LeSuer Nature Preserve
LeSuer Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 215 m. Pilot Knob stands 264 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Garwood Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Great River Road passes 16 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Monmouth College
How to reach it
- 15.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 84.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Garwood Park: 0.4 mi
- Monmouth Park: 0.5 mi
- Pattee Park: 0.7 mi
- North Park: 0.8 mi
- Fleming Plaza: 0.8 mi
- Cedar Creek Conservation Area: 2.7 mi
- Blackthorn Hill Nature Preserve: 10.1 mi
- Massasauga Prairie Nature Preserve: 11.6 mi
- Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge: 19.3 mi
- Mississippi River Islands Wildlife Management Area: 19.6 mi
- Wyatt Earp Birthplace: 1.3 mi
- Warren County History Museum: 1.8 mi
- Galesburg Railroad Museum: 14.0 mi
- Discovery Depot Children's Museum: 14.0 mi
- James B. Stockdale Museum: 15.1 mi
- Old Canon: 1.4 mi
- Welcome to Downtown Galesburg: 13.6 mi
- Poet Carl Sandburg and Nellie the Goat: 13.6 mi
- Nellie Long Shelter: 0.5 mi
- Verne "Bud" Barnes Shelter: 0.5 mi
- Carl Sandburg Birthplace Historic Site: 13.8 mi
- CB&Q Engine 3006: 14.0 mi
- Pilot Knob: 23.0 mi
- Haney Hill: 23.9 mi
- Public Triangle: 23.5 mi
- Chief Taimah Memorial Site: 24.4 mi
- Bald Bluff: 15.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of LeSuer Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | ENE 60° | 264 m | 23.0 mi |
| Haney Hill | SE 139° | 229 m | 23.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:57 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:54 | 16:38 |
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 | 23 | 28 | 39 | 51 | 62 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monmouth, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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