Kickapoo State Recreation Area
Kickapoo State Recreation Area is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 171 m. Blue Mound stands 214 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Middle Fork Woods Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 39 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Illinois Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 39.1 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Oakwood Park: 3.1 mi
- Kennekuk Cove County Park: 3.9 mi
- Harrison Park and Golf Course: 4.4 mi
- Lincoln Park: 5.0 mi
- Jaycees Park: 5.2 mi
- Danville Art League: 5.5 mi
- You are Beautiful!: 24.5 mi
- Falling Leaf: 24.8 mi
- Spirit Tree: 24.8 mi
- Minimal Response III: 24.8 mi
- Vermilion County Museum: 5.4 mi
- Vermillion County Museum: 5.4 mi
- Catlin Heritage Museum: 5.5 mi
- Danville War Museum: 5.7 mi
- Hooten Cemetery: 6.4 mi
- Dresser: 15.6 mi
- Baltimore: 15.7 mi
- Romine Corner: 16.0 mi
- Chesapeake: 17.0 mi
- Sloan: 17.6 mi
- Grading Wheel: 1.0 mi
- Everyday Heroes: 7.0 mi
- Trail of Death marker: 13.4 mi
- Gifford War Memorial: 18.4 mi
- Treaty Between Harrison & the Indians: 18.6 mi
- Salt Kettle Rest Area: 1.0 mi
- Spring Creek Welcome Center: 12.4 mi
- Portland Arch: 21.8 mi
- Portland Arch: 21.8 mi
- Pioneer Homestead: 12.1 mi
- Tree Spring: 16.4 mi
- Blue Mound: 20.0 mi
- Lierman Neighborhood Community Garden: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kickapoo State Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mound | W 278° | 214 m | 20.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:44 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:46 | 16:29 |
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 | 27 | 32 | 42 | 54 | 64 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 43 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danville, 5 mi away.
- Eastern Red-backed Salamander65 obs
- Blanchard's Cricket Frog64 obs
- Eastern Pondhawk53 obs
- Wood Frog47 obs
- snow trillium38 obs
- Virginia Springbeauty34 obs
- Spring Peeper28 obs
- Virginia bluebells27 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/607070370
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