- Elevation, modelled
- 183 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Nichols Mound205 m · 6.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Illinois River Road14.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 40.5695, -89.3189
Mackinaw River Picnic Area. is a picnic site in Illinois, at a modelled 183 m. Nichols Mound stands 205 m to the northeast, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Mackinaw River State Fish and Wildlife Area, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Illinois River Road passes 14 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mackinaw River Picnic Area.. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nichols Mound | NE 45° | 205 m | 6.7 mi |
| The Mound | WSW 250° | 160 m | 23.7 mi |
| Hickory Grove Hill | WSW 247° | 152 m | 24.6 mi |
| Little Mound | WSW 248° | 148 m | 23.8 mi |
- 14.0 mi off the Illinois River RoadNational
- 17.4 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Overlooks nearby
- Fondulac Drive Lookout 1 · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mackinaw River State Fish and Wildlife Area Headquarters: 1.8 mi
- Veterans Park: 3.1 mi
- Brock Park: 4.2 mi
- Goodfield Park: 5.1 mi
- McClallen Memorial Park: 6.8 mi
- Mackinaw River State Fish and Wildlife Area: 0.4 mi
- ParkLands Nature Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Hayes Woods Preserve: 9.6 mi
- Kenyon-Baller Woods Preserve: 9.7 mi
- Letcher Basin Land and Water Reserve: 9.8 mi
- Eureka Clay Time: 10.8 mi
- Return Visit: 10.9 mi
- Out of Court: 15.5 mi
- Books Flying Off the Shelf: 15.7 mi
- Uranus planet from Lakeview sun: 16.4 mi
- Washington F4 Tornado Memorial: 10.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 11.0 mi
- Fort Crevecoeur monument: 16.0 mi
- Fort Crevecoeur DAR memorial rock: 16.0 mi
- Fort Crevecoeur Park veterans memorial: 16.0 mi
- Tremont History Museum: 9.6 mi
- Ronald Reagan Museum: 10.3 mi
- Willis Snowmobile Museum: 11.4 mi
- Illinois Mennonite Heritage Center: 15.2 mi
- Metamora Court House State Historic Site: 15.5 mi
- ICC Horticulture Garden: 13.9 mi
- Skip Snyder Garden: 16.4 mi
- Illinois State University Horticulture Center: 16.7 mi
- Luthy Botanical Garden: 17.0 mi
- Monarch Plot Bloomington: 17.5 mi
- Sundance: 16.4 mi
- The Doug Oberhelman Caterpillar Visitors Center: 16.4 mi
- Luthy Botanical Gardens greenhouse: 16.9 mi
- Historic US Route 66 Sign: 18.0 mi
- J. H. Hawes Elevator: 21.8 mi
- Nichols Mound: 6.7 mi
- The Mound: 23.7 mi
- Little Mound: 23.8 mi
- Hickory Grove Hill: 24.6 mi
- Hazel's Hill: 24.7 mi
- Mackinaw Dells Rest Area Eastbound: 4.9 mi
- Mackinaw Dells Rest Area Westbound: 5.4 mi
- Funks Grove Rest Area: 18.3 mi
- Riverfront Square: 17.5 mi
- Walnut Grove: 23.1 mi
- F.R. Glasener Beach: 15.6 mi
- High Point: 19.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:33 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:51 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:51 | 16:34 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 29 | 41 | 52 | 63 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 55 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Congerville 2NW, 5 mi away.
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