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Nature reserve · Illinois

Carl N. Becker Savanna Nature Preserve

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Elevation, modelled: 209 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles: Mount Langham221 m · 12.5 mi
Sunset, June solstice: 20:27local time
Coordinates: 41.0159, -87.5405

Carl N. Becker Savanna Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Carl N. Becker Savanna Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled 209 m. Mount Langham stands 221 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Kankakee National Wildlife Refuge and Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away.

The record

Operated by: The Nature Conservancy
Access: Yes

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Mount Langham	WNW 284°	221 m	12.5 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Nature reserves25

Kankakee National Wildlife Refuge and Conservation Area: 0.5 mi
Hooper Branch Savanna Nature Preserve: 1.4 mi
Iroquois County State Wildlife Area: 2.1 mi
Willow Slough Fish and Wildlife Area: 2.8 mi
Kankakee Sands: 5.8 mi

Historic sites7

Veterans Memorial: 6.7 mi
Boorda Memorial: 11.9 mi
American Eagle Flight 4184 Roadside Memorial: 13.0 mi
Pottawatomi Campground Memorial: 18.1 mi
Monument Honoring Fallen Police Officers and Firefighters of Kankakee County: 18.1 mi

Museums6

Antique Snowmobile Museum: 6.6 mi
Kankakee County Museum: 18.8 mi
Iroqouis County Historical Museum: 19.5 mi
Exploration Station Children's Museum: 19.8 mi
Bourbonnais Grove Historical: 20.5 mi

Attractions3

South Shore Golf Course: 12.5 mi
Minne Monesse Golf Club: 14.2 mi
Willowhaven Interpretive Center: 15.7 mi

Rest areas2

I-65 Rest Stop (southbound): 17.3 mi
I-65 Rest Stop (northbound): 17.4 mi

Peaks1

Mount Langham: 12.5 mi

Ghost towns1

Sheff: 22.1 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	06:54	18:26	19:02
June solstice	05:19	19:45	20:27
September equinox	06:38	18:13	18:49
December solstice	07:12	15:42	16:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	23	27	37	49	60	70	73	71	65	52	40	29
Precip in	2.3	1.9	2.3	3.7	4.2	5.1	4.3	4.3	3.3	3.6	2.6	2.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lowell Wwtp, 18 mi away.

Sources

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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