Carl N. Becker Savanna Nature Preserve
Carl N. Becker Savanna Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 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.
What to expect
- Operated by
- The Nature Conservancy
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Sam Rice Park: 6.3 mi
- Betty Kessler Park: 6.6 mi
- Recher Park: 6.7 mi
- St. Anne Community Park: 9.1 mi
- Donovan Park: 9.7 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- South Shore Golf Course: 12.5 mi
- Minne Monesse Golf Club: 14.2 mi
- Willowhaven Interpretive Center: 15.7 mi
- I-65 Rest Stop (southbound): 17.3 mi
- I-65 Rest Stop (northbound): 17.4 mi
- Mount Langham: 12.5 mi
- Sheff: 22.1 mi
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 |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1272964534
Day trips start here
- Beecher · 23 mi
- Crown Point · 30 mi
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