Fransen Nature Area
Fransen Nature Area is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 261 m. Blue Mound stands 258 m to the east, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is East Detention Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.6 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Normal Parks and Recreation Department
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
- East Detention Park: 0.4 mi
- Carden Park: 0.4 mi
- Savannah Park: 0.5 mi
- Savannah Green Common: 0.6 mi
- Rosa Parks Commons: 0.6 mi
- Hidden Creek Nature Sanctuary: 1.1 mi
- Hedge Apple Woods Nature Preserve: 2.5 mi
- M.J. Rhymer Family Nature Preserve: 4.4 mi
- The Grove: 7.1 mi
- COMLARA Park: 7.8 mi
- Children's Discovery Museum: 1.6 mi
- Eyestone School Museum: 2.0 mi
- McLean County Museum of History: 3.7 mi
- Prairie Aviation Museum: 3.9 mi
- Project XV Museum: 14.5 mi
- Illinois State University Horticulture Center: 1.6 mi
- Laura's Gardens: 1.9 mi
- Neighborhood Prayer Garden: 2.4 mi
- Chapel Garden: 2.4 mi
- Moriyama Japanese Gardens: 2.6 mi
- Second Globe Theatre: 1.8 mi
- Aspiration Fountain: 2.9 mi
- Family with Dog: 2.9 mi
- Triple Helix Sculpture: 3.0 mi
- What's Your Passion?: 3.0 mi
- Sprague's Super Service: 1.0 mi
- Fell Park: 1.2 mi
- Old Main Cornerstone: 1.7 mi
- The Sesquicentennial Gates: 3.1 mi
- David Davis Mansion: 3.3 mi
- Funks Grove Rest Area: 13.8 mi
- Mackinaw Dells Rest Area Westbound: 14.6 mi
- Mackinaw Dells Rest Area Eastbound: 15.2 mi
- Farmland Rest Area - Eastbound: 23.8 mi
- Farmland Rest Area - Westbound: 24.1 mi
- Historic US Route 66 Sign: 4.9 mi
- Memory Lane: 12.8 mi
- J. H. Hawes Elevator: 23.1 mi
- J.P. Hieronymus Carriage House: 23.1 mi
- Blue Mound: 10.4 mi
- Nichols Mound: 15.3 mi
- F.R. Glasener Beach: 7.9 mi
- Benjaminville: 9.6 mi
- Mackinaw River Picnic Area.: 18.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fransen Nature Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mound | E 97° | 258 m | 10.4 mi |
| Nichols Mound | WNW 299° | 205 m | 15.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 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 | 25 | 29 | 39 | 50 | 62 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Normal 4NE, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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