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Dropseed Prairie Nature Preserve

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Elevation
187 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Mounded Landfill259 m · 21.3 mi
Nearest byway
Lincoln Highway6.9 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:29local time
Coordinates
41.6062, -87.7014
Dropseed Prairie Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Dropseed Prairie Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded 187 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is McNeil Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 6.9 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Elevation
187 m
Operated by
The Nature Conservancy
Access
Yes

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillWNW 294°259 m21.3 mi
Mount LieberE 88°214 m23.9 mi
Chanute HillE 88°195 m22.5 mi
Players HillN 350°187 m18.9 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Beaches: 25
Peaks: 20
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1719:4720:29
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1515:4016:24

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232737496070747265534029
Precip in2.52.12.64.04.64.94.74.03.43.63.02.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Park Forest, 8 mi away.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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