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Beall Woods Nature Preserve

Beall Woods Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Beall Woods Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 116 m. Kennedy Hill stands 189 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Shelter Bluff, a cliff 0.2 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 147 miles off. 80 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
116 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.35894, -87.82281

80 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 23
  • Birkbeck Memorial: 12.7 mi
  • Public Square: 12.8 mi
  • Edwards County Memorial Plaza: 12.8 mi
  • Public Pool: 13.4 mi
  • Lafayette Park: 13.5 mi
Artworks: 15
Peaks: 8
  • Sand Hill: 9.0 mi
  • Bald Hill: 14.1 mi
  • Turkey Ridge: 20.1 mi
  • Boyd Hill: 22.5 mi
  • Rattlesnake Bluff: 22.9 mi
Historic sites: 8
Museums: 7
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Nature reserves: 3
Attractions: 3
Rest areas: 2
Gardens: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Beall Woods Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kennedy HillE 100°189 m24.4 mi
Bald HillE 82°176 m14.1 mi
Boyd HillWSW 242°175 m22.5 mi
Sand HillE 91°140 m9.0 mi
Rattlesnake BluffSW 229°125 m22.9 mi
Turkey RidgeWNW 295°122 m20.1 mi
Aldrich MoundSSW 208°113 m24.5 mi
Thompson MoundSSW 205°107 m24.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2919:03
June solstice05:2919:3920:19
September equinox06:4018:1518:50
December solstice07:0615:5316:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333645576775787770584636
Precip in3.63.14.15.15.84.74.53.23.53.83.93.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Carmel, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/354251820

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