Horseshoe Bottom Nature Preserve
Horseshoe Bottom Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 189 m. Blue Mound stands 214 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Windfall Prairie Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 38 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 189 m
How to reach it
- 37.6 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Kennekuk Cove County Park: 2.7 mi
- Heron Park: 5.7 mi
- City Park: 5.9 mi
- Jaycees Park: 6.9 mi
- Harrison Park and Golf Course: 7.8 mi
- Sloan: 15.5 mi
- Dresser: 16.2 mi
- Chesapeake: 16.4 mi
- Baltimore: 17.1 mi
- Romine Corner: 18.0 mi
- Vermilion County Museum: 9.4 mi
- Vermillion County Museum: 9.4 mi
- Danville War Museum: 9.6 mi
- Hooten Cemetery: 11.3 mi
- Catlin Heritage Museum: 11.5 mi
- Grading Wheel: 7.0 mi
- Everyday Heroes: 7.0 mi
- Trail of Death marker: 14.3 mi
- Gifford War Memorial: 14.8 mi
- Vets Memorial: 22.9 mi
- Salt Kettle Rest Area: 6.9 mi
- Spring Creek Welcome Center: 15.3 mi
- Danville Art League: 9.4 mi
- You are Beautiful!: 24.9 mi
- Blue Mound: 19.2 mi
- Copeland Hill: 24.1 mi
- Portland Arch: 22.1 mi
- Portland Arch: 22.2 mi
- Constitution Grove: 22.1 mi
- Lierman Neighborhood Community Garden: 24.5 mi
- Pioneer Homestead: 17.4 mi
- Tree Spring: 19.3 mi
- Williamsport Falls: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Horseshoe Bottom Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mound | W 260° | 214 m | 19.2 mi |
| Copeland Hill | ENE 71° | 206 m | 24.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 19:44 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:46 | 16:29 |
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 | 27 | 32 | 42 | 54 | 64 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 43 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danville, 8 mi away.
- Eastern Red-backed Salamander89 obs
- Eastern Skunk Cabbage66 obs
- Spring Peeper41 obs
- Southern Two-lined Salamander38 obs
- Spotted Salamander34 obs
- DeKay's Brownsnake29 obs
- American hazelnut21 obs
- Painted-cup paintbrush17 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/354251726
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