Kankakee River State Park
Kankakee River State Park is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 179 m. Pilot Hill stands 227 m to the south, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Chief Shauwanasee Memorial, a historic site 2.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 8.9 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 179 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Illinois Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 8.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 20.8 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Viewing area · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kankakee River Nature Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Limestone Park: 5.4 mi
- Marcotte Park: 7.3 mi
- Patriot Park: 7.4 mi
- Latham Park: 7.4 mi
- Sand Ridge Savanna Nature Preserve: 7.9 mi
- Forsythe Woods County Forest Preserve: 8.3 mi
- Huyck's Grove Preserve: 8.5 mi
- Kankakee Sands Preserve: 8.6 mi
- Hitts Siding Prairie Nature Preserve: 9.9 mi
- Louis Jolliet: 21.7 mi
- Yugo Griffin: 22.4 mi
- Mary Alfred Moes 1828-1899: 22.4 mi
- Field Rotation: 22.5 mi
- Sextant Yoke: 22.6 mi
- Gemini Giant: 9.2 mi
- Elvis: 10.4 mi
- Braidwood Zoo Animal Sculptures: 10.4 mi
- Willowhaven Interpretive Center: 12.9 mi
- Gardner Jail: 14.8 mi
- Chief Shauwanasee Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 8.8 mi
- Flag Memorial: 10.6 mi
- Soldiers Monument: 10.6 mi
- Monument Honoring Fallen Police Officers and Firefighters of Kankakee County: 10.6 mi
- Bourbonnais Grove Historical: 8.0 mi
- Exploration Station Children's Museum: 8.8 mi
- Wilmington Historical Society Building: 9.2 mi
- Kankakee County Museum: 10.2 mi
- Braidwood Area Historical Society: 10.8 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 17.7 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 17.7 mi
- Three Rivers Rest Area (Eastbound): 22.6 mi
- Three Rivers Rest Area (Westbound): 22.6 mi
- Pilot Hill: 12.9 mi
- Mount Langham: 16.7 mi
- Hickory Creek Barrens Nature Preserve: 21.2 mi
- Akin Park Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
- Kankakee Bluffs: 17.7 mi
- Michigan Beach: 21.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kankakee River State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Hill | S 184° | 227 m | 12.9 mi |
| Mount Langham | SE 129° | 221 m | 16.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:15 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 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, 9 mi away.
- Virginia bluebells33 obs
- prairie trillium21 obs
- cut-leaved toothwort20 obs
- Dryad's Saddle20 obs
- sharp-lobed hepatica19 obs
- American pokeweed18 obs
- blue phlox16 obs
- Virginia Springbeauty15 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/694418130
Day trips start here
- Joliet · 22 mi
- Beecher · 23 mi
- South Suburbs · 24 mi
- Tinley Park · 27 mi
- Chicago Heights · 28 mi
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