Green Valley Camp
Green Valley Camp is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 202 m. Nichols Mound stands 205 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Detweiller Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Illinois River Road passes 0.7 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Peoria Park District
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Illinois River Road, National
- 65.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 36.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fondulac Drive Lookout 1 · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Detweiller Park: 0.7 mi
- Robinson Park North: 1.6 mi
- Mount Hawley Park: 1.8 mi
- Lindbergh Park: 1.8 mi
- Timothy J. Cassidy Park: 2.2 mi
- Boyds Hollow Woods: 0.9 mi
- Illinois River State Fish and Wildlife Area: 2.5 mi
- Camp Wokanda: 2.6 mi
- Spring Bay Fen State Natural Area: 3.0 mi
- Rock Island Trail: 3.0 mi
- Changes: 1.0 mi
- Here and There: 2.9 mi
- Sweet Like Lemonade: 3.0 mi
- Prometheus I: 3.1 mi
- Statue of Lion: 4.7 mi
- Lacroix Rock: 1.1 mi
- Gold Star Memorial: 3.9 mi
- Ironworkers Memorial: 5.6 mi
- John C. Flanagan House Museum: 6.7 mi
- Settlement of Peoria Historic Site: 6.9 mi
- Wheels O' Time Museum: 2.7 mi
- Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum: 6.1 mi
- Pettingill-Morron House: 7.5 mi
- Hasselberg Ag Museum: 7.7 mi
- African American Hall of Fame: 8.2 mi
- Luthy Botanical Garden: 5.8 mi
- Dayspring Community Park 4-H Community Garden: 6.7 mi
- ICC Horticulture Garden: 7.6 mi
- Skip Snyder Garden: 7.8 mi
- The Marble Garden: 8.9 mi
- Walnut Grove: 2.4 mi
- Riverfront Square: 16.3 mi
- Mackinaw River Picnic Area.: 21.4 mi
- Luthy Botanical Gardens greenhouse: 5.8 mi
- The Doug Oberhelman Caterpillar Visitors Center: 7.7 mi
- Sundance: 16.7 mi
- Hazel's Hill: 9.5 mi
- Nichols Mound: 22.0 mi
- Mackinaw Dells Rest Area Eastbound: 22.3 mi
- Mackinaw Dells Rest Area Westbound: 22.8 mi
- Lake WIldwood Beach 2: 24.4 mi
- Lake Wildwood Beach 1: 24.4 mi
- High Point: 1.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Green Valley Camp. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nichols Mound | ESE 121° | 205 m | 22.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:34 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 19:53 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:51 | 16:34 |
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 | 26 | 30 | 41 | 53 | 64 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 67 | 55 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — General Wayne A Downing Intl A, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/956223382
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- Bradford · 26 mi
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