Howards Hollow Seep Nature Preserve
Howards Hollow Seep Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 173 m. Wolf Mound stands 207 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Pioneer Homestead, a attraction 0.3 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 37 miles off. 117 named places lie within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1990
- Elevation
- 173 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 37.2 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Camel's Back · 21 mi
- Sunset Point · 22 mi
117 named places within 25 miles
- Zamberletti Park: 3.8 mi
- Public Square: 4.4 mi
- Herschel Lake Park: 6.2 mi
- Southgate Habitat Trail Park: 6.6 mi
- Danville Stadium: 6.9 mi
- Stringtown: 10.4 mi
- Quaker: 11.1 mi
- Romine Corner: 11.3 mi
- Baltimore: 12.3 mi
- Dresser: 14.0 mi
- Westville Depot Historical Museum: 3.6 mi
- Hooten Cemetery: 6.0 mi
- Catlin Heritage Museum: 7.5 mi
- Danville War Museum: 8.1 mi
- Vermillion County Museum: 8.1 mi
- Pioneer Homestead: 0.3 mi
- Boulder Canyon: 21.2 mi
- Falls Canyon: 21.4 mi
- Bear Hollow: 21.6 mi
- Ice Box: 21.7 mi
- Treaty Between Harrison & the Indians: 9.2 mi
- Grading Wheel: 11.7 mi
- Trail of Death marker: 12.3 mi
- Everyday Heroes: 12.7 mi
- Richard Lieber: 21.7 mi
- Spring Creek Welcome Center: 7.6 mi
- Salt Kettle Rest Area: 11.7 mi
- Portland Arch: 18.4 mi
- Portland Arch: 18.7 mi
- Picnic Pavillion Aztek Park : 19.0 mi
- Canyon Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
- Danville Art League: 8.2 mi
- Tree Spring: 9.2 mi
- Williamsport Falls: 23.7 mi
- Wolf Mound: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Howards Hollow Seep Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Mound | SSW 197° | 207 m | 23.8 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 | 19:43 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 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 | 26 | 30 | 40 | 52 | 63 | 72 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Perrysville 4 WNW, 5 mi away.
- Eastern Skunk Cabbage46 obs
- Christmas fern44 obs
- common pawpaw34 obs
- American beech31 obs
- fire pink25 obs
- American tuliptree22 obs
- Virginia Springbeauty22 obs
- broad beech fern21 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/354251731
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