Loud Thunder Forest Preserve
Loud Thunder Forest Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 188 m. Army Ridge Bluffs stands 203 m to the east, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Clark's Ferry Recreation Area, a park 2.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 1.0 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 188 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Rock Island County Forest Preserve Department
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 27.0 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mark Twain Scenic Overlook · 11 mi
- The Oculus · 18 mi
- Pat and Jack Bush Scenic Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Clark's Ferry Recreation Area: 2.1 mi
- Shady Creek Recreation Area: 2.6 mi
- Andalusia Slough Recreation Area: 3.1 mi
- Playground: 4.6 mi
- Host Site: 4.7 mi
- Wildcat Den State Park: 3.8 mi
- Buffalo Outing Club: 5.1 mi
- Dodge Access: 6.4 mi
- Milan Bottoms: 9.6 mi
- Thirty-First Avenue Park: 12.3 mi
- Benjamin Nye Memorial: 4.4 mi
- Mark Twain Overlook: 10.6 mi
- United States Armed Forces Memorial: 13.1 mi
- Irish Memorial: 14.5 mi
- Dillon Memorial Fountain: 14.6 mi
- Quad City Botanical Center: 14.8 mi
- Heritage Court: 14.9 mi
- Clinic Gardens: 14.9 mi
- Augie Acres: 15.2 mi
- Old World Gardens: 15.3 mi
- Pearl Bottom Museum: 11.2 mi
- lowa 80 Trucking Museum: 13.4 mi
- John Hauberg Indian Museum: 13.5 mi
- German American Heritage Center & Museum: 14.2 mi
- American Doll and Toy Museum: 14.5 mi
- Lady Of Germania: 14.3 mi
- Octagon Pistols: 14.5 mi
- Curved Spire: 14.5 mi
- Sculpture Park: 16.3 mi
- "Bling" Rocky Statue: 18.4 mi
- Buffalo Shores Beach: 4.7 mi
- Buffalo Beach: 5.6 mi
- West Lake Park Beach: 10.1 mi
- Ben Butterworth Parkway: 19.4 mi
- Ben Butterworth Parkway: 19.9 mi
- Vander Veer Botanical Park: 15.3 mi
- Helium Trampoline Park: 20.4 mi
- Rock Island County State Fair Grounds: 21.1 mi
- Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat: 24.9 mi
- I-80 EB: 18.5 mi
- I-80 WB: 18.6 mi
- I-80 EB (trucks only): 19.8 mi
- I-80 WB (trucks only): 19.9 mi
- Morning Sun Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
- Cedar Hill Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
- Army Ridge Bluffs: 9.4 mi
- Duck Creek Waterfall: 19.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Loud Thunder Forest Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Army Ridge Bluffs | E 89° | 203 m | 9.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:39 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:59 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:53 | 16:37 |
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 | 22 | 26 | 39 | 50 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 40 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Illinois City DAM 16, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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