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COMLARA Park

COMLARA Park from directly overhead

COMLARA Park is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 219 m. Blue Mound stands 258 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is F.R. Glasener Beach, a beach 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 8.3 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
McLean County Department of Parks and Recreation

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.63365, -89.03647

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • COMLARA Park Main Recreation Area: 0.6 mi
  • Waller Park: 3.2 mi
  • Riley Starkey Park: 5.5 mi
  • Hubbard Park: 5.6 mi
  • Association Park: 5.6 mi
Nature reserves: 27
Gardens: 14
Museums: 12
Artworks: 10
  • Second Globe Theatre: 9.1 mi
  • Aspiration Fountain: 10.1 mi
  • Family with Dog: 10.1 mi
  • Triple Helix Sculpture: 10.2 mi
  • What's Your Passion?: 10.3 mi
Historic sites: 9
Peaks: 2
  • Nichols Mound: 10.1 mi
  • Blue Mound: 15.9 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Historic US Route 66 Sign: 11.8 mi
  • Memory Lane: 13.3 mi
Beaches: 1
  • F.R. Glasener Beach: 0.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Mackinaw River Picnic Area.: 15.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of COMLARA Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MoundESE 122°258 m15.9 mi
Nichols MoundW 272°205 m10.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3219:08
June solstice05:2619:5020:31
September equinox06:4418:1918:55
December solstice07:1715:4916:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252939506272757366544130
Precip in2.42.02.63.74.84.14.13.83.23.52.82.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Normal 4NE, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/863985100

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