Iroquois County State Wildlife Area
Iroquois County State Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 196 m. Pilot Hill stands 227 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Hooper Branch Savanna Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 196 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Illinois Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Sam Rice Park: 6.7 mi
- Betty Kessler Park: 7.2 mi
- Recher Park: 7.2 mi
- St. Anne Community Park: 7.7 mi
- Donovan Park: 8.0 mi
- Hooper Branch Savanna Nature Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Kankakee National Wildlife Refuge and Conservation Area: 1.8 mi
- Carl N. Becker Savanna Nature Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Willow Slough Fish and Wildlife Area: 4.1 mi
- Pembroke Savanna Nature Preserve: 6.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 7.2 mi
- Boorda Memorial: 12.2 mi
- American Eagle Flight 4184 Roadside Memorial: 15.1 mi
- Pottawatomi Campground Memorial: 17.2 mi
- Monument Honoring Fallen Police Officers and Firefighters of Kankakee County: 17.2 mi
- Antique Snowmobile Museum: 7.1 mi
- Iroqouis County Historical Museum: 17.7 mi
- Kankakee County Museum: 17.8 mi
- Exploration Station Children's Museum: 19.0 mi
- Bourbonnais Grove Historical: 19.8 mi
- South Shore Golf Course: 12.4 mi
- Willowhaven Interpretive Center: 15.2 mi
- Minne Monesse Golf Club: 15.3 mi
- Sugar Creek: 24.1 mi
- Mount Langham: 11.3 mi
- Pilot Hill: 24.4 mi
- I-65 Rest Stop (southbound): 19.4 mi
- I-65 Rest Stop (northbound): 19.5 mi
- Sheff: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Iroquois County State Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Hill | W 275° | 227 m | 24.4 mi |
| Mount Langham | WNW 293° | 221 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:42 | 16:26 |
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 | 28 | 39 | 50 | 62 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Watseka 2NW, 17 mi away.
- American Royal Fern29 obs
- Steeplebush27 obs
- shining sumac26 obs
- spotted horsemint20 obs
- sensitive fern17 obs
- fern-leaved false foxglove16 obs
- Festive Tiger Beetle15 obs
- common bracken14 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/301424364
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- Beecher · 24 mi
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