Calhoun Point Ramp
About
Calhoun Point Ramp is a boat launch in Illinois, set within the Mississippi River Wildlife Management Area about 3.4 miles from Grafton. Early fall is the most comfortable stretch for a trip here. Typical averages from a nearby weather station run about 81°F for highs and 57°F for lows in September, easing to around 69°F and 46°F in October. Several spots lie close by. Pere Marquette State Park and its climbing walls, including Ryan's Balcony, sit about half a mile away. The Gilbert Lake Hiking Trail is 0.7 miles off, and the Swan Lake Levee Trail is 1.8 miles away.
Location
Brussels
Illinois
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Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: Apr–May. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 68–77°F and lows of 45–56°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the St Charles Co Ap, MO weather station, 4 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan40° high22° low
- Feb45° high26° low
- Mar56° high34° low
- Apr68° high45° low
- May77° high56° low
- Jun86° high65° low
- Jul89° high68° low
- Aug88° high66° low
- Sep81° high57° low
- Oct69° high46° low
- Nov55° high35° low
- Dec44° high27° low
Where it is
- MISSISSIPPI RIVER WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA · Public land
- Nearest town
- Grafton, Illinois · 3.4 mi
Source: NIFC Jurisdictional Units; USGS GNIS populated places
Nearby
- E: Ryan's BalconyRock climbing0.5 mi
- Pere Marquette State ParkRock climbing0.5 mi
- G: The Wall of Wild ThingsRock climbing0.5 mi
- D: Community Effort WallRock climbing0.5 mi
Gilbert Lake Hiking TrailHikingPhoto: pasa47, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.7 mi- Duncan Farm TrailHiking1.3 mi
Swan Lake Levee TrailHikingPhoto: U.S. Department of the Interior, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.8 mi- Otter CreekCanoeing8.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Best time to visit Calhoun Point Ramp
Best months: March–May and September–November. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
40° / 22°
7 wet
Feb
45° / 26°
7 wet
Mar
56° / 34°
10 wet
Apr
68° / 45°
11 wet
May
77° / 56°
12 wet
Jun
86° / 65°
11 wet
Jul
89° / 68°
9 wet
Aug
88° / 66°
9 wet
Sep
81° / 57°
10 wet
Oct
69° / 46°
9 wet
Nov
55° / 35°
8 wet
Dec
44° / 27°
8 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at St Charles Co Ap, MO, 4 mi away at 436 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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