Manito Prairie Nature Preserve
Manito Prairie Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 142 m. Buxtom Hill stands 207 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Hinkle Prairie Natural Heritage Landmark, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Illinois River Road runs past it. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 142 m
How to reach it
- On the Illinois River Road, National
- 66.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fondulac Drive Lookout 1 · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Butler Haynes Park: 4.3 mi
- Southside Business Association Park: 6.3 mi
- Railsplitters Park: 6.5 mi
- Copperas Creek Management Area: 7.1 mi
- Blenkiron Park: 7.1 mi
- Hinkle Prairie Natural Heritage Landmark: 0.2 mi
- Hollis Park: 3.9 mi
- Manito State Habitat Area: 4.4 mi
- Banner Marsh Fish and Wildlife Area: 4.9 mi
- Spring Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area: 5.3 mi
- Sun Tracker: 7.8 mi
- Uranus planet from Lakeview sun: 7.8 mi
- Pekin Native Everett McKinley Dirksen: 7.9 mi
- Vanna Whitewall: 13.7 mi
- Books Flying Off the Shelf: 14.0 mi
- Tazewell County Veterans Memorial: 7.2 mi
- 29th U.S. Colored Infantry Memorial: 7.2 mi
- Fort Crevecoeur Park veterans memorial: 12.0 mi
- Fort Crevecoeur monument: 12.2 mi
- Fort Crevecoeur DAR memorial rock: 12.2 mi
- Jake Wolf Memorial Fish Hatchery: 9.1 mi
- African American Hall of Fame: 13.8 mi
- Pettingill-Morron House: 14.4 mi
- Tremont History Museum: 14.6 mi
- Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum: 16.8 mi
- Old Oz Garden: 4.4 mi
- Beimfohr Arboretum: 4.4 mi
- Oz Garden: 4.5 mi
- Skip Snyder Garden: 14.9 mi
- Dayspring Community Park 4-H Community Garden: 15.2 mi
- The Mound: 5.3 mi
- Little Mound: 6.1 mi
- Hickory Grove Hill: 6.6 mi
- Hazel's Hill: 14.2 mi
- Tampico Mounds: 15.2 mi
- Riverfront Square: 7.0 mi
- Walnut Grove: 23.8 mi
- Mackinaw River Picnic Area.: 23.9 mi
- Sundance: 7.8 mi
- The Doug Oberhelman Caterpillar Visitors Center: 15.0 mi
- Luthy Botanical Gardens greenhouse: 16.9 mi
- Civer: 17.7 mi
- Sugarville: 18.7 mi
- Bybee: 22.4 mi
- High Point: 19.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Manito Prairie Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buxtom Hill | SSE 155° | 207 m | 17.9 mi |
| Tampico Mounds | WSW 241° | 175 m | 15.2 mi |
| The Mound | SSE 163° | 160 m | 5.3 mi |
| Hickory Grove Hill | S 170° | 152 m | 6.6 mi |
| Little Mound | SSE 163° | 148 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:53 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:52 | 16:36 |
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 | 26 | 30 | 41 | 53 | 64 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 67 | 55 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — General Wayne A Downing Intl A, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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