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Tomlinson Pioneer Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserve

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Tomlinson Pioneer Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 214 m. Blue Mound stands 214 m to the southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Patton Woods - Middle Fork River Forest Preserve, a nature reserve 3.8 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
214 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.35615, -87.94392

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Emord Memorial Park: 5.3 mi
  • Roessler Memorial Park: 5.7 mi
  • City Park: 8.1 mi
  • Coady Park: 9.9 mi
  • Immanuel Lutheran Church Park: 10.1 mi
Artworks
Historic sites: 19
  • Gifford War Memorial: 5.6 mi
  • Vets Memorial: 13.0 mi
  • Grading Wheel: 18.9 mi
  • Everyday Heroes: 19.9 mi
  • Shining Light Infant Memorial Garden: 21.7 mi
Gardens: 19
Museums: 12
Attractions: 2
Peaks: 1
  • Blue Mound: 15.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tomlinson Pioneer Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MoundSW 216°214 m15.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2819:04
June solstice05:2319:4520:26
September equinox06:4018:1518:51
December solstice07:1215:4616:29

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F253040526373767468554231
Precip in2.52.02.64.04.34.64.43.93.33.33.22.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rantoul, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/354253804

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