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Belmont Prairie Nature Preserve

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Elevation
222 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Johnson’s Mound273 m · 20.1 mi
Nearest byway
Historic Route 665.9 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:31local time
Coordinates
41.7983, -88.0492
Belmont Prairie Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Belmont Prairie Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded 222 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Walnut Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 5.9 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Elevation
222 m

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Johnson’s MoundWNW 283°273 m20.1 mi
Mounded LandfillSSW 198°259 m4.9 mi
Mount HoyWNW 289°255 m7.1 mi
Mount TrashmoreNE 49°204 m23.5 mi
Players HillENE 70°187 m15.4 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
Beaches: 27
Peaks: 20
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
Cliffs: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2819:04
June solstice05:1819:4920:31
September equinox06:4018:1518:51
December solstice07:1715:4016:25

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232637485969737164523929
Precip in2.22.02.43.84.84.44.34.43.43.62.82.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lisle - Morton Arboretum, 2 mi away.

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