Kankakee National Wildlife Refuge and Conservation Area
Kankakee National Wildlife Refuge and Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 205 m. Mount Langham stands 221 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Carl N. Becker Savanna Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Sam Rice Park: 5.9 mi
- Betty Kessler Park: 6.2 mi
- Recher Park: 6.3 mi
- St. Anne Community Park: 9.2 mi
- Donovan Park: 9.2 mi
- Carl N. Becker Savanna Nature Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Hooper Branch Savanna Nature Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Iroquois County State Wildlife Area: 1.8 mi
- Willow Slough Fish and Wildlife Area: 2.6 mi
- Kankakee Sands: 6.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 6.3 mi
- Boorda Memorial: 12.3 mi
- American Eagle Flight 4184 Roadside Memorial: 13.2 mi
- Pottawatomi Campground Memorial: 18.4 mi
- Monument Honoring Fallen Police Officers and Firefighters of Kankakee County: 18.4 mi
- Antique Snowmobile Museum: 6.2 mi
- Kankakee County Museum: 19.1 mi
- Iroqouis County Historical Museum: 19.1 mi
- Exploration Station Children's Museum: 20.0 mi
- Jasper County Historical Society: 20.6 mi
- South Shore Golf Course: 12.9 mi
- Minne Monesse Golf Club: 14.7 mi
- Willowhaven Interpretive Center: 16.0 mi
- Sugar Creek: 24.8 mi
- I-65 Rest Stop (southbound): 17.6 mi
- I-65 Rest Stop (northbound): 17.7 mi
- Mount Langham: 12.7 mi
- Sheff: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kankakee National Wildlife Refuge and Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Langham | WNW 287° | 221 m | 12.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 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 | 25 | 28 | 40 | 51 | 62 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 41 | 30 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kentland, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1218400827
Day trips start here
- Beecher · 23 mi
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