University of Illinois Arboretum
University of Illinois Arboretum is a park in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 223 m. Blue Mound stands 228 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Dry Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Vetmed Dog Park: 0.3 mi
- Illini Grove: 0.7 mi
- Blair Park: 0.7 mi
- Sunnycrest Park: 0.8 mi
- Carle Park: 0.8 mi
- Prairie Fire: 0.8 mi
- Pictograph: 0.8 mi
- Lincoln Statue: 0.9 mi
- ACES Sculpture: 0.9 mi
- Yikes: 0.9 mi
- Dry Garden: 0.1 mi
- Tea Garden: 0.1 mi
- American Hosta Society National Display Garden: 0.2 mi
- Miles C Hartley Selections Garden: 0.2 mi
- Noel Welcome Garden: 0.3 mi
- Hallene Gateway: 1.2 mi
- Morton Weir Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Mac and Diana Garret Memorial Tree: 1.2 mi
- Eternal Flame: 1.2 mi
- Class of 1900 Memorial Bench: 1.3 mi
- Busey Woods: 2.5 mi
- Barnhart Prairie Restoration: 3.1 mi
- Brownfield Woods: 4.5 mi
- Trelease Prairie: 4.6 mi
- Trelease Woods: 4.8 mi
- Carl R. Woese Museum: 1.0 mi
- Krannert Art Museum: 1.1 mi
- Spurlock Museum: 1.1 mi
- The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music: 1.2 mi
- Anita Purves Nature Center: 2.4 mi
- Experimental Round Barns: 0.5 mi
- American Football House: 1.2 mi
- Music Barn: 23.1 mi
- Demonstration Prairie: 23.4 mi
- Blue Mound: 8.2 mi
- Blue Mound: 13.6 mi
- The Oasis: 3.6 mi
- Kumler: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of University of Illinois Arboretum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mound | WSW 252° | 228 m | 13.6 mi |
| Blue Mound | NE 42° | 214 m | 8.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:45 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:48 | 16:31 |
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 | 52 | 63 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Champaign 3S, 1 mi away.
- Eastern Gray Squirrel637 obs
- Plains Garter Snake610 obs
- Canada Goose416 obs
- Pond Slider405 obs
- Mallard395 obs
- Red-winged Blackbird369 obs
- North American Wheel Bug352 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee331 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.
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