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Nature reserve · Illinois

Bonnies Prairie Nature Preserve

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Elevation: 195 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles: Pilot Hill227 m · 20.9 mi
Sunset, June solstice: 20:27local time
Coordinates: 40.8303, -87.7361

Bonnies Prairie Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Bonnies Prairie Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded 195 m. Pilot Hill stands 227 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Peters Park, a park 3.3 miles away. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

Elevation: 195 m
Operated by: Grand Prairie Friends

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Pilot Hill	NW 311°	227 m	20.9 mi
Mount Langham	N 353°	221 m	16.0 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Peters Park: 3.3 mi
Kay Park: 3.7 mi
Forest Park: 3.8 mi
Legion Park: 4.7 mi
Donovan Park: 7.5 mi

Nature reserves25

Iroquois County State Wildlife Area: 14.4 mi
Hooper Branch Savanna Nature Preserve: 15.0 mi
Carlson Gamebird Habitat Area: 15.5 mi
Iroquois Woods Nature Preserve: 15.9 mi
Kankakee National Wildlife Refuge and Conservation Area: 16.0 mi

Historic sites8

JB-2 Loon (WWII V-1 German Buzz Bomb Replica): 14.1 mi
Origin of Milford: 14.2 mi
Veterans Memorial: 16.7 mi
Pottawatomi Campground Memorial: 21.0 mi
Monument Honoring Fallen Police Officers and Firefighters of Kankakee County: 21.0 mi

Museums5

Iroqouis County Historical Museum: 3.9 mi
Antique Snowmobile Museum: 16.8 mi
Kankakee County Museum: 20.9 mi
Exploration Station Children's Museum: 23.0 mi
Bourbonnais Grove Historical: 24.0 mi

Attractions3

Sugar Creek: 16.6 mi
Willowhaven Interpretive Center: 21.8 mi
South Shore Golf Course: 22.0 mi

Peaks2

Mount Langham: 16.0 mi
Pilot Hill: 20.9 mi

Ghost towns2

Sheff: 17.4 mi
Dunn: 23.3 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	06:55	18:27	19:03
June solstice	05:20	19:45	20:27
September equinox	06:39	18:14	18:50
December solstice	07:13	15:43	16:27

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	24	28	39	50	62	71	74	72	65	54	41	30
Precip in	2.1	2.0	2.4	3.6	4.4	5.0	4.2	3.5	3.2	3.2	2.6	2.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Watseka 2NW, 3 mi away.

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