Freeport Prairie Nature Preserve
Freeport Prairie Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 245 m. Benton Mound stands 367 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Stephenson County Historical Museum, a museum 0.7 miles away. Great River Road passes 29 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 245 m
How to reach it
- 29.1 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lookout Point · 29 mi
- Oak Point · 29 mi
- Louis' Point · 29 mi
- Twin Sisters · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Read Park: 1.1 mi
- Third Ward Park: 1.3 mi
- Krape Park: 1.4 mi
- Bidwell Park: 1.5 mi
- Lincoln-Douglas Debate Square: 1.7 mi
- Indian Gardens: 0.9 mi
- Pecatonica Prairie Trail: 1.6 mi
- Freeport Wetland Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Wes Block Trailhead: 4.3 mi
- Dublin Highlands State Habitat Area: 7.8 mi
- Soldiers' Monument: 1.5 mi
- Lincoln and Douglas in Debate: 1.7 mi
- T-38 Aircraft: 2.8 mi
- Veterans' Memorial: 12.2 mi
- Blackhawk War Monument: 13.4 mi
- Stephenson County Historical Museum: 0.7 mi
- Freeport Art Museum: 1.7 mi
- Cedarville Historical Museum: 7.2 mi
- Winslow Historical Society and Museum: 17.2 mi
- Stockton Heritage Museum: 20.3 mi
- Boat Rental: 1.6 mi
- Paridise Cove: 17.2 mi
- Byron Drag Strip: 21.0 mi
- Deck: 21.3 mi
- Youth Center: 21.9 mi
- Bunker Hill: 7.0 mi
- Coffman Bluff: 8.8 mi
- Bald Hill: 17.7 mi
- Simmons Mound: 19.3 mi
- Devil's Tea Table: 22.6 mi
- Black Hawk Statue: 22.4 mi
- Soypod: 23.3 mi
- Cornball: 23.3 mi
- American Legion Memorial: 23.4 mi
- Ogle County Veterans Memorial: 23.4 mi
- Paradise Cove Artesian Well: 17.2 mi
- Ganymede Spring: 22.2 mi
- Plum Creek Spring: 23.9 mi
- Valley View Picnic Area: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Freeport Prairie Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benton Mound | WNW 291° | 367 m | 23.3 mi |
| Simmons Mound | WNW 288° | 323 m | 19.3 mi |
| Bunker Hill | ESE 109° | 294 m | 7.0 mi |
| Coffman Bluff | SE 144° | 289 m | 8.8 mi |
| Bald Hill | SE 135° | 281 m | 17.7 mi |
| Devils Backbone | SE 145° | 274 m | 24.3 mi |
| Devil's Tea Table | NNW 339° | 246 m | 22.6 mi |
| Castle Rock | SSE 149° | 228 m | 24.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:34 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:57 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:44 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 24 | 35 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 50 | 37 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Freeport Waste WTP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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