School (historical); Illinois: Wabash Co. -87.9294, 38.5587 at a distance of 2681 m
8. Simmons Cemetery; Illinois: Richland Co. -87.9714, 38.5822 at a distance of 3391 m
9. Ridgely Cemetery; Illinois: Richland Co. -87.9969, 38.5747 at a distance of 4053 m
10. Hedrick School (historical); Illinois: Edwards Co. -88.0033, 38.5403 at a distance of 4087 m

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