Master Gardeners' Demonstration Garden
Master Gardeners' Demonstration Garden is a garden in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 282 m. High Point stands 362 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Planetarium Display, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Lincoln Highway passes 26 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- McHenry County College
How to reach it
- 25.7 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fabyan Windmill · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Grand Oaks Recreation Center: 1.0 mi
- Lippold Park: 1.1 mi
- Della Park: 1.8 mi
- Della Street Park: 1.8 mi
- Naoki Kamijima Park: 1.8 mi
- Parker Fen Nature Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Protected Grassland: 2.3 mi
- Boger Bog Conservation Area: 2.7 mi
- Wingate Prairie Nature Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Prairie Ridge Conservation Area: 3.1 mi
- South Street Railway Tunnel: 5.3 mi
- Court House and Jail Arts Center: 5.6 mi
- Woodstock Mural and Sculpture Garden: 5.6 mi
- Apple and Pumpkin Farmer: 5.7 mi
- Inflatables: 5.7 mi
- Planetarium Display: 0.0 mi
- Geoscene wall: 0.0 mi
- Alumni Sculpture: 2.7 mi
- Hourse: 9.4 mi
- Tractors: 9.4 mi
- Illinois Railway Museum: 8.4 mi
- McHenry County Historical Society and Museum: 9.1 mi
- Pullman Archives: 9.2 mi
- Volo Auto Museum: 11.0 mi
- Lost Valley Visitor Center: 11.6 mi
- Bill Murray Stepped Here: 5.6 mi
- Huntley Veterans Memorial: 7.0 mi
- Helicopter: 8.4 mi
- 1995 Fox River Grove Bus–Train Collision Memorial: 8.8 mi
- Bettendorf Castle: 9.0 mi
- Smart Farm: 10.4 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 11.1 mi
- Sherman Natural Prairie and Community Garden: 13.3 mi
- Community Garden: 13.4 mi
- City Hall Raised Garden: 15.8 mi
- West Beach: 1.8 mi
- Main Beach: 2.2 mi
- Indian Trail Beach: 5.8 mi
- Petersen Park Beach: 8.2 mi
- Wonder Center Beach: 8.7 mi
- Jelkes Creek Bird Sanctuary: 12.9 mi
- Deer Grove Picnic Grove 3: 17.4 mi
- Deer Grove East Picnic Shelter 2: 18.3 mi
- Deer Grove East Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 18.4 mi
- Deer Grove East Picnic Shelter 3: 18.5 mi
- Camelback Kame: 11.2 mi
- Bald Knob: 11.9 mi
- Hill Fifteen: 14.4 mi
- High Point: 17.4 mi
- Gander Mountain: 18.4 mi
- Reeds Crossing: 22.4 mi
- Belvidere Oasis: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Master Gardeners' Demonstration Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | NNW 326° | 362 m | 17.4 mi |
| Gander Mountain | NNE 29° | 283 m | 18.4 mi |
| Hill Fifteen | NNE 16° | 276 m | 14.4 mi |
| Camelback Kame | N 10° | 268 m | 11.2 mi |
| Mount Moriah | NNE 16° | 257 m | 18.7 mi |
| Bald Knob | NE 43° | 235 m | 11.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:52 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:39 | 16:25 |
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 | 37 | 48 | 60 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 63 | 52 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crystal Lake 4NW, 1 mi away.
- Chinese Mantis20 obs
- House Sparrow16 obs
- American Dog Tick15 obs
- Mallard14 obs
- European Earwig14 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee13 obs
- Bufflehead12 obs
- Wood Duck11 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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