- Elevation, modelled
- 230 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Nichols Mound205 m · 15.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Illinois River Road16.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 40.8526, -89.1182
Benson Community Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 230 m. Nichols Mound stands 205 m to the south-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Minonk Westside Park, a park 5.3 miles away. Illinois River Road passes 16 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Benson Community Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nichols Mound | SSW 201° | 205 m | 15.9 mi |
- 16.4 mi off the Illinois River RoadNational
- 21.7 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Overlooks nearby
- Fondulac Drive Lookout 1 · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Minonk Westside Park: 5.3 mi
- New Millennia Park: 5.8 mi
- Roanoke Park: 5.9 mi
- Sutton's Park: 5.9 mi
- Veteran's Park: 6.1 mi
Nature reserves: 35
- Kenyon-Baller Woods Preserve: 13.4 mi
- Hayes Woods Preserve: 13.9 mi
- Ridgetop Hill Prairie Nature Preserve: 14.1 mi
- Letcher Basin Land and Water Reserve: 14.7 mi
- Black Partridge Park: 14.8 mi
Historic sites: 12
- Veterans Memorial: 18.1 mi
- Washington F4 Tornado Memorial: 18.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 20.1 mi
- Santa Fe Train Mural: 20.2 mi
- John Patton Log Cabin: 22.6 mi
Museums: 11
- Hunzinger Museum: 5.9 mi
- Project XV Museum: 9.5 mi
- Ronald Reagan Museum: 12.5 mi
- Metamora Court House State Historic Site: 13.4 mi
- Illinois Mennonite Heritage Center: 16.3 mi
Artworks: 7
- Eureka Clay Time: 12.2 mi
- Out of Court: 13.4 mi
- Return Visit: 18.9 mi
- Hopewell Peter Toth sculpture: 19.6 mi
- Reuben G. Soderstrom: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Mackinaw Dells Rest Area Westbound: 17.7 mi
- Mackinaw Dells Rest Area Eastbound: 17.9 mi
- Limestone Rest Area (Northbound): 22.6 mi
- Limestone Rest Area (Southbound): 22.8 mi
Gardens: 4
Beaches: 3
- F.R. Glasener Beach: 15.6 mi
- Lake Wildwood Beach 1: 16.7 mi
- Lake WIldwood Beach 2: 17.4 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Picnic Grove: 21.7 mi
- Mackinaw River Picnic Area.: 22.2 mi
- Walnut Grove: 24.4 mi
Attractions: 3
- Memory Lane: 22.6 mi
- ATSF Depot: 24.2 mi
- Raymond Schultz Round Barn: 24.9 mi
Peaks: 1
- Nichols Mound: 15.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
- High Point: 25.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:51 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:49 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 28 | 39 | 51 | 63 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Minonk, 6 mi away.
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