Windfall Prairie Nature Preserve
Windfall Prairie Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 202 m. Blue Mound stands 214 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Horseshoe Bottom Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 37 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 202 m
How to reach it
- 37.5 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Kennekuk Cove County Park: 1.7 mi
- Heron Park: 5.0 mi
- Jaycees Park: 6.1 mi
- Harrison Park and Golf Course: 6.8 mi
- City Park: 6.9 mi
- Sloan: 15.4 mi
- Dresser: 15.7 mi
- Chesapeake: 16.1 mi
- Baltimore: 16.4 mi
- Romine Corner: 17.3 mi
- Vermilion County Museum: 8.4 mi
- Vermillion County Museum: 8.4 mi
- Danville War Museum: 8.6 mi
- Hooten Cemetery: 10.3 mi
- Catlin Heritage Museum: 10.5 mi
- Grading Wheel: 6.0 mi
- Everyday Heroes: 6.4 mi
- Trail of Death marker: 13.7 mi
- Gifford War Memorial: 15.5 mi
- Vets Memorial: 23.6 mi
- Salt Kettle Rest Area: 6.0 mi
- Spring Creek Welcome Center: 14.5 mi
- Blue Mound: 19.5 mi
- Copeland Hill: 24.0 mi
- Portland Arch: 21.6 mi
- Portland Arch: 21.8 mi
- Constitution Grove: 22.8 mi
- Lierman Neighborhood Community Garden: 24.6 mi
- Danville Art League: 8.4 mi
- Pioneer Homestead: 16.4 mi
- Tree Spring: 18.5 mi
- Williamsport Falls: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Windfall Prairie Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mound | W 263° | 214 m | 19.5 mi |
| Copeland Hill | ENE 69° | 206 m | 24.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 19:44 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:46 | 16:29 |
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 | 54 | 64 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 43 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danville, 7 mi away.
- Eastern Pondhawk36 obs
- Widow Skimmer30 obs
- Blue Dasher26 obs
- Eastern Red-backed Salamander19 obs
- Painted-cup paintbrush17 obs
- Eastern Amberwing16 obs
- Blanchard's Cricket Frog15 obs
- Halloween Pennant14 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/354252522
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