Moon Preserve
Moon Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 227 m. Blue Mound stands 258 m to the southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Association Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 5.1 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- ParkLands Foundation
How to reach it
- 5.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Association Park: 0.3 mi
- Riley Starkey Park: 0.4 mi
- Hubbard Park: 0.9 mi
- Kickapoo Park: 0.9 mi
- North Park: 1.1 mi
- North Park Prairie: 1.2 mi
- Sweeney Woods Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Merwin Savannah Nature Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Lexington Preserve: 5.9 mi
- COMLARA Park: 5.9 mi
- Project XV Museum: 8.1 mi
- Children's Discovery Museum: 9.9 mi
- Eyestone School Museum: 10.1 mi
- Prairie Aviation Museum: 10.9 mi
- McLean County Museum of History: 12.0 mi
- Illinois State University Horticulture Center: 9.0 mi
- Laura's Gardens: 10.2 mi
- Woodland Garden: 10.7 mi
- Moriyama Japanese Gardens: 10.7 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 10.7 mi
- Second Globe Theatre: 10.1 mi
- Aspiration Fountain: 11.2 mi
- Family with Dog: 11.3 mi
- Triple Helix Sculpture: 11.3 mi
- What's Your Passion?: 11.3 mi
- John Patton Log Cabin: 7.6 mi
- Sprague's Super Service: 9.3 mi
- Fell Park: 9.5 mi
- Old Main Cornerstone: 10.0 mi
- The Sesquicentennial Gates: 11.4 mi
- Mackinaw Dells Rest Area Westbound: 16.4 mi
- Mackinaw Dells Rest Area Eastbound: 17.0 mi
- Limestone Rest Area (Northbound): 17.5 mi
- Limestone Rest Area (Southbound): 18.3 mi
- Funks Grove Rest Area: 22.0 mi
- Memory Lane: 7.4 mi
- Historic US Route 66 Sign: 13.2 mi
- Raymond Schultz Round Barn: 20.0 mi
- Ladd School Subway: 22.2 mi
- Blue Mound: 11.9 mi
- Nichols Mound: 16.0 mi
- Mackinaw River Picnic Area.: 21.3 mi
- Picnic Grove: 23.0 mi
- F.R. Glasener Beach: 5.9 mi
- Benjaminville: 13.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Moon Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mound | SE 140° | 258 m | 11.9 mi |
| Nichols Mound | W 268° | 205 m | 16.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:49 | 16:32 |
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 | 25 | 29 | 39 | 50 | 62 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Normal 4NE, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/993782080
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