Capron Memorial Sculpture Garden
Capron Memorial Sculpture Garden is a garden in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 230 m. Blue Mound stands 228 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian War Memorial, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Champaign Park District
- Access
- Yes
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Indian War Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Lincoln Megalith: 0.0 mi
- Prayer for Rain: 0.1 mi
- Tootsie: 0.1 mi
- Double Dutch – A Jump for Joy: 0.1 mi
- West Side Park: 0.1 mi
- Firefighter's Park: 0.3 mi
- Stampofski Park: 0.4 mi
- Spalding Park: 0.4 mi
- Detention Recreation Area: 0.5 mi
- Queen Anne Memorial Garden: 0.3 mi
- Beckman Garden: 1.1 mi
- Wesley Wildflower Corner: 1.4 mi
- Peace Garden: 1.5 mi
- Red Oak Rain Garden: 1.8 mi
- The American's Creed: 0.0 mi
- Fire and Police Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Senior Memorial: 1.2 mi
- The Long Way Home: 1.2 mi
- Class of 1900 Memorial Bench: 1.3 mi
- Busey Woods: 2.0 mi
- Brownfield Woods: 4.8 mi
- Barnhart Prairie Restoration: 5.5 mi
- Trelease Prairie: 5.7 mi
- Trelease Woods: 5.8 mi
- The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music: 1.3 mi
- Krannert Art Museum: 1.4 mi
- Carl R. Woese Museum: 1.5 mi
- Spurlock Museum: 1.6 mi
- Anita Purves Nature Center: 2.2 mi
- American Football House: 1.8 mi
- Experimental Round Barns: 2.1 mi
- Music Barn: 22.1 mi
- Demonstration Prairie: 22.3 mi
- Illini Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 13.2 mi
- Farmland Rest Area - Westbound: 24.6 mi
- Farmland Rest Area - Eastbound: 24.9 mi
- Blue Mound: 8.4 mi
- Blue Mound: 12.6 mi
- The Oasis: 2.1 mi
- Kumler: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Capron Memorial Sculpture Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mound | WSW 242° | 228 m | 12.6 mi |
| Blue Mound | ENE 59° | 214 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:46 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:48 | 16:31 |
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 | 52 | 63 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Champaign 3S, 2 mi away.
- Plains Garter Snake653 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel417 obs
- Canada Goose311 obs
- North American Wheel Bug242 obs
- Mallard223 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle209 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee185 obs
- Eastern Cottontail162 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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