Laura Bradley Park
Laura Bradley Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 168 m. Nichols Mound stands 205 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Circle of Pride, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Illinois River Road passes 1.6 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Peoria Park District
How to reach it
- 1.6 mi off the Illinois River Road, National
- 70.0 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fondulac Drive Lookout 1 · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Alumni Quad: 0.4 mi
- Founder's Circle: 0.5 mi
- Dayspring Community Park: 0.6 mi
- Whittier Outdoor Classroom: 0.6 mi
- Franciscan Recreation Complex: 0.7 mi
- Purple Martin Sanctuary: 2.2 mi
- Elwood Wildlife Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Crevecoeur Nature Preserve: 4.3 mi
- Wymann Nature Preserve: 4.3 mi
- Bennett's Terraqueous Gardens: 4.4 mi
- Bison: 1.6 mi
- Sonar Tide: 1.6 mi
- Cedric the Dragon: 1.7 mi
- George Washington: 1.7 mi
- Peace and Harvest: 1.7 mi
- Circle of Pride: 0.4 mi
- Fallen Officer Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Abraham Lincoln Statue: 1.8 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 1.8 mi
- Liberty Bell: 1.8 mi
- Pettingill-Morron House: 0.8 mi
- African American Hall of Fame: 1.3 mi
- Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum: 2.6 mi
- Wheels O' Time Museum: 9.0 mi
- Illinois Mennonite Heritage Center: 12.0 mi
- Dayspring Community Park 4-H Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Skip Snyder Garden: 1.9 mi
- Luthy Botanical Garden: 2.6 mi
- ICC Horticulture Garden: 5.9 mi
- Oz Garden: 10.2 mi
- Hazel's Hill: 6.6 mi
- The Mound: 18.6 mi
- Little Mound: 19.3 mi
- Hickory Grove Hill: 20.1 mi
- Nichols Mound: 21.0 mi
- The Doug Oberhelman Caterpillar Visitors Center: 1.9 mi
- Luthy Botanical Gardens greenhouse: 2.6 mi
- Sundance: 9.8 mi
- Riverfront Square: 9.3 mi
- Walnut Grove: 9.4 mi
- Mackinaw River Picnic Area.: 18.3 mi
- Mackinaw Dells Rest Area Eastbound: 20.7 mi
- Mackinaw Dells Rest Area Westbound: 21.3 mi
- High Point: 5.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Laura Bradley Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nichols Mound | ESE 102° | 205 m | 21.0 mi |
| The Mound | SSW 200° | 160 m | 18.6 mi |
| Hickory Grove Hill | SSW 199° | 152 m | 20.1 mi |
| Little Mound | SSW 199° | 148 m | 19.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:35 | 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, 4 mi away.
- garlic mustard61 obs
- Eastern Fox Squirrel38 obs
- House Finch22 obs
- Northern Cardinal21 obs
- American Robin21 obs
- Monarch20 obs
- Eastern Cottontail18 obs
- Dark-eyed Junco17 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/39503709
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