Gensburg - Markham Prairie Nature Preserve
Gensburg - Markham Prairie Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 185 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Dresser Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 6.9 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Fake lock on the entrance.,
What the record says
- Elevation
- 185 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- The Nature Conservancy
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 6.9 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
- 15.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 14 mi
- Viewing area · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Dresser Park: 0.3 mi
- Radio Station Park: 0.5 mi
- Roesner Park: 0.5 mi
- Donnelly Park: 0.6 mi
- Lone Pine Park: 0.7 mi
- Markham Prairie - East Nature Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Dropseed Prairie Nature Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Paintbrush Prairie Nature Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Sundrop Prairie Nature Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Willow Wood Park: 2.2 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 1.9 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Site of Robbins Airport: 2.5 mi
- Dixie Highway: 3.4 mi
- Riverdale Veterans Memorial: 3.6 mi
- Robbins Illinois History Museum: 2.7 mi
- Old Zion Museum: 5.4 mi
- Sand Ridge Nature Center: 6.2 mi
- Ridge Historical Society: 6.6 mi
- Historic Pullman Foundation Exhibit Hall: 7.1 mi
- Homewood Railroad Viewing Platform: 3.3 mi
- Calumet City (Pink Smiley Face) Water Tower: 6.4 mi
- Chinese House of Park Forest: 6.9 mi
- Calumet City (Yellow Smiley Face) Water Tower: 7.0 mi
- The Grainery Building: 11.2 mi
- Marshall Major Taylor: 4.6 mi
- Prairie Boat: 5.8 mi
- Marshall Major Taylor: 6.3 mi
- Lincoln on the Road to Greatness: 7.3 mi
- Arche Fountain: 7.3 mi
- Altgeld Gardens Community Farm: 5.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 6.2 mi
- HAST Garden: 8.5 mi
- Community Garden: 8.8 mi
- City Hall Rose Garden: 9.2 mi
- Munson Beach: 10.9 mi
- Hammond Marina Beach: 11.0 mi
- Calumet Beach: 11.1 mi
- Whihala Park West Beach: 11.1 mi
- Whihala Beach: 11.3 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 2.4 mi
- Sledding Hill: 11.0 mi
- Arbor Hill: 13.1 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 13.4 mi
- Centennial Hill: 14.5 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 4.9 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 15.5 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 15.6 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 15.9 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 17.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 17.3 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 10.5 mi
- Tedens: 16.0 mi
- Lake Strini: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gensburg - Markham Prairie Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WNW 293° | 259 m | 22.0 mi |
| Mount Lieber | E 88° | 214 m | 23.2 mi |
| Chanute Hill | E 88° | 195 m | 21.7 mi |
| Players Hill | NNW 347° | 187 m | 19.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:40 | 16:24 |
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 | 23 | 27 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Park Forest, 8 mi away.
- Viceroy68 obs
- Painted-cup paintbrush62 obs
- Acadian Hairstreak53 obs
- Monarch52 obs
- Common Wood-Nymph52 obs
- tall green milkweed48 obs
- smooth phlox47 obs
- leadplant37 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/666371946
Day trips start here
- Harvey · 2 mi
- Midlothian · 2 mi
- Oak Forest · 3 mi
- Blue Island · 4 mi
- Crestwood · 4 mi
- Alsip · 5 mi
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