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The elevation is 140 m ( 459 ft )
The gradient is: 1.8 percent
The aspect direction is: 271.1 degrees or W
The local roughness is: 1.2 or average
The location as decimal degrees (X,Y;Z) = -87.9664, 38.5406; 140 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. Gates School (historical); Illinois: Edwards Co. -87.9664, 38.5406 at a distance of 6 m
2. Welser Cemetery; Illinois: Edwards Co. -87.9594, 38.5532 at a distance of 1520 m
3. Big Branch mouth; Illinois: Wabash Co. -87.9433, 38.5411 at a distance of 2012 m
4. Hedrick School (historical); Illinois: Edwards Co. -88.0033, 38.5403 at a distance of 3220 m
5. Pinhook Cemetery; Illinois: Edwards Co. -87.9642, 38.5098 at a distance of 3430 m
6. Whites School (historical); Illinois: Edwards Co. -87.9811, 38.5695 at a distance of 3450 m
7. Moravian Cemetery; Illinois: Edwards Co. -88.0008, 38.5215 at a distance of 3679 m
8. Crooked Creek mouth; Illinois: Edwards Co. -87.9522, 38.5093 at a distance of 3693 m
9. Burton School (historical); Illinois: Wabash Co. -87.9294, 38.5587 at a distance of 3795 m
10. Paul Cemetery; Illinois: Edwards Co. -87.9325, 38.5636 at a distance of 3907 m

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