Public Square

Public Square: 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 Public Square

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 Public Square — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.12144, -90.56318. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Public Square

• Sanganois State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Cass · ~26 km · Must-see
• Meredosia Island · lake · Cass · ~32 km · Must-see
• Weinberg-King State Park · sanctuary · Schuyler · ~39 km · Must-see
• Anderson Lake State Conservation Area · lake · Fulton · ~41 km · Must-see
• Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal Chapel and Cemetery · church · Adams · ~48 km · Must-see
• Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Cass · ~52 km · Must-see
• Sand Prairie-Scrub Oak · sanctuary · Mason · ~52 km · Must-see
• Ogden-Fettie Site · fort · Fulton · ~56 km · Must-see
• Dickson Mounds · fort · Fulton · ~57 km · Must-see
• Rockwell Mound · fort · Mason · ~59 km · Must-see
• Naples Mound 8 · fort · Pike · ~60 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Mason · ~70 km · Must-see
• New Philadelphia National Historic Site · fort · Pike · ~73 km · Must-see
• Lake Jacksonville Dam · lake · Morgan · ~73 km · Must-see
• Historic Carthage Jail · museum · Hancock · ~74 km · Must-see
• Schuyler Jail Museum & Gnlgcl · museum · Schuyler · ~0 km
• Peabody Lake Dam · lake · Schuyler · ~12 km
• Clay Bank · viewpoint · Schuyler · ~22 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Public Square

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Public Square

• Sanganois State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Cass · ~26 km · Must-see
• Weinberg-King State Park · sanctuary · Schuyler · ~39 km · Must-see
• Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Cass · ~52 km · Must-see
• Sand Prairie-Scrub Oak · sanctuary · Mason · ~52 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Mason · ~70 km · Must-see
• Revis Hill Prairie Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Mason · ~77 km · Must-see
• Free Frank McWorter Grave Site · sanctuary · Pike · ~78 km · Must-see
• Sand Ridge State Forest · sanctuary · Mason · ~81 km · Must-see
• Sangamon River State Natural Area · sanctuary · Sangamon · ~92 km · Must-see
• Nipper Wildlife Sanctuary · sanctuary · Sangamon · ~102 km · Must-see

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