- Elevation
- 204 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Blue Mound258 m · 20.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 66on it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.3619, -89.1173
Funks Grove Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded 204 m. Blue Mound stands 258 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Funks Grove Rest Area, a rest area 0.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 runs past it. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Built
- 1985
- Elevation
- 204 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Funks Grove Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mound | ENE 59° | 258 m | 20.6 mi |
| Nichols Mound | NNW 343° | 205 m | 20.0 mi |
| Lockenauer Hill | SW 215° | 180 m | 22.2 mi |
- On the Historic Route 66National
Named places within 25 miles
- Grampp Park: 4.2 mi
- Heyworth Centennial Park: 6.8 mi
- Pepper Ridge Park: 7.7 mi
- Wittenberg Woods Park: 8.1 mi
- PJ Irvin Park: 9.0 mi
- Arcadia: America's Playable Arcade Museum: 4.3 mi
- Simpkins Military History Museum: 8.5 mi
- American Giants Museum: 9.2 mi
- Atlanta Museum: 9.2 mi
- Route 66 Arcade Museum: 9.2 mi
- Paul Bunyan Statue: 9.2 mi
- Concrete Lady: 10.1 mi
- Lincoln-Fell-Davis Statue: 10.7 mi
- What's Your Passion?: 11.0 mi
- Triple Helix Sculpture: 11.0 mi
- Monarch Plot Bloomington: 9.5 mi
- Prairie on the Patio Garden: 10.3 mi
- WBRP Community Gardens: 10.5 mi
- Sarah's Garden: 11.0 mi
- The IWU Peace Garden: 11.2 mi
- Bosarth Memorial: 10.9 mi
- The Sesquicentennial Gates: 11.0 mi
- David Davis Mansion: 11.0 mi
- Old Main Cornerstone: 12.2 mi
- Fell Park: 12.8 mi
- Funks Grove Rest Area: 0.5 mi
- Mackinaw Dells Rest Area Westbound: 18.3 mi
- Mackinaw Dells Rest Area Eastbound: 18.5 mi
- Farmland Rest Area - Eastbound: 24.1 mi
- Farmland Rest Area - Westbound: 24.4 mi
- Historic US Route 66 Sign: 9.2 mi
- J. H. Hawes Elevator: 9.3 mi
- J.P. Hieronymus Carriage House: 9.3 mi
- The Tropics Restaurant Neon Sign: 20.0 mi
- World's largest covered wagon: 20.5 mi
- Nichols Mound: 20.0 mi
- Blue Mound: 20.6 mi
- Lockenauer Hill: 22.2 mi
- Mackinaw River Picnic Area.: 17.8 mi
- Benjaminville: 18.2 mi
- Old Faithful: 19.3 mi
- F.R. Glasener Beach: 19.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:51 | 16:34 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 28 | 39 | 51 | 61 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 52 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bloomington 5W, 9 mi away.
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