Nature reserve · Illinois
Weinberg-King State Park
Weinberg-King State Park is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 199 m. The nearest named place is Weinborg-King State Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Great River Road passes 25 miles off.
How to reach it
Coordinates40.23072, -90.90045
- 25.1 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 30.2 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Weinborg-King State Park: 0.2 mi
- Community Park: 3.7 mi
- Liberty Park: 8.6 mi
- Golden Park: 10.4 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Park: 14.2 mi
Artworks
- "Space Rocky" Rocky statue: 17.2 mi
- "Growing Strong" Rocky Statue: 17.7 mi
- "Stripes" Rocky Statue: 18.7 mi
- "Rocky is the Hero of Plattsburg": 19.0 mi
- "Macomb Balloon Rally" Rocky Statue: 19.0 mi
Historic sites: 7
- Abraham Lincoln Plaque: 19.8 mi
- Looking for Lincoln: 19.9 mi
- Civil War Monument: 19.9 mi
- McDonough County Honor Roll: 19.9 mi
- War of 1812 Monument: 20.0 mi
Nature reserves: 6
- Ira and Reatha T. Post Wildlife Sanctuary: 14.5 mi
- Argyle Lake State Park: 16.8 mi
- Thistle Hills Land and Water Reserve: 19.3 mi
- Wigwam Hollow: 20.0 mi
- Lakeview Nature Area: 21.2 mi
Museums: 4
- Kibbe Museum: 17.9 mi
- Historic Carthage Jail: 17.9 mi
- Schuyler Jail Museum & Gnlgcl: 19.4 mi
- Western Illinois Museum: 19.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Vishnu Springs: 13.9 mi
- White Oak Springs: 24.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Clay Bank: 8.3 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:40 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:56 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:58 | 16:41 |
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 | 29 | 40 | 52 | 63 | 73 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 54 | 41 | 30 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Golden, 11 mi away.
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee5 obs
- Pearl Crescent4 obs
- Six-spotted Tiger Beetle3 obs
- Eastern Yellowjacket3 obs
- Eastern Calligrapher3 obs
- Acmaeodera tubulus3 obs
- Bearded Carpenter ant3 obs
- Goldenrod Soldier Beetle3 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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