Willow Creek Natural Area
Willow Creek Natural Area is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 260 m. High Point stands 362 m to the east-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is South Hart Road Grassland Natural Area, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 28 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Illinois Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 28.3 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- South Hart Road Grassland Natural Area: 0.6 mi
- Rock Cut State Park: 0.8 mi
- Plum Grove Nature Preserve: 0.9 mi
- North Hart Road Grassland Natural Area: 1.3 mi
- Kieselburg Forest Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Dennis Johnson Memorial Park: 1.3 mi
- Willow Creek Recreation Path: 1.4 mi
- Swedish Heritage Park: 1.6 mi
- Mullins Park: 1.7 mi
- Wentland Sports Park: 1.7 mi
- Paulson's Agriculture Museum of Argyle: 2.8 mi
- Frank Lloyd Wright's Laurent House: 3.5 mi
- Midway Village Museum: 4.4 mi
- Burpee Museum: 6.7 mi
- Discovery Center Museum: 6.8 mi
- Labyrinth: 2.6 mi
- Frank Lloyd Wright's Laurent House: 3.5 mi
- The Farmette Grangette: 5.7 mi
- Lenny the Cat: 7.4 mi
- Macktown County Forest Preserve: 8.7 mi
- LZ Peace Memorial: 4.4 mi
- Rockford Women's Suffarage Plaza: 6.4 mi
- Navy Memorial: 7.0 mi
- The Aviator: 7.9 mi
- Frank Lloyd Wright Memorial: 9.1 mi
- Harmony Atlas: 2.1 mi
- Ancient Scholar Bunjinze: 5.0 mi
- Symbol: 5.4 mi
- Ingrid Dohm Studio: 5.7 mi
- Dancers: 5.9 mi
- Womanspace Gardens & Labyrinth: 2.7 mi
- La Paloma Gardens: 4.1 mi
- La Paloma Gardens: 4.2 mi
- Heritage Gardens: 4.5 mi
- Anderson Japanese Gardens: 5.1 mi
- Olson Beach: 1.7 mi
- Standfield Beach: 9.4 mi
- Lions Beach: 22.5 mi
- Lookout Point: 5.5 mi
- Turtle Mound: 7.0 mi
- High Point: 23.8 mi
- Turtle Creek Welcome Center (Southbound Only): 9.4 mi
- Belvidere Oasis: 11.1 mi
- Beloit Rest Area 22: 11.2 mi
- Sandstone Wall: 11.6 mi
- White Rock: 22.3 mi
- Jefferson Prairie Settlement: 12.2 mi
- Reeds Crossing: 14.0 mi
- East Waterfall - O Taki: 5.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Willow Creek Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | ENE 68° | 362 m | 23.8 mi |
| Turtle Mound | SW 226° | 218 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:54 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:42 | 16:27 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 22 | 33 | 45 | 56 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 35 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beloit, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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