Kickapoo Park
Kickapoo Park is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 187 m. The Mound stands 160 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Elwood Wildlife Preserve, a nature reserve 2.2 miles away. Illinois River Road passes 4.9 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 187 m
How to reach it
- 4.9 mi off the Illinois River Road, National
- 65.9 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 39.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fondulac Drive Lookout 1 · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rocky Glen Park: 2.9 mi
- Becker Park: 3.3 mi
- Franciscan Recreation Complex: 3.9 mi
- Sommer Park North: 4.1 mi
- Markwoodlands Park: 4.2 mi
- Elwood Wildlife Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Sommer Farm: 3.9 mi
- Creighton Woods Park: 4.9 mi
- Purple Martin Sanctuary: 6.6 mi
- Crevecoeur Nature Preserve: 6.8 mi
- Statue of Lion: 5.1 mi
- Vanna Whitewall: 5.5 mi
- Richard Pryor Statue: 6.0 mi
- Bison: 6.0 mi
- Sonar Tide: 6.0 mi
- Circle of Pride: 4.6 mi
- Fallen Officer Memorial: 5.9 mi
- Abraham Lincoln Statue: 6.1 mi
- Franklin Street Bridge Monument: 6.1 mi
- Peoria Holocaust Memorial: 6.2 mi
- African American Hall of Fame: 4.9 mi
- Pettingill-Morron House: 5.0 mi
- Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum: 6.9 mi
- Wheels O' Time Museum: 9.7 mi
- Lorado Taft Museum: 14.5 mi
- Dayspring Community Park 4-H Community Garden: 5.0 mi
- Skip Snyder Garden: 6.2 mi
- Luthy Botanical Garden: 6.8 mi
- Old Oz Garden: 9.2 mi
- Oz Garden: 9.2 mi
- Hazel's Hill: 2.3 mi
- The Mound: 18.0 mi
- Little Mound: 18.7 mi
- Hickory Grove Hill: 19.5 mi
- The Doug Oberhelman Caterpillar Visitors Center: 6.3 mi
- Luthy Botanical Gardens greenhouse: 6.8 mi
- Sundance: 10.9 mi
- Riverfront Square: 9.9 mi
- Walnut Grove: 10.8 mi
- Mackinaw River Picnic Area.: 22.4 mi
- Sugarville: 24.2 mi
- Civer: 24.7 mi
- High Point: 7.7 mi
- Spoon River Rest Area: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kickapoo Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Mound | S 186° | 160 m | 18.0 mi |
| Hickory Grove Hill | S 187° | 152 m | 19.5 mi |
| Little Mound | S 185° | 148 m | 18.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:53 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:51 | 16:35 |
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 | 26 | 30 | 41 | 53 | 64 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 67 | 55 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — General Wayne A Downing Intl A, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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