Illinois Beach State Park
Illinois Beach State Park is a beach in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 179 m. Gander Mountain stands 283 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
state park on Lake Michigan in Lake County, Illinois
Dates from 1948.
Wikidata Q14687594, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park: 0.9 mi
- Illinois Beach Nature Preserve: 1.6 mi
- North Dunes Nature Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Lyons Woods Forest Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Spring Bluff Forest Preserve: 3.8 mi
- Carmel Park: 1.0 mi
- Ophir Park: 1.2 mi
- Edina Park: 1.4 mi
- Hosah Park: 1.5 mi
- Unity Park: 1.5 mi
- Carillon: 1.6 mi
- Founders Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Lake County Veterans Memorial, F-111: 3.4 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 5.0 mi
- Ray Bradbury: 5.1 mi
- Gold Pyramid House: 7.1 mi
- Wisconsin Welcome Sign: 7.3 mi
- Cirque Electrique: 7.8 mi
- Condor: 7.8 mi
- Big Easy Balloons: 7.8 mi
- Platen Press Printing Museum: 1.2 mi
- Waukegan History Museum: 3.3 mi
- The African American Museum at the England Manor: 4.6 mi
- Waukegan History Museum at the Carnegie: 5.1 mi
- Pleasant Prairie History Museum: 5.8 mi
- Bowen Formal Garden: 3.4 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 11.4 mi
- Ed, Olga and JJ Rogan Tribute Garden: 11.9 mi
- McClure Rain Garden: 12.5 mi
- Elawa Farm: 12.6 mi
- North Point Marina Beach: 4.2 mi
- Waukegan Beach: 4.3 mi
- Waukegan Municipal Beach: 4.7 mi
- Eichelman Beach: 10.3 mi
- Sunrise Beach: 10.6 mi
- Picnic Grove: 7.8 mi
- Sun Garden: 9.1 mi
- The Buttery: 9.1 mi
- Fairie Glen: 9.1 mi
- Cotswold Commons: 9.1 mi
- Jack Benny Monument: 4.9 mi
- Traveler: 4.9 mi
- Abraham Lincoln: 5.1 mi
- Finger Sculpture: 5.1 mi
- Abraham Lincoln: 10.5 mi
- Leahy Hill: 5.5 mi
- sled hill: 15.3 mi
- Gander Mountain: 20.3 mi
- Bald Knob: 20.8 mi
- Mount Moriah: 24.3 mi
- Light 2: 8.7 mi
- Light 1: 8.7 mi
- Kenosha North Pierhead Light: 10.9 mi
- Kenosha Light: 11.0 mi
- Kenosha Rest Area 26 (I-94 WB): 9.7 mi
- Aurora: 11.3 mi
- Covington Bluff: 14.0 mi
- Indian Spring: 15.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Illinois Beach State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gander Mountain | WNW 283° | 283 m | 20.3 mi |
| Hill Fifteen | W 275° | 276 m | 24.9 mi |
| Mount Moriah | WNW 285° | 257 m | 24.3 mi |
| Bald Knob | W 261° | 235 m | 20.8 mi |
| Leahy Hill | W 266° | 234 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:50 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:36 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 26 | 36 | 46 | 56 | 66 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 52 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Waukegan Rgnl AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/3651466507
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