Stephanie's Garden
Stephanie's Garden is a garden in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 197 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the north, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Rivers Edge Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 14 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Kendall County Forest Preserve District
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 14.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 10.9 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
- 27.2 mi off the Illinois River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fabyan Windmill · 18 mi
- Viewing area · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rivers Edge Park: 0.5 mi
- Rice Park: 0.6 mi
- Crawford Park: 0.6 mi
- Price Park: 1.2 mi
- Gilbert Park: 1.4 mi
- Subat Forest Preserve: 0.9 mi
- River Road Forest Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Harris Forest Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Schessler's Fen Forest Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Richard Young Forest Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Site of First County Seat and Courthouse: 1.5 mi
- Time Capsule: 1.6 mi
- Illinois' Northern Boundary: 1.7 mi
- Oldest Standing Church in Kendall County: 1.8 mi
- Kendall County's First Mill: 1.8 mi
- Stone Mill Museum: 7.2 mi
- Little White School Museum: 7.4 mi
- Sugar Grove Historical Society: 8.5 mi
- Fern Dell Museum: 8.7 mi
- Air Classics Museum of Aviation: 8.8 mi
- Native Wildflower Garden: 11.6 mi
- Sunken Garden: 11.7 mi
- Lenore's Backyard Garden: 18.2 mi
- Sensory Garden: 18.2 mi
- Herb Garden: 18.2 mi
- Train: 8.3 mi
- Mastodon Statue: 11.7 mi
- Bear: 11.7 mi
- Bear: 11.7 mi
- Men Digging: 11.7 mi
- Farnsworth House: 2.9 mi
- Blackberry Carousel: 10.0 mi
- Heap's Pumpkin Farm: 10.9 mi
- Ellis House and Equestrian Center: 11.6 mi
- Dollinger Family Farm: 19.0 mi
- Tall Oaks Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
- Fox View Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
- Olivia's Party Deck: 10.0 mi
- Stand Alone Fireplace: 20.1 mi
- West Picnic Shelter: 21.6 mi
- Maramech Hill: 3.2 mi
- Johnson’s Mound: 15.9 mi
- Rotary Hill: 19.0 mi
- Mount Hoy: 20.5 mi
- Mounded Landfill: 21.7 mi
- Three Rivers Rest Area (Westbound): 15.3 mi
- Three Rivers Rest Area (Eastbound): 15.8 mi
- DeKalb Oasis: 22.6 mi
- Centennial Beach: 19.0 mi
- Michigan Beach: 23.2 mi
- Holderman Hill: 20.0 mi
- Kankakee Bluffs: 20.1 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 24.9 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 24.9 mi
- Lake Strini: 19.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Stephanie's Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson’s Mound | N 9° | 273 m | 15.9 mi |
| Mounded Landfill | ENE 73° | 259 m | 21.7 mi |
| Mount Hoy | NE 49° | 255 m | 20.5 mi |
| Maramech Hill | W 272° | 196 m | 3.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:43 | 16:27 |
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 | 27 | 38 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Aurora Muni AP, 9 mi away.
- Yellow-rumped Warbler14 obs
- Indigo Bunting13 obs
- Black-and-gold Bumble Bee13 obs
- Red-winged Blackbird12 obs
- Ebony Jewelwing12 obs
- Wingstem12 obs
- Brown-belted Bumble Bee12 obs
- Eastern Wood-Pewee11 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1196593402
Day trips start here
- Aurora · 13 mi
- Naperville · 18 mi
- Joliet · 19 mi
- Bolingbrook · 21 mi
- Lisle · 23 mi
- Wheaton · 24 mi
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