Braidwood Zoo Animal Sculptures
Braidwood Zoo Animal Sculptures is an attraction in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 176 m. Pilot Hill stands 227 m to the south-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Elvis, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 runs past it.
A cluster of cheery animal sculptures by the late Jack Barker, who liked to work with scrap metal and shredded plastic. Local businesses bought and sponsored creatures, from the pink elephant to the giant rat. - See more at: http://www.roadsideamerica.com
How to reach it
- On the Historic Route 66, National
- 19.2 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Viewing area · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lions' Kiddie Park: 0.5 mi
- Old Smokey City Park: 0.6 mi
- Braidwood City Park: 0.6 mi
- Luke H. Goodrich Park: 1.3 mi
- Wilmington Shrub Prairie Nature Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Kankakee Sands Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Sand Ridge Savanna Nature Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Hitts Siding Prairie Nature Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Forsythe Woods County Forest Preserve: 5.2 mi
- Grant Creek Prairie Nature Preserve: 7.1 mi
- Coal City Bell: 4.1 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 4.3 mi
- Chief Shauwanasee Memorial: 12.4 mi
- Karen R. Olson Memorial: 12.9 mi
- Old Train Caboose: 13.0 mi
- Braidwood Area Historical Society: 0.3 mi
- Illinois Mining Museum: 2.6 mi
- Wilmington Historical Society Building: 4.5 mi
- Grundy County Historical Society: 13.0 mi
- Bourbonnais Grove Historical: 18.4 mi
- Elvis: 0.0 mi
- Gemini Giant: 4.3 mi
- Gardner Jail: 7.2 mi
- Route 66 Diners: 7.2 mi
- Dollinger Family Farm: 10.4 mi
- Three Rivers Rest Area (Eastbound): 13.6 mi
- Three Rivers Rest Area (Westbound): 14.0 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 24.3 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 24.3 mi
- Kankakee Bluffs: 9.6 mi
- Holderman Hill: 17.8 mi
- Louis Jolliet: 19.3 mi
- Mary Alfred Moes 1828-1899: 19.4 mi
- Akin Park Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
- Hickory Creek Barrens Nature Preserve: 22.6 mi
- Pilot Hill: 18.6 mi
- Michigan Beach: 19.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Braidwood Zoo Animal Sculptures. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Hill | SSE 151° | 227 m | 18.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:43 | 16:27 |
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 | 24 | 29 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 42 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Channahon Dresden ISL DAM, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/477599405
Day trips start here
- Joliet · 18 mi
- South Suburbs · 29 mi
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