The Doug Oberhelman Caterpillar Visitors Center
The Doug Oberhelman Caterpillar Visitors Center is an attraction in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 138 m. Nichols Mound stands 205 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Sphere I, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Illinois River Road runs past it. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Ticket sales end at 15:30.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Caterpillar, Inc.
How to reach it
- On the Illinois River Road, National
- 71.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fondulac Drive Lookout 1 · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Eckwood Park: 0.1 mi
- Liberty Park: 0.2 mi
- James W. Baldwin RiverFront Festival Park: 0.2 mi
- Riverfront Park: 0.8 mi
- Giant Oak Park: 0.8 mi
- Purple Martin Sanctuary: 0.5 mi
- Wymann Nature Preserve: 2.7 mi
- Bennett's Terraqueous Gardens: 2.7 mi
- Riverhill Nature Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Crevecoeur Nature Preserve: 3.5 mi
- Sphere I: 0.0 mi
- Champayne #4: 0.0 mi
- Ruins I: 0.0 mi
- Inuit's Bone Sequi: 0.1 mi
- Zen Vision: 0.1 mi
- Peoria Holocaust Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 0.2 mi
- Liberty Bell: 0.2 mi
- Abraham Lincoln Statue: 0.2 mi
- Military Monument: 0.3 mi
- Pettingill-Morron House: 1.2 mi
- African American Hall of Fame: 1.5 mi
- Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum: 1.9 mi
- Wheels O' Time Museum: 10.0 mi
- Illinois Mennonite Heritage Center: 11.0 mi
- Skip Snyder Garden: 0.1 mi
- Dayspring Community Park 4-H Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- Luthy Botanical Garden: 2.1 mi
- ICC Horticulture Garden: 4.4 mi
- Oz Garden: 10.4 mi
- Hazel's Hill: 8.4 mi
- The Mound: 18.4 mi
- Little Mound: 19.0 mi
- Nichols Mound: 19.2 mi
- Hickory Grove Hill: 19.9 mi
- Riverfront Square: 8.9 mi
- Walnut Grove: 10.1 mi
- Mackinaw River Picnic Area.: 16.4 mi
- Luthy Botanical Gardens greenhouse: 2.1 mi
- Sundance: 9.1 mi
- Mackinaw Dells Rest Area Eastbound: 18.8 mi
- Mackinaw Dells Rest Area Westbound: 19.4 mi
- High Point: 5.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Doug Oberhelman Caterpillar Visitors Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nichols Mound | E 101° | 205 m | 19.2 mi |
| The Mound | SSW 206° | 160 m | 18.4 mi |
| Hickory Grove Hill | SSW 205° | 152 m | 19.9 mi |
| Little Mound | SSW 204° | 148 m | 19.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 19:52 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:51 | 16:35 |
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 | 26 | 30 | 41 | 53 | 64 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 67 | 55 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — General Wayne A Downing Intl A, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/283687152
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