Fox Ridge State Park
Fox Ridge State Park is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 181 m. Buck Knoll stands 186 m to the south, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Moore Home Historic Site, a park 2.7 miles away. Historic National Road - Illinois passes 10 miles off. 93 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Illinois Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 10.5 mi off the Historic National Road - Illinois, National
- 89.7 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
93 named places within 25 miles
- Moore Home Historic Site: 2.7 mi
- Lake Charleston Park: 3.6 mi
- Lake Charleston Park: 3.6 mi
- Woodyard Conservation Area: 3.7 mi
- Charleston Lake: 3.7 mi
- Antlers: 11.6 mi
- Key: 11.8 mi
- Puzzle: 11.8 mi
- Pokemon Ball: 11.9 mi
- World's Biggest Barber Pole: 11.9 mi
- Lincoln Log Cabin Replica: 2.9 mi
- Coles County Dragway: 7.6 mi
- Worlds Largest Mailbox: 11.9 mi
- Porch Swing: 11.9 mi
- World's Largest Teeter-Totter: 12.0 mi
- WW2 Tank: 11.6 mi
- Trolly: 11.9 mi
- DoD War Memorial: 12.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 17.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 20.3 mi
- Buck Knoll: 7.8 mi
- Graveyard Hill: 8.2 mi
- Lost Hill: 22.9 mi
- Douglas Hart Nature Center: 9.9 mi
- Lincoln Trail State Park: 24.2 mi
- American Beech Woods Nature Preserve: 24.6 mi
- Lincoln Douglas Debate Museum: 6.2 mi
- USA Softball of Illinois Hall of Fame: 12.5 mi
- Hitesville: 9.0 mi
- Fillmore: 24.0 mi
- Green Creek Rest Area - Southbound: 23.2 mi
- Green Creek Rest Area - Northbound: 23.6 mi
- EIU Secret Garden: 4.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fox Ridge State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Knoll | S 186° | 186 m | 7.8 mi |
| Graveyard Hill | S 181° | 180 m | 8.2 mi |
| Lost Hill | ESE 103° | 164 m | 22.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:43 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:51 | 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 | 29 | 34 | 44 | 56 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 45 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charleston, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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