Hitts Siding Prairie Nature Preserve
Hitts Siding Prairie Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 172 m. Pilot Hill stands 227 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is South Island Park, a park 1.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 runs past it.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 172 m
How to reach it
- On the Historic Route 66, National
- 16.3 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Viewing area · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- South Island Park: 1.2 mi
- North Island Park: 1.3 mi
- Claire's Corner: 1.4 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Park: 1.4 mi
- Wilmington Shrub Prairie Nature Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Forsythe Woods County Forest Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Kankakee Sands Preserve: 2.7 mi
- Sand Ridge Savanna Nature Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Grant Creek Prairie Nature Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Des Plaines State Fish and Wildlife Area: 5.3 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Coal City Bell: 6.0 mi
- Chief Shauwanasee Memorial: 11.4 mi
- Karen R. Olson Memorial: 13.8 mi
- Old Train Caboose: 13.8 mi
- Wilmington Historical Society Building: 1.5 mi
- Braidwood Area Historical Society: 3.4 mi
- Illinois Mining Museum: 5.8 mi
- Grundy County Historical Society: 13.9 mi
- Joliet Area Historical Society Museum: 16.4 mi
- Gemini Giant: 1.2 mi
- Elvis: 3.1 mi
- Braidwood Zoo Animal Sculptures: 3.2 mi
- Dollinger Family Farm: 9.2 mi
- Gardner Jail: 10.3 mi
- Three Rivers Rest Area (Eastbound): 12.8 mi
- Three Rivers Rest Area (Westbound): 12.9 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 21.6 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 21.6 mi
- Louis Jolliet: 16.3 mi
- Mary Alfred Moes 1828-1899: 16.5 mi
- Yugo Griffin: 22.0 mi
- Kankakee Bluffs: 8.1 mi
- Holderman Hill: 19.1 mi
- Akin Park Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
- Hickory Creek Barrens Nature Preserve: 19.5 mi
- Michigan Beach: 16.0 mi
- Pilot Hill: 20.0 mi
- Wingren: 23.5 mi
- Lake Strini: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hitts Siding Prairie Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Hill | SSE 160° | 227 m | 20.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:43 | 16:27 |
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 | 24 | 29 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 42 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Channahon Dresden ISL DAM, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/354282852
Day trips start here
- Joliet · 15 mi
- South Suburbs · 26 mi
- Tinley Park · 27 mi
- Bolingbrook · 28 mi
- Lemont · 28 mi
- Beecher · 29 mi
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