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Wilmington Shrub Prairie Nature Preserve

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Elevation
170 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Pilot Hill227 m · 18.4 mi
Nearest byway
Historic Route 661.1 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:30local time
Coordinates
41.2767, -88.1662
Wilmington Shrub Prairie Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Wilmington Shrub Prairie Nature Preserve is a park in Illinois, at a recorded 170 m. Pilot Hill stands 227 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Kankakee Sands Preserve, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.1 miles off.

Elevation
170 m

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wilmington Shrub Prairie Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot HillSSE 159°227 m18.4 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2919:05
June solstice05:2019:4820:30
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1615:4316:27

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242939506171757366544230
Precip in2.11.72.13.84.64.53.93.73.23.12.52.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Channahon Dresden ISL DAM, 10 mi away.

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