Thaddeus Stubblefield Grove Nature Preserve
Thaddeus Stubblefield Grove Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 210 m. Blue Mound stands 258 m to the east-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Funks Grove Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 1.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.4 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1993
- Elevation
- 210 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Grampp Park: 5.4 mi
- Heyworth Centennial Park: 7.4 mi
- Atlanta Route 66 Park: 8.1 mi
- Pepper Ridge Park: 8.8 mi
- Wittenberg Woods Park: 9.3 mi
- Funks Grove Nature Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Stubblefield Woodlots Nature Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Kenneth L. Schroeder Wildlife Sanctuary: 9.8 mi
- Hedge Apple Woods Nature Preserve: 13.3 mi
- Hidden Creek Nature Sanctuary: 13.9 mi
- Arcadia: America's Playable Arcade Museum: 3.2 mi
- American Giants Museum: 8.0 mi
- Atlanta Museum: 8.1 mi
- Route 66 Arcade Museum: 8.1 mi
- Coal Mine Museum: 8.2 mi
- Paul Bunyan Statue: 8.1 mi
- Concrete Lady: 11.3 mi
- Lincoln-Fell-Davis Statue: 11.8 mi
- What's Your Passion?: 12.1 mi
- Triple Helix Sculpture: 12.2 mi
- Monarch Plot Bloomington: 10.7 mi
- Prairie on the Patio Garden: 11.5 mi
- WBRP Community Gardens: 11.7 mi
- Sarah's Garden: 12.2 mi
- The IWU Peace Garden: 12.3 mi
- Bosarth Memorial: 12.0 mi
- The Sesquicentennial Gates: 12.1 mi
- David Davis Mansion: 12.2 mi
- Old Main Cornerstone: 13.3 mi
- Fell Park: 13.9 mi
- J. H. Hawes Elevator: 8.2 mi
- J.P. Hieronymus Carriage House: 8.2 mi
- Historic US Route 66 Sign: 10.3 mi
- The Tropics Restaurant Neon Sign: 18.8 mi
- World's largest covered wagon: 19.3 mi
- Funks Grove Rest Area: 1.5 mi
- Mackinaw Dells Rest Area Westbound: 18.7 mi
- Mackinaw Dells Rest Area Eastbound: 18.9 mi
- Farmland Rest Area - Eastbound: 24.8 mi
- Nichols Mound: 20.4 mi
- Lockenauer Hill: 21.0 mi
- Blue Mound: 21.8 mi
- Pool Hill: 23.9 mi
- Mackinaw River Picnic Area.: 17.9 mi
- Old Faithful: 19.2 mi
- Benjaminville: 19.3 mi
- F.R. Glasener Beach: 20.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Thaddeus Stubblefield Grove Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mound | ENE 59° | 258 m | 21.8 mi |
| Nichols Mound | NNW 346° | 205 m | 20.4 mi |
| Lockenauer Hill | SW 214° | 180 m | 21.0 mi |
| Pool Hill | WSW 239° | 176 m | 23.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:51 | 16:34 |
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 | 23 | 28 | 39 | 51 | 61 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 52 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bloomington 5W, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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