Penguins

Penguins: 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 viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Penguins

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

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 Penguins — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.82415, -88.91433. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Penguins

• Scovill Park · park · Macon · ~0 km · Must-see
• Lake Decatur · lake · Macon · ~5 km · Must-see
• Rock Springs Conservation Area · sanctuary · Macon · ~10 km · Must-see
• Fort Daniel Conservation Area · fort · Macon · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Trail Homestead State Park · sanctuary · Macon · ~20 km · Must-see
• Robert Allerton Park · sanctuary · Piatt · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mount Pulaski Courthouse · fort · Logan · ~47 km · Must-see
• Eagle Creek State Park · sanctuary · Shelby · ~50 km · Must-see
• Clinton Lake · lake · DeWitt · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lake Shelbyville · lake · Shelby · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lake Taylorville Dam · lake · Christian · ~55 km · Must-see
• Shady Rest Park · park · Piatt · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lake Shelbyville Dam · lake · Shelby · ~59 km · Must-see
• Sea History Museum · museum · Champaign · ~64 km · Must-see
• Kitchell Park · park · Christian · ~65 km · Must-see
• Heritage in Flight Museum · museum · Logan · ~65 km · Must-see
• Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Logan · ~65 km · Must-see
• Sangchris Lake Dam · lake · Sangamon · ~65 km · Must-see

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• Cotton Hill · viewpoint · Sangamon · ~73 km
• Capitol View · viewpoint · Sangamon · ~79 km
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• Bowling Green Hill · viewpoint · Fayette · ~91 km
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