Markwoodlands Park
Markwoodlands Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 207 m. Nichols Mound stands 205 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Creighton Woods Park, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Illinois River Road passes 4.7 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 207 m
How to reach it
- 4.7 mi off the Illinois River Road, National
- 65.5 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 38.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fondulac Drive Lookout 1 · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Charter Oak Park: 0.7 mi
- Chartwell Park: 1.5 mi
- Sommer Park North: 1.7 mi
- Becker Park: 2.6 mi
- Schmoeger Park: 3.0 mi
- Creighton Woods Park: 0.7 mi
- Sommer Farm: 1.6 mi
- Elwood Wildlife Preserve: 3.9 mi
- Rock Island Trail: 4.0 mi
- Boyds Hollow Woods: 4.2 mi
- Statue of Lion: 1.3 mi
- Here and There: 3.2 mi
- Prometheus I: 3.4 mi
- Sweet Like Lemonade: 3.6 mi
- Changes: 5.1 mi
- Lacroix Rock: 4.8 mi
- Gold Star Memorial: 4.8 mi
- Circle of Pride: 5.0 mi
- John C. Flanagan House Museum: 5.7 mi
- Abraham Lincoln Statue: 6.1 mi
- Pettingill-Morron House: 5.4 mi
- Wheels O' Time Museum: 5.5 mi
- Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum: 5.7 mi
- African American Hall of Fame: 5.8 mi
- Hasselberg Ag Museum: 12.3 mi
- Dayspring Community Park 4-H Community Garden: 4.8 mi
- Luthy Botanical Garden: 5.5 mi
- Skip Snyder Garden: 6.3 mi
- ICC Horticulture Garden: 8.8 mi
- Oz Garden: 13.1 mi
- Hazel's Hill: 4.7 mi
- The Mound: 21.9 mi
- Little Mound: 22.6 mi
- Hickory Grove Hill: 23.4 mi
- Nichols Mound: 24.3 mi
- Luthy Botanical Gardens greenhouse: 5.5 mi
- The Doug Oberhelman Caterpillar Visitors Center: 6.3 mi
- Sundance: 13.9 mi
- Walnut Grove: 6.6 mi
- Riverfront Square: 13.1 mi
- Mackinaw River Picnic Area.: 22.4 mi
- Spoon River Rest Area: 23.7 mi
- Mackinaw Dells Rest Area Eastbound: 24.2 mi
- Mackinaw Dells Rest Area Westbound: 24.8 mi
- High Point: 4.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Markwoodlands Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nichols Mound | ESE 110° | 205 m | 24.3 mi |
| The Mound | S 191° | 160 m | 21.9 mi |
| Hickory Grove Hill | S 191° | 152 m | 23.4 mi |
| Little Mound | S 190° | 148 m | 22.6 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 | 19:53 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| 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, 7 mi away.
- white snakeroot18 obs
- Brown-belted Bumble Bee18 obs
- garlic mustard17 obs
- smooth sumac15 obs
- eastern black walnut14 obs
- Amur honeysuckle13 obs
- cutleaf teasel13 obs
- common milkweed12 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 way/39662254
Day trips start here
- Bradford · 29 mi
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