Pekin Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area
Pekin Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 134 m. Buxtom Hill stands 207 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Billy Myers Memorial Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Illinois River Road runs past it. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 134 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- On the Illinois River Road, National
- 71.2 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fondulac Drive Lookout 1 · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Billy Myers Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
- Richard Morrissey Park: 1.1 mi
- Marquette Heights Park: 1.6 mi
- Kiwanis Park North: 2.0 mi
- Tuscarora Park: 2.4 mi
- Independence Park: 1.9 mi
- Everett McKinley Dirksen Park: 1.9 mi
- John T McNaughton Park: 2.0 mi
- Crevecoeur Nature Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Raccon Lakes: 4.6 mi
- Pekin Native Everett McKinley Dirksen: 3.2 mi
- Sun Tracker: 3.4 mi
- Uranus planet from Lakeview sun: 3.4 mi
- Vanna Whitewall: 4.9 mi
- Books Flying Off the Shelf: 4.9 mi
- Fort Crevecoeur Park veterans memorial: 2.8 mi
- Tazewell County Veterans Memorial: 2.9 mi
- 29th U.S. Colored Infantry Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Fort Crevecoeur monument: 3.1 mi
- Fort Crevecoeur DAR memorial rock: 3.1 mi
- African American Hall of Fame: 5.3 mi
- Pettingill-Morron House: 5.9 mi
- Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum: 7.9 mi
- Tremont History Museum: 9.7 mi
- Wheels O' Time Museum: 15.4 mi
- Beimfohr Arboretum: 4.9 mi
- Oz Garden: 4.9 mi
- Old Oz Garden: 5.1 mi
- Skip Snyder Garden: 6.0 mi
- Dayspring Community Park 4-H Community Garden: 6.7 mi
- Hazel's Hill: 9.8 mi
- The Mound: 12.4 mi
- Little Mound: 13.0 mi
- Hickory Grove Hill: 13.9 mi
- Nichols Mound: 21.5 mi
- Riverfront Square: 2.9 mi
- Walnut Grove: 15.8 mi
- Mackinaw River Picnic Area.: 16.9 mi
- Sundance: 3.4 mi
- The Doug Oberhelman Caterpillar Visitors Center: 6.0 mi
- Luthy Botanical Gardens greenhouse: 8.1 mi
- Mackinaw Dells Rest Area Eastbound: 20.6 mi
- Mackinaw Dells Rest Area Westbound: 21.2 mi
- High Point: 11.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pekin Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buxtom Hill | S 178° | 207 m | 22.3 mi |
| Nichols Mound | E 85° | 205 m | 21.5 mi |
| Tampico Mounds | WSW 236° | 175 m | 24.3 mi |
| The Mound | SSW 206° | 160 m | 12.4 mi |
| Hickory Grove Hill | SSW 205° | 152 m | 13.9 mi |
| Little Mound | SSW 204° | 148 m | 13.0 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 | 19:52 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:52 | 16:35 |
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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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