Searls Park Prairie Nature Reserve
Searls Park Prairie Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 222 m. Bunker Hill stands 294 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Searls Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 25 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 222 m
How to reach it
- 25.1 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Searls Park: 0.3 mi
- Bressler Park: 0.4 mi
- Belden Park: 0.5 mi
- Andrews Park: 0.7 mi
- Summerdale Playground: 1.0 mi
- Lockwood Park: 1.2 mi
- Anna Page Park: 2.2 mi
- Klehm Arboretum and Botanic Garden: 3.5 mi
- Winnebago County Forest Preserve Headquarters: 3.9 mi
- R. Robert Funderburg Forest Preserve: 6.1 mi
- Rockford Art Museum: 2.0 mi
- Riverfront Museum Park: 2.0 mi
- Discovery Center Museum: 2.0 mi
- Burpee Museum: 2.1 mi
- Tinker Swiss Cottage & Gardens: 2.3 mi
- MAGGIE THE COW: 1.0 mi
- Cape Variations: 2.0 mi
- Iron Determination: 2.1 mi
- Mr. 4th of July Statue: 2.3 mi
- Giant Basketball Hoop: 2.4 mi
- Navy Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Rockford Women's Suffarage Plaza: 2.3 mi
- LZ Peace Memorial: 6.8 mi
- Stillman's: 13.3 mi
- Soldier's Monument: 13.5 mi
- Lenny the Cat: 2.2 mi
- Klehm Arboretum & Botanic Gardens: 3.5 mi
- Frank Lloyd Wright's Laurent House: 4.9 mi
- Labyrinth: 5.6 mi
- The Dells: 7.2 mi
- Nicholas Conservatory & Gardens: 2.7 mi
- Rose garden: 2.8 mi
- Anderson Japanese Gardens: 3.2 mi
- Demonstration Garden: 3.5 mi
- Fountain Garden: 3.5 mi
- Turtle Mound: 2.1 mi
- Lookout Point: 3.1 mi
- Bald Hill: 19.1 mi
- Bunker Hill: 19.5 mi
- Pine Rock: 21.4 mi
- Turtle Creek Welcome Center (Southbound Only): 14.2 mi
- Belvidere Oasis: 15.2 mi
- Beloit Rest Area 22: 16.1 mi
- Reeds Crossing: 17.7 mi
- Jefferson Prairie Settlement: 19.0 mi
- Clarence: 24.8 mi
- Standfield Beach: 2.7 mi
- Olson Beach: 9.1 mi
- Sandstone Wall: 8.2 mi
- White Rock: 17.3 mi
- East Waterfall - O Taki: 3.3 mi
- Ganymede Spring: 21.0 mi
- Valley View Picnic Area: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Searls Park Prairie Nature Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunker Hill | W 259° | 294 m | 19.5 mi |
| Coffman Bluff | WSW 248° | 289 m | 22.1 mi |
| Bald Hill | SW 224° | 281 m | 19.1 mi |
| Devils Backbone | SSW 209° | 274 m | 24.3 mi |
| Turtle Mound | SE 135° | 218 m | 2.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:32 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:55 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:42 | 16:28 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 26 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 39 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rockford GTR Rockford AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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