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James Woodworth Prairie Preserve (Peacock Prairie)

James Woodworth Prairie Preserve (Peacock Prairie) from directly overhead

James Woodworth Prairie Preserve (Peacock Prairie) is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 200 m. Mount Hoy stands 255 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Rugen Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 15 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
University of Illinois Chicago

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.05981, -87.84156

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Rugen Park: 0.5 mi
  • Catherine W. Crowley Park: 0.7 mi
  • Catherine W. Crowley Park: 0.7 mi
  • Countryside Lane Park: 0.8 mi
  • Golf Mill Park: 0.9 mi
Museums
Picnic sites
Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens
Attractions
Beaches: 60
Peaks: 16
  • Centennial Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 7.2 mi
  • Mount Trashmore: 7.4 mi
  • Hidden Hill: 7.6 mi
  • Horner Park Hill: 10.2 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rosemont Waterfall: 4.8 mi
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 9.3 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of James Woodworth Prairie Preserve (Peacock Prairie). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HoySW 228°255 m23.5 mi
Mount TrashmoreESE 110°204 m7.4 mi
Players HillSSE 163°187 m13.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1619:4920:31
September equinox06:3918:1418:50
December solstice07:1715:3816:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252938496070757366544130
Precip in1.31.31.83.33.84.03.23.73.03.12.11.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Palwaukee AP, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/666845174

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