Illinois Fallen Soldier Tree Memorial
Illinois Fallen Soldier Tree Memorial is a garden in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 148 m. Smiths Mound stands 228 m to the south, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Ancient Oaks Day Use Area, a park 0.7 miles away. Illinois River Road passes 4.6 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Illini State Park
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 4.6 mi off the Illinois River Road, National
- 22.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Illinois Canyon · 10 mi
- Kaskaskia Canyon · 10 mi
- Council Overhang · 10 mi
- Ottawa Canyon · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ancient Oaks Day Use Area: 0.7 mi
- Varland Park: 4.3 mi
- East Side Park: 4.4 mi
- Fox River Park: 4.4 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 4.5 mi
- Middle East Conflicts Memorial Wall: 2.1 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 4.9 mi
- Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas: 4.9 mi
- Remembering the Radium Girls: 5.0 mi
- Site of First Settler in Kendall County: 12.4 mi
- Illini State Park: 1.1 mi
- Dayton Bluffs Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Buffalo Rock State Park: 8.7 mi
- Matthiessen State Park: 14.3 mi
- Matthiessen State Park: 14.4 mi
- Water Strider Effigy: 8.4 mi
- Frog Effigy: 8.6 mi
- Buffalo Rock: 8.7 mi
- Catfish Effigy: 8.7 mi
- Starved Rock: 12.3 mi
- La Salle County Historical Museum: 13.4 mi
- Streatorland Historical Museum: 14.7 mi
- Grundy County Historical Society: 16.9 mi
- Fern Dell Museum: 17.0 mi
- Earlville History Museum: 20.1 mi
- Volvo Island: 3.0 mi
- ATSF Depot: 14.6 mi
- CSX Morris Depot: 17.3 mi
- Birthplace of Wild Bill Hickok: 19.7 mi
- Farnsworth House: 24.1 mi
- Ottawa Canyon Waterfall: 10.2 mi
- Wildcat Canyon Waterfall: 12.0 mi
- Saint Louis Canyon Waterfall: 13.1 mi
- Lake Falls: 14.3 mi
- Cascade Falls: 14.4 mi
- Shadow Bluff: 3.9 mi
- Buffalo Rock: 9.1 mi
- Holderman Hill: 11.4 mi
- Boy Scout of America: 5.8 mi
- Reuben G. Soderstrom: 14.7 mi
- Train: 22.9 mi
- Three Rivers Rest Area (Eastbound): 22.3 mi
- Three Rivers Rest Area (Westbound): 23.5 mi
- Tall Oaks Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
- Fox View Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Illinois Fallen Soldier Tree Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smiths Mound | S 170° | 228 m | 18.7 mi |
| Maramech Hill | NNE 27° | 196 m | 24.2 mi |
| Piety Hill | W 266° | 189 m | 17.0 mi |
| Buffalo Rock | W 268° | 170 m | 8.7 mi |
| Starved Rock | W 268° | 167 m | 12.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:51 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:45 | 16:29 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 26 | 37 | 49 | 61 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marseilles Lock/dam, under a mile away.
- Virginia bluebells14 obs
- mayapple13 obs
- bloodroot8 obs
- great waterleaf6 obs
- Canada Goose5 obs
- blue phlox5 obs
- Wild Turkey4 obs
- American Robin4 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1372364990
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- Cherry · 25 mi
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