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Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park

Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park from directly overhead

Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 274 m. White Hill stands 381 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Dodds Park, a park 2.9 miles away. Great River Road passes 23 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
274 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.42241, -89.83670

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Dodds Park: 2.9 mi
  • Lions Park: 3.1 mi
  • Polhill Park: 3.3 mi
  • Winslow Township Park: 5.7 mi
  • Nora Park: 6.0 mi
Historic sites: 13
Museums: 13
Peaks: 13
  • Simmons Mound: 8.4 mi
  • Benton Mound: 11.0 mi
  • Devil's Tea Table: 11.2 mi
  • Mount Sumner: 15.9 mi
  • Squirrel Grove Mound: 16.7 mi
Nature reserves: 13
  • Dublin Highlands State Habitat Area: 9.5 mi
  • Wes Block Trailhead: 10.9 mi
  • Apple River Canyon State Park: 11.1 mi
  • Browntown Oak Forest State Natural Area: 12.0 mi
  • Freeport Wetland Preserve: 12.8 mi
Attractions: 12
Springs: 4
  • Paradise Cove Artesian Well: 5.3 mi
  • Cleary Spring: 15.6 mi
  • Plum Creek Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Cedar Spring: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Apple Canyon Waterfall: 16.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
White HillWNW 293°381 m21.6 mi
Charles MoundWNW 285°374 m21.3 mi
Benton MoundW 261°367 m11.0 mi
Mount SumnerWNW 281°357 m15.9 mi
Scales MoundW 278°356 m22.4 mi
Squirrel Grove MoundWNW 288°355 m16.7 mi
Hudson MoundWNW 282°354 m17.8 mi
Simmons MoundWSW 241°323 m8.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3519:12
June solstice05:2319:5820:41
September equinox06:4718:2118:58
December solstice07:2615:4516:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202436486069727063513726
Precip in1.21.52.23.94.15.74.54.24.23.12.31.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stockton 3 NNE, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/763502953

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