Farmdale Reservoir Recreation Area
Farmdale Reservoir Recreation Area is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 184 m. Nichols Mound stands 205 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is George Doering Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Illinois River Road passes 2.3 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 184 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Army Corps of Engineers
How to reach it
- 2.3 mi off the Illinois River Road, National
- 75.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 28.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fondulac Drive Lookout 1 · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- George Doering Park: 0.9 mi
- Oliver Thomas Park: 1.4 mi
- Meadow Valley Park: 1.7 mi
- Grant Park: 1.7 mi
- Windsong Estates Park: 2.1 mi
- Fondulac Reservoir: 1.6 mi
- Ulrich Wildlife Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Bennett's Terraqueous Gardens: 2.7 mi
- Riverhill Nature Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Wymann Nature Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Return Visit: 4.2 mi
- Books Flying Off the Shelf: 4.9 mi
- Champayne #4: 5.2 mi
- Zen Vision: 5.2 mi
- Sphere I: 5.2 mi
- Washington F4 Tornado Memorial: 4.2 mi
- Settlement of Peoria Historic Site: 4.4 mi
- Detweiller Historical Monument: 4.5 mi
- Constitution Garden: 4.7 mi
- Ironworkers Memorial: 4.7 mi
- Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum: 5.0 mi
- Pettingill-Morron House: 6.4 mi
- African American Hall of Fame: 6.5 mi
- Illinois Mennonite Heritage Center: 8.1 mi
- Metamora Court House State Historic Site: 10.5 mi
- ICC Horticulture Garden: 2.5 mi
- Skip Snyder Garden: 5.2 mi
- Luthy Botanical Garden: 5.3 mi
- Dayspring Community Park 4-H Community Garden: 6.5 mi
- Beimfohr Arboretum: 13.8 mi
- Hazel's Hill: 13.6 mi
- Nichols Mound: 14.0 mi
- The Mound: 20.4 mi
- Little Mound: 20.8 mi
- Hickory Grove Hill: 21.8 mi
- The Doug Oberhelman Caterpillar Visitors Center: 5.1 mi
- Luthy Botanical Gardens greenhouse: 5.2 mi
- Sundance: 10.7 mi
- Riverfront Square: 11.1 mi
- Mackinaw River Picnic Area.: 11.7 mi
- Walnut Grove: 12.1 mi
- Mackinaw Dells Rest Area Eastbound: 13.7 mi
- Mackinaw Dells Rest Area Westbound: 14.3 mi
- High Point: 8.3 mi
- F.R. Glasener Beach: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Farmdale Reservoir Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nichols Mound | E 101° | 205 m | 14.0 mi |
| The Mound | SW 220° | 160 m | 20.4 mi |
| Hickory Grove Hill | SW 218° | 152 m | 21.8 mi |
| Little Mound | SW 218° | 148 m | 20.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 19:52 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:51 | 16:34 |
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 | 64 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 67 | 55 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — General Wayne A Downing Intl A, 10 mi away.
- garlic mustard26 obs
- blue phlox10 obs
- Amur honeysuckle10 obs
- mayapple8 obs
- prairie trillium8 obs
- White-tailed Deer7 obs
- whorled milkweed6 obs
- Monarch5 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/251604859
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