Bonnies Prairie Nature Preserve
Bonnies Prairie Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 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.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 195 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Grand Prairie Friends
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Sugar Creek: 16.6 mi
- Willowhaven Interpretive Center: 21.8 mi
- South Shore Golf Course: 22.0 mi
- Mount Langham: 16.0 mi
- Pilot Hill: 20.9 mi
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 |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/354251775
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