River Bend Forest Preserve
River Bend Forest Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 211 m. Blue Mound stands 228 m to the south, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Oxbow Ridge at River Bend Forest Preserve, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Champaign County Forest Preserves
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Taylor Park: 0.8 mi
- Bridle Leash Park: 1.2 mi
- Thirteen Acres Park: 1.3 mi
- Brooks-Warfield Park: 1.5 mi
- Barber Park: 1.6 mi
- Prairie Grid: 8.5 mi
- AISC Steel Teaching Sculpture: 8.7 mi
- Just Relax: 9.5 mi
- Hippos: 9.5 mi
- Monumental Fun Time: 9.6 mi
- Maybery Gelvin Botanical Garden: 2.3 mi
- Sugar Doll Grove: 7.5 mi
- Lindsay New American Gardens: 9.4 mi
- Queen Anne Memorial Garden: 10.4 mi
- Capron Memorial Sculpture Garden: 10.5 mi
- Champaign County Worker's Memorial: 8.6 mi
- Tribute to Olympic and Paralympic Athletes: 8.6 mi
- The American's Creed: 10.5 mi
- Fire and Police Memorial: 10.6 mi
- The Long Way Home: 11.5 mi
- Oxbow Ridge at River Bend Forest Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Buffalo Trace Prairie: 2.1 mi
- Lodge County Park: 10.7 mi
- Busey Woods: 12.0 mi
- Brownfield Woods: 14.1 mi
- Museum of the Grand Prairie: 2.4 mi
- Monticello Railway Museum: 11.2 mi
- Piatt County Museum: 11.3 mi
- The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music: 11.7 mi
- Krannert Art Museum: 11.8 mi
- Farmland Rest Area - Westbound: 14.2 mi
- Farmland Rest Area - Eastbound: 14.5 mi
- Illini Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 18.6 mi
- Sergeant Myron G Deckard Memorial Rest Area: 22.9 mi
- Sergeant Myron G Deckard Memorial Rest Area: 23.2 mi
- American Football House: 12.3 mi
- Experimental Round Barns: 12.4 mi
- Music Barn: 16.9 mi
- Demonstration Prairie: 17.1 mi
- Blue Mound: 10.6 mi
- Blue Mound: 16.7 mi
- The Oasis: 9.6 mi
- Kumler: 11.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of River Bend Forest Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mound | S 189° | 228 m | 10.6 mi |
| Blue Mound | E 90° | 214 m | 16.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:46 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:17 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 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 | 30 | 40 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Champaign 9 SW, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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