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Kankakee Sands Preserve

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Elevation, modelled
177 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Pilot Hill227 m · 17.6 mi
Nearest byway
Historic Route 661.6 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:30local time
Coordinates
41.2613, -88.1733
Kankakee Sands Preserve from directly overhead

Kankakee Sands Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled 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.

Operated by
Forest Preserve District of Will County

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot HillSSE 156°227 m17.6 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2919:05
June solstice05:2119:4820:30
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1615:4316:27

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242939506171757366544230
Precip in2.11.72.13.84.64.53.93.73.23.12.52.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Channahon Dresden ISL DAM, 11 mi away.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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