Jordan Creek of the North Fork Nature Preserve
Jordan Creek of the North Fork Nature Preserve is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 198 m. Copeland Hill stands 206 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Christman Park, a park 3.9 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off. 124 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 198 m
How to reach it
- 27.9 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
124 named places within 25 miles
- Christman Park: 3.9 mi
- McFerren Park: 8.9 mi
- North Side Park: 9.0 mi
- Union Park: 9.1 mi
- Heron Park: 10.3 mi
- Horseshoe Bottom Nature Preserve: 11.5 mi
- Windfall Prairie Nature Preserve: 11.9 mi
- Middle Fork State Fish and Wildlife Area: 13.5 mi
- Knob View Gamebird Habitat Area: 14.0 mi
- Crow’s Grove: 14.6 mi
- Sloan: 7.6 mi
- Sycamore Corner: 9.0 mi
- Walnut Grove: 10.8 mi
- Locust Grove: 10.9 mi
- Chesapeake: 11.3 mi
- Everyday Heroes: 10.6 mi
- Trail of Death marker: 13.0 mi
- Grading Wheel: 17.1 mi
- Origin of Milford: 19.7 mi
- JB-2 Loon (WWII V-1 German Buzz Bomb Replica): 19.7 mi
- Danville War Museum: 15.4 mi
- Vermilion County Museum: 15.6 mi
- Vermillion County Museum: 15.6 mi
- Hooten Cemetery: 17.9 mi
- Catlin Heritage Museum: 20.2 mi
- Copeland Hill: 14.9 mi
- Hog Back Hill: 16.1 mi
- Portland Arch: 16.9 mi
- Portland Arch: 17.2 mi
- Salt Kettle Rest Area: 17.0 mi
- Spring Creek Welcome Center: 17.1 mi
- Sugar Creek: 21.0 mi
- Pioneer Homestead: 23.2 mi
- Danville Art League: 15.4 mi
- Lovers Leap: 16.1 mi
- Williamsport Falls: 17.1 mi
- Tree Spring: 19.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jordan Creek of the North Fork Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copeland Hill | E 92° | 206 m | 14.9 mi |
| Hog Back Hill | E 90° | 204 m | 16.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:55 | 19:27 | 20:03 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:44 | 21:25 |
| September equinox | 07:39 | 19:13 | 19:49 |
| December solstice | 08:11 | 16:45 | 17:28 |
Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).
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 | 63 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 55 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hoopeston, 9 mi away.
- Four-toed Salamander10 obs
- Common Box Turtle7 obs
- Eastern Red-backed Salamander5 obs
- Wild Turkey1 obs
- Marbled Salamander1 obs
- Small-mouthed Salamander1 obs
- Southern Two-lined Salamander1 obs
- butterfly milkweed1 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/354252505
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