Illinois River State Fish and Wildlife Area
Illinois River State Fish and Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 134 m. Nichols Mound stands 205 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Spring Bay Fen State Natural Area, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Illinois River Road passes 1.2 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 134 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Illinois Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Illinois River Road, National
- 68.0 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 34.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fondulac Drive Lookout 1 · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Village Public Park: 2.0 mi
- Detweiller Park: 2.3 mi
- Forest Park Nature Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Poplar Lane Park: 2.7 mi
- Bielfeldt Park: 2.8 mi
- Spring Bay Fen State Natural Area: 0.5 mi
- Green Valley Camp: 2.5 mi
- Boyds Hollow Woods: 3.4 mi
- Camp Wokanda: 4.1 mi
- Rock Island Trail: 5.4 mi
- Changes: 1.6 mi
- Sweet Like Lemonade: 3.4 mi
- Here and There: 3.6 mi
- Prometheus I: 3.6 mi
- Statue of Lion: 6.8 mi
- Lacroix Rock: 1.8 mi
- Gold Star Memorial: 3.3 mi
- Ironworkers Memorial: 4.4 mi
- Settlement of Peoria Historic Site: 6.0 mi
- John C. Flanagan House Museum: 6.2 mi
- Wheels O' Time Museum: 5.0 mi
- Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum: 5.3 mi
- Illinois Mennonite Heritage Center: 6.9 mi
- Pettingill-Morron House: 7.4 mi
- Hasselberg Ag Museum: 7.5 mi
- Luthy Botanical Garden: 5.1 mi
- ICC Horticulture Garden: 5.7 mi
- Dayspring Community Park 4-H Community Garden: 6.7 mi
- Skip Snyder Garden: 7.3 mi
- The Marble Garden: 8.7 mi
- Walnut Grove: 3.9 mi
- Riverfront Square: 16.1 mi
- Mackinaw River Picnic Area.: 19.2 mi
- Luthy Botanical Gardens greenhouse: 5.1 mi
- The Doug Oberhelman Caterpillar Visitors Center: 7.2 mi
- Sundance: 16.3 mi
- Hazel's Hill: 11.2 mi
- Nichols Mound: 19.5 mi
- Mackinaw Dells Rest Area Eastbound: 19.9 mi
- Mackinaw Dells Rest Area Westbound: 20.4 mi
- Lake Wildwood Beach 1: 23.6 mi
- Lake WIldwood Beach 2: 23.7 mi
- High Point: 2.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Illinois River State Fish and Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nichols Mound | ESE 122° | 205 m | 19.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 19:52 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:50 | 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 node/354255439
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- Bradford · 27 mi
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