Kankakee Sands Preserve
Kankakee Sands Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. Pilot Hill stands 227 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Sand Ridge Savanna Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.6 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Forest Preserve District of Will County
How to reach it
- 1.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 18.9 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Viewing area · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wilmington Shrub Prairie Nature Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Lions' Kiddie Park: 2.4 mi
- Old Smokey City Park: 2.5 mi
- Braidwood City Park: 2.5 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Park: 3.1 mi
- Sand Ridge Savanna Nature Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Hitts Siding Prairie Nature Preserve: 2.7 mi
- Forsythe Woods County Forest Preserve: 3.9 mi
- Grant Creek Prairie Nature Preserve: 7.3 mi
- Des Plaines State Fish and Wildlife Area: 7.8 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Coal City Bell: 6.0 mi
- Chief Shauwanasee Memorial: 10.4 mi
- Karen R. Olson Memorial: 14.7 mi
- Old Train Caboose: 14.8 mi
- Braidwood Area Historical Society: 2.3 mi
- Wilmington Historical Society Building: 3.6 mi
- Illinois Mining Museum: 4.1 mi
- Grundy County Historical Society: 14.8 mi
- Bourbonnais Grove Historical: 16.5 mi
- Elvis: 1.9 mi
- Braidwood Zoo Animal Sculptures: 1.9 mi
- Gemini Giant: 3.3 mi
- Gardner Jail: 8.5 mi
- Route 66 Diners: 8.5 mi
- Three Rivers Rest Area (Eastbound): 14.8 mi
- Three Rivers Rest Area (Westbound): 15.1 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 22.6 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 22.6 mi
- Louis Jolliet: 18.9 mi
- Mary Alfred Moes 1828-1899: 19.1 mi
- Yugo Griffin: 23.9 mi
- Kankakee Bluffs: 10.4 mi
- Holderman Hill: 19.7 mi
- Akin Park Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
- Hickory Creek Barrens Nature Preserve: 21.6 mi
- Pilot Hill: 17.6 mi
- Michigan Beach: 18.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kankakee Sands Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Hill | SSE 156° | 227 m | 17.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 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 | 29 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 42 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Channahon Dresden ISL DAM, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/5984342972
Day trips start here
- Joliet · 18 mi
- South Suburbs · 28 mi
- Beecher · 29 mi
- Tinley Park · 29 mi
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