Buffalo Grove Ambush
Buffalo Grove Ambush is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 269 m. Bunker Hill stands 294 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Westside Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 11 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Early in the Black Hawk War Indians concealed near this spot in Buffalo Grove, May 19, 1832, killed William Durley, a member of a six man detail carrying dispatches from Colonel James M. Strode at Galena to General Henry Atkinson at Dixon's Ferry. Durley'
How to reach it
- 11.1 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
- 25.5 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Indian Head Rock · 30 mi
- Twin Sisters · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Westside Park: 0.8 mi
- Polo Community Park: 1.6 mi
- Russel Square: 6.7 mi
- Schell Park: 8.0 mi
- Carroll County Fairgrounds: 8.1 mi
- White Pines Forest State Park: 6.7 mi
- White Pines Forest Nature Preserve: 7.3 mi
- Elkhorn Creek Biodiversity Preserve: 7.4 mi
- L & M Prairie Nature Heritage Landmark: 7.6 mi
- Lowell Park: 9.1 mi
- Milledgeville Veterans Memorial: 8.9 mi
- President Abraham Lincoln: 11.7 mi
- Ronald Reagan Equestrian Statue: 11.8 mi
- 9-11 Monument: 12.0 mi
- Berlin Wall replica: 12.0 mi
- John Deere Historic Site: 11.6 mi
- Northwest Territory Historic Center: 12.1 mi
- Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home Visitor Center: 12.4 mi
- Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home: 12.4 mi
- Sterling-Rock Falls Historical Society Museum: 14.4 mi
- Eagle: 11.7 mi
- Soypod: 13.9 mi
- Paths of Conviction, Footsteps of Faith: 13.9 mi
- Dolphin Boys: 13.9 mi
- American Legion Memorial: 13.9 mi
- Deck: 7.3 mi
- F-105D Thunderchief: 11.1 mi
- Byron Drag Strip: 19.0 mi
- Youth Center: 19.9 mi
- Boat Rental: 20.0 mi
- Castle Rock: 11.6 mi
- Devils Backbone: 12.9 mi
- Coffman Bluff: 13.3 mi
- Bald Hill: 13.6 mi
- Pine Rock: 17.7 mi
- Valley View Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
- Wilderness Woods Picnic Area: 21.3 mi
- Ganymede Spring: 14.1 mi
- Commissioners Garden: 15.9 mi
- Daggett: 19.3 mi
- White Rock: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buffalo Grove Ambush. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunker Hill | NNE 18° | 294 m | 18.3 mi |
| Coffman Bluff | NNE 18° | 289 m | 13.3 mi |
| Bald Hill | ENE 58° | 281 m | 13.6 mi |
| Devils Backbone | E 91° | 274 m | 12.9 mi |
| Castle Rock | E 97° | 228 m | 11.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:34 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:56 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:46 | 16:31 |
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 | 22 | 26 | 38 | 49 | 61 | 71 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 39 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Polo 5NW, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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