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Clara A. Lauterbach Park

Clara A. Lauterbach Park from directly overhead

Clara A. Lauterbach Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 162 m. Nichols Mound stands 205 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Alpha Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Illinois River Road passes 0.7 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.65165, -89.66358

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves: 51
Historic sites: 28
Museums: 16
Gardens: 8
Peaks: 6
  • Hazel's Hill: 6.7 mi
  • The Mound: 14.5 mi
  • Little Mound: 15.2 mi
  • Hickory Grove Hill: 16.0 mi
  • Nichols Mound: 22.8 mi
Attractions: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Clara A. Lauterbach Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nichols MoundE 92°205 m22.8 mi
Tampico MoundsSW 229°175 m24.9 mi
The MoundSSW 196°160 m14.5 mi
Hickory Grove HillSSW 196°152 m16.0 mi
Little MoundSSW 195°148 m15.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3519:11
June solstice05:2919:5320:34
September equinox06:4718:2218:58
December solstice07:2015:5216:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263041536473767567554231
Precip in2.12.02.74.04.73.73.53.33.53.22.72.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — General Wayne A Downing Intl A, 2 mi away.

  • Mourning Dove7 obs
  • white clover6 obs
  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail6 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel5 obs
  • red maple5 obs
  • Eastern Cottontail4 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee4 obs
  • North American Wheel Bug3 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/549386900

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