Forest Park Nature Preserve
Forest Park Nature Preserve is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 210 m. Nichols Mound stands 205 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is High Point, a cliff 0.7 miles away. Illinois River Road passes 0.7 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 210 m
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Illinois River Road, National
- 68.1 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 35.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fondulac Drive Lookout 1 · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Prospect Park: 0.7 mi
- Woods Park: 0.9 mi
- Forest Park South Nature Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Donovan Park: 1.0 mi
- Wiley Haynes Memorial Park: 1.1 mi
- Illinois River State Fish and Wildlife Area: 2.6 mi
- Green Valley Camp: 2.7 mi
- Spring Bay Fen State Natural Area: 2.9 mi
- Boyds Hollow Woods: 3.1 mi
- Creighton Woods Park: 3.7 mi
- Sweet Like Lemonade: 0.8 mi
- Prometheus I: 1.0 mi
- Here and There: 1.1 mi
- Changes: 2.1 mi
- Bison: 4.7 mi
- Gold Star Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Lacroix Rock: 1.7 mi
- Ironworkers Memorial: 3.0 mi
- John C. Flanagan House Museum: 4.0 mi
- Settlement of Peoria Historic Site: 4.2 mi
- Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum: 3.4 mi
- Pettingill-Morron House: 5.0 mi
- Wheels O' Time Museum: 5.3 mi
- African American Hall of Fame: 5.7 mi
- Illinois Mennonite Heritage Center: 8.9 mi
- Luthy Botanical Garden: 3.1 mi
- Dayspring Community Park 4-H Community Garden: 4.2 mi
- Skip Snyder Garden: 5.1 mi
- ICC Horticulture Garden: 5.3 mi
- The Marble Garden: 11.0 mi
- Hazel's Hill: 8.7 mi
- Nichols Mound: 20.4 mi
- The Mound: 23.2 mi
- Little Mound: 23.8 mi
- Hickory Grove Hill: 24.7 mi
- Luthy Botanical Gardens greenhouse: 3.1 mi
- The Doug Oberhelman Caterpillar Visitors Center: 5.1 mi
- Sundance: 14.1 mi
- Walnut Grove: 5.1 mi
- Riverfront Square: 13.8 mi
- Mackinaw River Picnic Area.: 19.2 mi
- Mackinaw Dells Rest Area Eastbound: 20.5 mi
- Mackinaw Dells Rest Area Westbound: 21.1 mi
- High Point: 0.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Forest Park Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nichols Mound | ESE 115° | 205 m | 20.4 mi |
| The Mound | SSW 201° | 160 m | 23.2 mi |
| Hickory Grove Hill | SSW 201° | 152 m | 24.7 mi |
| Little Mound | SSW 200° | 148 m | 23.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:34 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 19:52 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 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, 9 mi away.
- garlic mustard92 obs
- White-tailed Deer49 obs
- Brown-belted Bumble Bee49 obs
- Wild Turkey38 obs
- common pawpaw38 obs
- Virginia bluebells30 obs
- Downy Woodpecker28 obs
- Wingstem21 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/354278025
Day trips start here
- Bradford · 29 mi
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