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The Prairie at Walnut Grove

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Elevation, modelled
244 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Turtle Mound218 m · 17.0 mi
Nearest byway
Lincoln Highway12.6 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:36local time
Coordinates
42.1184, -88.8347
The Prairie at Walnut Grove from directly overhead

The Prairie at Walnut Grove is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled 244 m. Turtle Mound stands 218 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Conservation Corridor, a nature reserve 1.7 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 13 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Prairie at Walnut Grove. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Turtle MoundNW 309°218 m17.0 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks: 19
Ghost towns: 3
Peaks: 3
Rest areas: 2
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 2
Waterfalls: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:2019:5320:36
September equinox06:4318:1818:54
December solstice07:2115:4216:27

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212536486070737164523826
Precip in1.71.72.23.64.84.64.04.13.33.02.32.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — DE Kalb, 13 mi away.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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