Weldon Springs State Park
Weldon Springs State Park is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 214 m. Lockenauer Hill stands 180 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Hall, a museum 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 18 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 214 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 18.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Kiwanis Park: 2.6 mi
- Rotary Park: 2.7 mi
- Clinton Square Park: 3.0 mi
- Woodward Park: 3.0 mi
- Massey Park: 3.0 mi
- Bronze Fireman: 3.2 mi
- Bronze Police Officer: 3.2 mi
- The Sunsinger: 16.0 mi
- Death of the Last Centaur: 16.3 mi
- Death of the Last Centaur: 16.3 mi
- Town Hall: 0.3 mi
- Union School: 0.3 mi
- DeWitt County Museum: 3.3 mi
- Simpkins Military History Museum: 13.5 mi
- Robert Allerton Estate: 16.7 mi
- Sunken Garden: 16.5 mi
- Musicians: 16.5 mi
- Maze Garden: 16.5 mi
- Shade Garden: 16.5 mi
- Peony Garden: 16.5 mi
- Friends Creek Conservation Area: 9.6 mi
- Robert Allerton Park: 16.7 mi
- Bois du Sangamon Nature Preserve: 17.9 mi
- Kenneth L. Schroeder Wildlife Sanctuary: 18.0 mi
- Lodge County Park: 19.2 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 3.5 mi
- Forsyth Veterans Memorial: 13.4 mi
- Mueller Monument: 19.5 mi
- Old Mueller Hall Monument: 19.5 mi
- Abraham Lincoln Monument: 19.5 mi
- Demonstration Prairie: 17.3 mi
- Music Barn: 17.6 mi
- Wabash Station: 19.0 mi
- J.P. Hieronymus Carriage House: 19.1 mi
- J. H. Hawes Elevator: 19.1 mi
- Sergeant Myron G Deckard Memorial Rest Area: 11.6 mi
- Sergeant Myron G Deckard Memorial Rest Area: 11.6 mi
- Farmland Rest Area - Eastbound: 16.7 mi
- Farmland Rest Area - Westbound: 16.8 mi
- Funks Grove Rest Area: 19.2 mi
- Old Faithful: 0.3 mi
- Rock Spring: 21.3 mi
- Kumler: 21.9 mi
- Lockenauer Hill: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Weldon Springs State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lockenauer Hill | W 266° | 180 m | 23.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:48 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 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 | 27 | 32 | 42 | 53 | 64 | 73 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 43 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Decatur AP, 20 mi away.
- Widow Skimmer12 obs
- White-tailed Deer11 obs
- Amur honeysuckle9 obs
- Eastern Fox Squirrel7 obs
- mayapple7 obs
- autumn olive7 obs
- Great Blue Heron6 obs
- Canada Goose6 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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