Ramsey Lake State Recreation Area
Ramsey Lake State Recreation Area is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 190 m. Bald Knob stands 232 m to the west, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake View, a picnic site 0.4 miles away. Historic National Road - Illinois passes 13 miles off. 89 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 190 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Illinois Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 12.8 mi off the Historic National Road - Illinois, National
- 27.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
89 named places within 25 miles
- Oconee Park: 8.6 mi
- Oconee Park: 8.6 mi
- Lions Club Park: 8.9 mi
- Lions Club Park: 8.9 mi
- Herrick Park: 9.1 mi
- B-R-S Baseball Museum: 12.5 mi
- Fayette County Museum: 14.0 mi
- Vandalia State House State Historic Site: 14.0 mi
- Almira House: 23.6 mi
- Richard W. Bock Sculpture Museum: 23.6 mi
- Bridges Knob: 4.7 mi
- Bald Knob: 6.9 mi
- Bowling Green Hill: 7.0 mi
- Dean Hills: 9.3 mi
- Island Hill: 10.1 mi
- American Legion Veterans Monument: 9.1 mi
- Ganton Circle: 23.5 mi
- Claussen Plaza: 23.6 mi
- Page Circle: 23.6 mi
- Hogue Tower: 23.6 mi
- Kingsbury Park District Nature Preserve: 21.0 mi
- Ballard Nature Center: 24.2 mi
- Shoal Creek Nature Conservation Area: 24.5 mi
- Henry Eilers Nature Preserve: 24.6 mi
- Kaskaskia Dragon: 12.9 mi
- NYC-IC RR Signal Tower: 16.1 mi
- CE&I Depot: 16.2 mi
- Divine Servant: 23.5 mi
- The Jesus Statue: 23.5 mi
- Kids Playing: Eva Marie & Jimmy: 23.7 mi
- Lake View: 0.4 mi
- Shady Grove: 0.5 mi
- Thompson Mill Covered Bridge: 18.3 mi
- Elm Point: 21.0 mi
- Rocky Spring: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ramsey Lake State Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | W 278° | 232 m | 6.9 mi |
| Cress Hill | W 273° | 217 m | 20.3 mi |
| Huber Hill | W 271° | 213 m | 20.6 mi |
| Bridges Knob | ENE 73° | 211 m | 4.7 mi |
| Bowling Green Hill | E 82° | 205 m | 7.0 mi |
| Dean Hills | E 95° | 197 m | 9.3 mi |
| The Mound | SSE 167° | 174 m | 20.9 mi |
| Island Hill | ESE 116° | 171 m | 10.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:47 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:55 | 16:38 |
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 | 27 | 31 | 41 | 53 | 63 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ramsey, 2 mi away.
- Pipevine Swallowtail5 obs
- Dryad's Saddle4 obs
- common jewelweed3 obs
- pale jewelweed3 obs
- sweet Joe-Pye-weed3 obs
- Downy Skullcap3 obs
- tall bellflower3 obs
- Eastern Wood-Pewee2 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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