Iroquois Woods Nature Preserve
Iroquois Woods Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 186 m. Pilot Hill stands 227 m to the west, 10.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Kankakee County Fairgrounds, a park 1.9 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 24 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 186 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Illinois Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 23.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Viewing area · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kankakee County Fairgrounds: 1.9 mi
- Gooseberry Island Nature Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Splash Valley Aquatic Park: 2.8 mi
- Potowatomi Park: 3.0 mi
- Goselin Park: 3.1 mi
- Shannon Bayou: 2.9 mi
- Gar Creek Trail and Prairie Restoration: 3.7 mi
- Mskoda Land and Water Reserve: 9.8 mi
- Pembroke Savanna Nature Preserve: 10.9 mi
- Kankakee River State Park: 14.7 mi
- Kankakee County Museum: 4.9 mi
- Exploration Station Children's Museum: 7.1 mi
- Bourbonnais Grove Historical: 8.1 mi
- Iroqouis County Historical Museum: 19.6 mi
- Antique Snowmobile Museum: 21.7 mi
- Pottawatomi Campground Memorial: 5.2 mi
- Monument Honoring Fallen Police Officers and Firefighters of Kankakee County: 5.2 mi
- Soldiers Monument: 5.2 mi
- Flag Memorial: 5.2 mi
- Boorda Memorial: 12.6 mi
- Willowhaven Interpretive Center: 7.4 mi
- South Shore Golf Course: 10.4 mi
- Minne Monesse Golf Club: 18.7 mi
- Gemini Giant: 23.9 mi
- Braidwood Zoo Animal Sculptures: 24.2 mi
- Mount Langham: 4.1 mi
- Pilot Hill: 10.0 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 24.2 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Iroquois Woods Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Hill | W 263° | 227 m | 10.0 mi |
| Mount Langham | ENE 74° | 221 m | 4.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:46 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 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 | 28 | 39 | 50 | 62 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 54 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kankakee Metro Wastewater, 7 mi away.
- common pawpaw6 obs
- Gray's sedge6 obs
- Cutleaf Grapefern4 obs
- Kankakee mallow4 obs
- Southern Two-lined Salamander3 obs
- mayapple3 obs
- honey locust3 obs
- Osage-orange3 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 way/1272967337
Day trips start here
- Beecher · 24 mi
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