Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge - Cameron Unit
Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge - Cameron Unit is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 136 m. Gravel Hill stands 253 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Cameron National Wildlife Refuge, a park 0.8 miles away. Illinois River Road passes 0.5 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Illinois River Road, National
- 41.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Saint Louis Canyon · 26 mi
- Kickapoo Canyon · 27 mi
- Sac Canyon · 27 mi
- Aurora Canyon · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cameron National Wildlife Refuge: 0.8 mi
- Sparland State Conservation Area: 1.9 mi
- Waterworks Park: 3.2 mi
- Central Park: 3.2 mi
- Child Park: 3.3 mi
- Coal Hollow Park: 9.5 mi
- North End Gun Club: 10.5 mi
- Dr. Frank & Aagot Green Wildlife Sanctuary: 11.1 mi
- Messerling Wildlife Preserve: 11.6 mi
- Hartman Hunting Club: 13.7 mi
- Rock Island Depot Museum: 11.7 mi
- Chillicothe Area History Museum: 12.0 mi
- Hasselberg Ag Museum: 13.8 mi
- Tiskilwa History Museum: 16.0 mi
- Rock Island Railroad Museum: 19.3 mi
- Hopewell Peter Toth sculpture: 6.5 mi
- Out of Court: 19.7 mi
- Changes: 21.7 mi
- Sweet Like Lemonade: 24.2 mi
- Here and There: 24.2 mi
- Santa Fe Train Mural: 11.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 11.8 mi
- Lacroix Rock: 22.0 mi
- Gold Star Memorial: 24.5 mi
- Owls Head: 15.7 mi
- Gravel Hill: 20.8 mi
- Piety Hill: 23.1 mi
- Lake WIldwood Beach 2: 5.8 mi
- Lake Wildwood Beach 1: 6.5 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 17.5 mi
- High Point: 23.0 mi
- Cascade Falls: 24.6 mi
- Lake Falls: 24.8 mi
- The Marble Garden: 12.6 mi
- Walnut Grove: 19.2 mi
- Bourbonais: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge - Cameron Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Hill | NW 315° | 253 m | 20.8 mi |
| Piety Hill | NE 46° | 189 m | 23.1 mi |
| Owls Head | NNW 345° | 181 m | 15.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:53 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:49 | 16:33 |
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 | 26 | 30 | 41 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lacon, 4 mi away.
- Whooping Crane1 obs
- Bald Eagle1 obs
- Canada Goose1 obs
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow1 obs
- Great Horned Owl1 obs
- Common Garter Snake1 obs
- Common Watersnake1 obs
- American pokeweed1 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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