O'Brien Field

O'Brien Field: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit O'Brien Field

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach O'Brien Field — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.48059, -88.18115. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near O'Brien Field

• Lake Charleston · lake · Coles · ~4 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site · fort · Coles · ~14 km · Must-see
• Paradise Dam · lake · Coles · ~29 km · Must-see
• Walnut Point State Park · sanctuary · Douglas · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Mattoon Dam · lake · Shelby · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lake Shelbyville · lake · Shelby · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Trail State Park · sanctuary · Clark · ~53 km · Must-see
• S.S. President · attraction · Effingham · ~56 km · Must-see
• Eagle Creek State Park · sanctuary · Shelby · ~57 km · Must-see
• Sam Parr State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Jasper · ~64 km · Must-see
• Sam Parr State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Henderson · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lake Shelbyville Dam · lake · Shelby · ~65 km · Must-see
• The Cross at the Crossroads · fort · Henderson · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lake Kanagga · lake · Henderson · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lake Sara · lake · Henderson · ~68 km · Must-see
• Sea History Museum · museum · Champaign · ~70 km · Must-see
• Crawford County State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Crawford · ~73 km · Must-see
• Immanuel Lutheran Church · church · Coles · ~1 km

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Other wildlife, forests & gardens near O'Brien Field

• Walnut Point State Park · sanctuary · Douglas · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Trail State Park · sanctuary · Clark · ~53 km · Must-see
• Eagle Creek State Park · sanctuary · Shelby · ~57 km · Must-see
• Sam Parr State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Jasper · ~64 km · Must-see
• Sam Parr State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Henderson · ~64 km · Must-see
• Crawford County State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Crawford · ~73 km · Must-see
• Prairie Ridge State Natural Area · sanctuary · Henderson · ~79 km · Must-see
• Robert Allerton Park · sanctuary · Piatt · ~87 km · Must-see
• Harry "Babe" Woodyard State Natural Area · sanctuary · Vermilion · ~93 km · Must-see
• Forest Glen Preserve · sanctuary · Vermillion · ~99 km · Must-see

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