Massasauga Prairie Nature Preserve
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Massasauga Prairie Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 203 m. Haney Hill stands 229 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Legion Park, a park 8.9 miles away. Great River Road passes 21 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 203 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- State of Illinois
How to reach it
- 21.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 74.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Legion Park: 8.9 mi
- Rotary Park: 9.5 mi
- Warfield Park: 10.3 mi
- Buster White Park: 10.4 mi
- South Park: 10.5 mi
- Old Canon: 11.3 mi
- Welcome to Downtown Galesburg: 16.5 mi
- Poet Carl Sandburg and Nellie the Goat: 16.6 mi
- "Sunflower" Rocky Statue: 19.1 mi
- "A Little Bit of Everything": 20.3 mi
- Cedar Creek Conservation Area: 11.5 mi
- LeSuer Nature Preserve: 11.6 mi
- Blackthorn Hill Nature Preserve: 17.9 mi
- Lakeview Nature Area: 19.3 mi
- Wigwam Hollow: 20.8 mi
- Wyatt Earp Birthplace: 10.9 mi
- Warren County History Museum: 11.4 mi
- Henderson County Historical Society: 14.0 mi
- Galesburg Railroad Museum: 16.7 mi
- Discovery Depot Children's Museum: 16.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 15.1 mi
- Chandler Arch: 21.4 mi
- War of 1812 Monument: 21.4 mi
- Civil War Monument: 21.4 mi
- McDonough County Honor Roll: 21.4 mi
- Nellie Long Shelter: 12.0 mi
- Verne "Bud" Barnes Shelter: 12.1 mi
- Haney Hill: 14.4 mi
- Dyers Mound: 18.5 mi
- Carl Sandburg Birthplace Historic Site: 16.1 mi
- CB&Q Engine 3006: 16.7 mi
- Bald Bluff: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Massasauga Prairie Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haney Hill | ESE 119° | 229 m | 14.4 mi |
| Dyers Mound | SSE 164° | 221 m | 18.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:38 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:56 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:55 | 16:39 |
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 | 22 | 26 | 37 | 49 | 61 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Avon, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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