Beall Woods State Park
Beall Woods State Park is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 133 m. Kennedy Hill stands 189 m to the east, 25 miles off. River Road Scenic Byway passes 147 miles off. 79 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Illinois Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 147.1 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 27.8 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 29.1 mi off the Indiana's Historic Pathways, National
79 named places within 25 miles
- Birkbeck Memorial: 12.5 mi
- Public Square: 12.5 mi
- Edwards County Memorial Plaza: 12.6 mi
- Public Pool: 13.7 mi
- Lafayette Park: 13.8 mi
- Shalev: Angel of Compassion: 16.1 mi
- May Peace Prevail On Earth: 16.2 mi
- Our Lady Queen of Peace Shrine: 16.3 mi
- Paul Tillich Bust: 16.3 mi
- Pietà: 16.3 mi
- Fifty-Eighth Indiana Regiment Monument: 14.1 mi
- Gibson County Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 14.1 mi
- Paul Tillich Memorial: 16.3 mi
- Archaeological Dig: 16.3 mi
- New Harmony: 16.4 mi
- Wabash County Museum District: 5.3 mi
- Lyles Station Historic School & Museum: 9.2 mi
- The Atheneum & Visitors Center at Historic New Harmony: 16.4 mi
- Matthias Scholle House: 16.4 mi
- George Keppler House: 16.4 mi
- Shelter Bluff: 0.5 mi
- McCleary Bluff: 4.5 mi
- Hanging Rock: 8.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Bluff: 18.9 mi
- Beech Bluff: 22.3 mi
- Lexington: 8.6 mi
- Mills Prairie: 13.1 mi
- Wanborough: 14.4 mi
- Piankashawtown: 15.5 mi
- Beall Woods State Park: 0.2 mi
- Beall Woods Nature Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Harmonie State Park: 20.3 mi
- Edwards County Fairgrounds: 12.8 mi
- Gibson County Visitors & Tourism: 13.7 mi
- Labrynth: 16.9 mi
- Skeeter Mountain Rest Area (Westbound): 12.0 mi
- Skeeter Rest Area: 12.1 mi
- Harmonist Garden: 16.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Beall Woods State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy Hill | E 99° | 189 m | 24.6 mi |
| Bald Hill | E 80° | 176 m | 14.5 mi |
| Boyd Hill | WSW 243° | 175 m | 22.0 mi |
| Sand Hill | E 88° | 140 m | 9.3 mi |
| Rattlesnake Bluff | SW 230° | 125 m | 22.3 mi |
| Turkey Ridge | WNW 296° | 122 m | 20.0 mi |
| Aldrich Mound | SSW 208° | 113 m | 23.9 mi |
| Thompson Mound | SSW 205° | 107 m | 24.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:39 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:15 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 15:53 | 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 | 33 | 36 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 46 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Carmel, 6 mi away.
- common pawpaw12 obs
- cross vine11 obs
- prairie trillium9 obs
- Gray's sedge9 obs
- smooth ruellia9 obs
- river oats8 obs
- wood nettle8 obs
- tall bellflower8 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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