Fon du Lac Farm Park & Petting Zoo
Fon du Lac Farm Park & Petting Zoo is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 201 m. Nichols Mound stands 205 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Neumann Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Illinois River Road passes 1.2 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 201 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Fon du Lac Park District
- Fee
- Yes
- Seasonal
- Yes
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Illinois River Road, National
- 75.0 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fondulac Drive Lookout 1 · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Neumann Park: 0.2 mi
- Auer/Broshears Park: 1.2 mi
- Mary Cunningham Park: 1.2 mi
- Fondulac Parks Administrative Center: 1.4 mi
- Veterans Park: 1.7 mi
- Fondulac Reservoir: 1.7 mi
- Bennett's Terraqueous Gardens: 2.3 mi
- Wymann Nature Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Riverhill Nature Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Farmdale Reservoir Recreation Area: 2.6 mi
- Books Flying Off the Shelf: 2.6 mi
- Champayne #4: 3.3 mi
- Flowering: 3.3 mi
- Peoria Portal: 3.3 mi
- Zen Vision: 3.3 mi
- Riverfront Freedom Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Military Monument: 3.1 mi
- Military Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Constitution Garden: 3.2 mi
- Detweiller Historical Monument: 3.2 mi
- Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum: 4.1 mi
- African American Hall of Fame: 4.4 mi
- Pettingill-Morron House: 4.5 mi
- Tremont History Museum: 9.9 mi
- Illinois Mennonite Heritage Center: 10.2 mi
- Skip Snyder Garden: 3.3 mi
- ICC Horticulture Garden: 3.6 mi
- Luthy Botanical Garden: 4.4 mi
- Dayspring Community Park 4-H Community Garden: 4.8 mi
- Beimfohr Arboretum: 11.2 mi
- Hazel's Hill: 11.6 mi
- Nichols Mound: 16.3 mi
- The Mound: 18.2 mi
- Little Mound: 18.7 mi
- Hickory Grove Hill: 19.6 mi
- The Doug Oberhelman Caterpillar Visitors Center: 3.3 mi
- Luthy Botanical Gardens greenhouse: 4.3 mi
- Sundance: 8.5 mi
- Riverfront Square: 8.7 mi
- Walnut Grove: 12.3 mi
- Mackinaw River Picnic Area.: 13.2 mi
- Mackinaw Dells Rest Area Eastbound: 15.7 mi
- Mackinaw Dells Rest Area Westbound: 16.4 mi
- High Point: 8.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fon du Lac Farm Park & Petting Zoo. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nichols Mound | E 96° | 205 m | 16.3 mi |
| The Mound | SW 216° | 160 m | 18.2 mi |
| Hickory Grove Hill | SW 214° | 152 m | 19.6 mi |
| Little Mound | SW 214° | 148 m | 18.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 19:52 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:51 | 16:35 |
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 | 26 | 30 | 41 | 53 | 64 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 67 | 55 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — General Wayne A Downing Intl A, 8 mi away.
- Common Raccoon86 obs
- White-tailed Deer63 obs
- Virginia Opossum21 obs
- Northern Cardinal20 obs
- House Sparrow17 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel15 obs
- Eastern Cottontail14 obs
- Eastern Chipmunk13 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 siteOpenStreetMap element way/475927884
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