Brown Conservation Park
Brown Conservation Park is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 287 m. High Point stands 362 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Kinnikinnick Creek Nature Preserve, a park 2.1 miles away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Boone County Conservation District
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Kinnikinnick Creek Nature Preserve: 2.1 mi
- KJ park: 3.3 mi
- Porter Park: 3.7 mi
- Swedish Heritage Park: 3.8 mi
- Russ Park: 3.9 mi
- Roland Olson County Forest Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Rock Cut State Park: 4.0 mi
- Plum Grove Nature Preserve: 4.1 mi
- Kieselburg Forest Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Clayton Andrews Forest Preserve: 4.5 mi
- Paulson's Agriculture Museum of Argyle: 2.1 mi
- Poplar Grove Vintage Wings and Wheels Museum: 5.6 mi
- Vintage Wings and Wheels Museum: 5.7 mi
- Midway Village Museum: 8.0 mi
- Frank Lloyd Wright's Laurent House: 8.1 mi
- The Farmette Grangette: 6.5 mi
- Labyrinth: 7.2 mi
- Frank Lloyd Wright's Laurent House: 8.1 mi
- Skydive the Rock: 8.3 mi
- Coral Cove Family Fun Center: 9.0 mi
- The Aviator: 5.7 mi
- Jefferson Prairie Settlement: 8.0 mi
- LZ Peace Memorial: 8.1 mi
- Frank Lloyd Wright Memorial: 8.7 mi
- Rockford Women's Suffarage Plaza: 11.1 mi
- Harmony Atlas: 5.8 mi
- Ingrid Dohm Studio: 6.5 mi
- Ancient Scholar Bunjinze: 9.8 mi
- Symbol: 10.1 mi
- The Wall: 10.2 mi
- Womanspace Gardens & Labyrinth: 7.2 mi
- Heritage Gardens: 8.1 mi
- La Paloma Gardens: 8.8 mi
- La Paloma Gardens: 8.8 mi
- Anderson Japanese Gardens: 9.8 mi
- Olson Beach: 3.2 mi
- Standfield Beach: 14.2 mi
- Lions Beach: 20.3 mi
- Assembly Park Beach: 22.5 mi
- Lookout Point: 10.3 mi
- Turtle Mound: 11.8 mi
- High Point: 19.2 mi
- Mount Zion: 22.4 mi
- Turtle Creek Welcome Center (Southbound Only): 7.8 mi
- Beloit Rest Area 22: 9.1 mi
- Belvidere Oasis: 11.2 mi
- Jefferson Prairie Settlement: 8.0 mi
- Reeds Crossing: 14.0 mi
- East Waterfall - O Taki: 9.7 mi
- Sandstone Wall: 15.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Brown Conservation Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | ENE 72° | 362 m | 19.2 mi |
| Mount Zion | N 359° | 316 m | 22.4 mi |
| Turtle Mound | SW 229° | 218 m | 11.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:54 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:41 | 16:27 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 22 | 33 | 45 | 56 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 35 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beloit, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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