Kingsley Prairie
Kingsley Prairie is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 197 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is McDonald Farm, a museum 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 4.1 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Naperville Park District
How to reach it
- 4.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 6.5 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fabyan Windmill · 13 mi
- Des Plaines River · 16 mi
- Viewing area · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- McDonald Farm: 0.2 mi
- Knoch Knolls Nature Center: 0.5 mi
- Illinois Aviation Museum: 1.7 mi
- Naper Settlement: 3.4 mi
- DuPage Children's Museum: 4.0 mi
- Tree Nursery: 0.3 mi
- Sandy Dawe Memorial Butterfly Garden: 0.3 mi
- Herb Garden: 0.3 mi
- Sensory Garden: 0.3 mi
- Lenore's Backyard Garden: 0.3 mi
- Knoch Knolls Commons Park: 0.4 mi
- Dorothea Weigand Riverfront Park: 0.4 mi
- Riverwoods Park: 0.5 mi
- Old Sawmill Park: 0.6 mi
- Willowgate Square: 0.6 mi
- Springbrook Prairie: 1.8 mi
- Pioneer Park Forest Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Whalon Lake Park: 2.4 mi
- Hidden Oaks Conservation Area: 2.6 mi
- James S. Boan Woods: 2.8 mi
- Stand Alone Fireplace: 2.4 mi
- South Picnic Shelter: 7.3 mi
- West Picnic Shelter: 7.4 mi
- East Picnic Shelter: 7.5 mi
- Red Gate Woods: 11.7 mi
- Green Eggs and Ham: 3.3 mi
- Mr. & Mrs. Naperville: 3.6 mi
- Dick Tracy: 3.6 mi
- A Lifetime Together: 3.6 mi
- Riverwalk Visionaries: 3.6 mi
- Shannower 9/11 Memorial: 3.6 mi
- William Crowder: 3.6 mi
- Confederate Cannon: 3.7 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors: 3.7 mi
- The Spirit of the American Navy: 4.0 mi
- St. James Farm Preserve: 8.0 mi
- The Forge: Lemont Quarries: 8.8 mi
- Mayslake Peabody Estate: 11.8 mi
- Blackberry Carousel: 13.3 mi
- GoApe Ropes Course: 14.0 mi
- Mounded Landfill: 3.2 mi
- Rotary Hill: 3.5 mi
- Spruce Hill: 7.2 mi
- Hemlock Hill: 7.2 mi
- Pine Hill: 7.2 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 7.4 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 7.4 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 9.0 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 23.6 mi
- Centennial Beach: 3.6 mi
- Westman Beach: 11.4 mi
- Michigan Beach: 14.7 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 14.5 mi
- Kankakee Bluffs: 23.1 mi
- Three Rivers Rest Area (Westbound): 21.3 mi
- Three Rivers Rest Area (Eastbound): 22.6 mi
- Lake Strini: 5.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kingsley Prairie. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson’s Mound | WNW 304° | 273 m | 17.9 mi |
| Mounded Landfill | ENE 78° | 259 m | 3.2 mi |
| Mount Hoy | NNW 345° | 255 m | 8.0 mi |
| Maramech Hill | WSW 255° | 196 m | 21.5 mi |
| Players Hill | ENE 61° | 187 m | 21.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:41 | 16:26 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 26 | 37 | 48 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lisle - Morton Arboretum, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/641949482
Day trips start here
- Naperville · 2 mi
- Bolingbrook · 3 mi
- Woodridge · 5 mi
- Lisle · 6 mi
- Aurora · 8 mi
- Downers Grove · 9 mi
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