- Elevation
- 212 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Blue Mound258 m · 22.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 6613.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 40.6519, -89.1634
Ridgetop Hill Prairie Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded 212 m. Blue Mound stands 258 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Hayes Woods Preserve, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 13 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 212 m
- Operated by
- ParkLands Foundation
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ridgetop Hill Prairie Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mound | ESE 115° | 258 m | 22.3 mi |
| Nichols Mound | WSW 255° | 205 m | 3.5 mi |
- 13.0 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 19.1 mi off the Illinois River RoadNational
Overlooks nearby
- Fondulac Drive Lookout 1 · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Goodfield Park: 5.6 mi
- COMLARA Park Main Recreation Area: 6.8 mi
- Lilac Arboretum: 6.9 mi
- Eureka Lake Park: 7.1 mi
- William Honeg Park: 7.6 mi
- Hayes Woods Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Letcher Basin Land and Water Reserve: 0.7 mi
- Kenyon-Baller Woods Preserve: 1.4 mi
- COMLARA Park: 6.8 mi
- M.J. Rhymer Family Nature Preserve: 9.1 mi
- Eureka Clay Time: 7.5 mi
- Second Globe Theatre: 13.5 mi
- Return Visit: 14.1 mi
- Out of Court: 14.2 mi
- Aspiration Fountain: 14.3 mi
- Old Main Cornerstone: 13.3 mi
- Sprague's Super Service: 13.3 mi
- Fell Park: 13.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 13.6 mi
- Washington F4 Tornado Memorial: 14.1 mi
- Illinois State University Horticulture Center: 11.8 mi
- Laura's Gardens: 13.9 mi
- Chapel Garden: 14.0 mi
- Neighborhood Prayer Garden: 14.2 mi
- The IWU Peace Garden: 14.5 mi
- Ronald Reagan Museum: 7.0 mi
- Project XV Museum: 9.8 mi
- Hunzinger Museum: 10.4 mi
- Eyestone School Museum: 13.0 mi
- Children's Discovery Museum: 13.6 mi
- Historic US Route 66 Sign: 15.4 mi
- Memory Lane: 19.9 mi
- Luthy Botanical Gardens greenhouse: 22.1 mi
- The Doug Oberhelman Caterpillar Visitors Center: 22.4 mi
- Mackinaw Dells Rest Area Westbound: 4.6 mi
- Mackinaw Dells Rest Area Eastbound: 5.1 mi
- Funks Grove Rest Area: 20.4 mi
- Nichols Mound: 3.5 mi
- Blue Mound: 22.3 mi
- F.R. Glasener Beach: 6.8 mi
- Mackinaw River Picnic Area.: 9.9 mi
- Benjaminville: 22.3 mi
- High Point: 23.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:51 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:50 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 29 | 41 | 52 | 63 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 55 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Congerville 2NW, 5 mi away.
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