Calamus Lake Nature Preserve
Calamus Lake Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 174 m. Elkhart Hill stands 221 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Niantic Park, a park 2.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 20 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Illinois DNR
How to reach it
- 20.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Capitol View · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Niantic Park: 2.4 mi
- Wabash Park: 3.2 mi
- Mount Auburn Community Park: 5.5 mi
- Bruce Hohenstein Memorial Park: 5.5 mi
- Scovill Park West: 9.4 mi
- Tetrahedron: 16.7 mi
- St nnn: 19.6 mi
- St Francis of Assisi: 19.6 mi
- Crucixion with Mourning Women on pedestal: 19.7 mi
- The Colonnade: 23.5 mi
- War Memorial: 11.0 mi
- Abraham Lincoln Monument: 11.6 mi
- Old Mueller Hall Monument: 11.6 mi
- Mueller Monument: 11.6 mi
- Unknown Soldier Monument: 12.4 mi
- Paublo Agricultural Museum: 11.3 mi
- Millikin Homestead: 12.0 mi
- Staley Museum: 12.3 mi
- Oglesby Mansion: 12.4 mi
- Hieronymus Mueller Museum: 12.4 mi
- healing garden: 13.9 mi
- Fisher Rock Garden: 14.6 mi
- Scovill Oriental Gardens: 14.8 mi
- Climate Restoration Area: 22.5 mi
- Spartan Garden: 23.0 mi
- Lincoln Trail Homestead State Park: 5.0 mi
- Griswold Conservation Area: 8.8 mi
- Sand Creek Conservation Area: 13.6 mi
- Bois du Sangamon Nature Preserve: 17.1 mi
- Spitler Woods State Natural Area: 18.0 mi
- Harristown Depot: 6.1 mi
- Wabash Station: 13.2 mi
- Shell Gas Station: 20.9 mi
- Pig-Hip Restaurant Memorial: 21.4 mi
- Route 66 Experience: 23.6 mi
- Yellow Hammer Knob: 6.8 mi
- Blue Mound: 8.8 mi
- Long Mound: 9.3 mi
- Elkhart Hill: 20.0 mi
- Lockenauer Hill: 20.9 mi
- Rail Splitter Rest Area - Northbound: 21.5 mi
- Rail Splitter Rest Area - Southbound: 21.8 mi
- Sergeant Myron G Deckard Memorial Rest Area: 24.3 mi
- Sergeant Myron G Deckard Memorial Rest Area: 24.6 mi
- Hampton Bluff: 6.3 mi
- Rock Spring: 8.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Calamus Lake Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhart Hill | NW 313° | 221 m | 20.0 mi |
| Long Mound | SSE 164° | 206 m | 9.3 mi |
| Blue Mound | SSE 160° | 205 m | 8.8 mi |
| Walnut Hill | WNW 300° | 197 m | 21.5 mi |
| Cotton Hill | WSW 244° | 186 m | 22.6 mi |
| Yellow Hammer Knob | WSW 256° | 183 m | 6.8 mi |
| Lockenauer Hill | NNW 335° | 180 m | 20.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:49 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:53 | 16:36 |
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 | 27 | 31 | 42 | 53 | 64 | 73 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Decatur WTP, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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