Forest Park South Nature Preserve
Forest Park South Nature Preserve is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 217 m. Nichols Mound stands 205 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Woods Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Illinois River Road passes 0.5 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 217 m
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Illinois River Road, National
- 69.0 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 34.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fondulac Drive Lookout 1 · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Woods Park: 0.1 mi
- Wiley Haynes Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
- Prospect Park: 0.4 mi
- Woods Park: 0.4 mi
- Tower Park: 0.4 mi
- Illinois River State Fish and Wildlife Area: 2.9 mi
- Spring Bay Fen State Natural Area: 3.0 mi
- Green Valley Camp: 3.5 mi
- Boyds Hollow Woods: 4.0 mi
- Purple Martin Sanctuary: 4.1 mi
- Sweet Like Lemonade: 1.3 mi
- Prometheus I: 1.5 mi
- Here and There: 1.7 mi
- Changes: 2.8 mi
- Bison: 4.1 mi
- Gold Star Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Ironworkers Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Lacroix Rock: 2.5 mi
- Settlement of Peoria Historic Site: 3.4 mi
- John C. Flanagan House Museum: 3.4 mi
- Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum: 2.6 mi
- Pettingill-Morron House: 4.5 mi
- African American Hall of Fame: 5.2 mi
- Wheels O' Time Museum: 6.2 mi
- Illinois Mennonite Heritage Center: 8.5 mi
- Luthy Botanical Garden: 2.3 mi
- Dayspring Community Park 4-H Community Garden: 3.8 mi
- ICC Horticulture Garden: 4.4 mi
- Skip Snyder Garden: 4.4 mi
- The Marble Garden: 11.5 mi
- Hazel's Hill: 9.1 mi
- Nichols Mound: 19.6 mi
- The Mound: 22.7 mi
- Little Mound: 23.3 mi
- Hickory Grove Hill: 24.2 mi
- Luthy Botanical Gardens greenhouse: 2.3 mi
- The Doug Oberhelman Caterpillar Visitors Center: 4.4 mi
- Sundance: 13.5 mi
- Walnut Grove: 5.9 mi
- Riverfront Square: 13.2 mi
- Mackinaw River Picnic Area.: 18.3 mi
- Mackinaw Dells Rest Area Eastbound: 19.7 mi
- Mackinaw Dells Rest Area Westbound: 20.2 mi
- High Point: 1.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Forest Park South Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nichols Mound | ESE 113° | 205 m | 19.6 mi |
| The Mound | SSW 203° | 160 m | 22.7 mi |
| Hickory Grove Hill | SSW 203° | 152 m | 24.2 mi |
| Little Mound | SSW 202° | 148 m | 23.3 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 | 06:46 | 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, 8 mi away.
- garlic mustard91 obs
- Brown-belted Bumble Bee48 obs
- White-tailed Deer46 obs
- Wild Turkey42 obs
- Virginia bluebells29 obs
- common pawpaw25 obs
- Downy Woodpecker24 obs
- Wingstem20 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/354278032
Day trips start here
- Bradford · 30 mi
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