Patton Woods - Middle Fork River Forest Preserve
Patton Woods - Middle Fork River Forest Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 224 m. Blue Mound stands 214 m to the south-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Tomlinson Pioneer Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 3.8 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Champaign County Forest Preserves
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Coady Park: 6.1 mi
- Emord Memorial Park: 6.5 mi
- Prospect Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserve: 6.5 mi
- Pells Park: 6.6 mi
- Fulton Park: 6.7 mi
- Mr. Big Beatle Finds His Way: 21.9 mi
- Flyfishing: 22.0 mi
- Water: 22.0 mi
- Byways to Equality: 22.5 mi
- You are Beautiful!: 22.6 mi
- Gifford War Memorial: 6.9 mi
- Vets Memorial: 12.0 mi
- Origin of Milford: 22.2 mi
- JB-2 Loon (WWII V-1 German Buzz Bomb Replica): 22.2 mi
- Shining Light Infant Memorial Garden: 22.6 mi
- Constitution Grove: 10.6 mi
- Will's Garden: 22.6 mi
- Lierman Neighborhood Community Garden: 22.7 mi
- Megan's Garden: 22.9 mi
- Peace Garden: 23.1 mi
- Rantoul Historical Society: 10.0 mi
- Anita Purves Nature Center: 21.9 mi
- Homer Lake Interpretive Center: 22.8 mi
- Spurlock Museum: 23.4 mi
- Carl R. Woese Museum: 23.6 mi
- Main Line Station Rest Area - Northbound: 11.2 mi
- Main Line Station Rest Area - Southbound: 11.9 mi
- Salt Kettle Rest Area: 22.7 mi
- American Football House: 23.1 mi
- Experimental Round Barns: 24.3 mi
- Blue Mound: 16.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Patton Woods - Middle Fork River Forest Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mound | SSW 203° | 214 m | 16.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:45 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:15 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:46 | 16:29 |
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 | 24 | 28 | 39 | 50 | 62 | 71 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Paxton 2 WSW, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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