Almond Marsh Forest Preserve
Almond Marsh Forest Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 229 m. Gander Mountain stands 283 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Boulder Park, a park 0.6 miles away. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 229 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Lake County Forest Preserves
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Boulder Park: 0.6 mi
- Twin Lakes Park: 0.7 mi
- Sunset Park: 0.9 mi
- Old Plank Park: 0.9 mi
- Valley Lake South: 0.9 mi
- Liberty Prairie Nature Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Route 137 Open Space: 1.7 mi
- Independence Grove: 1.7 mi
- Lake Carina Forest Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Rollins Savanna Forest Preserve: 3.3 mi
- Lake County Fairgrounds: 2.3 mi
- Raging Bull: 3.4 mi
- Giant Drop: 3.4 mi
- River Rocker: 3.4 mi
- Justice League: Battle for Metropolis: 3.4 mi
- Bess Bower Dunn Museum of Lake County: 2.7 mi
- Grayslake Historical Museum: 2.8 mi
- Grayslake Heritage Center: 2.8 mi
- Ansel B. Cook House: 3.6 mi
- Legacy Museum: 3.7 mi
- Hank Salemi Memorial: 3.6 mi
- Cook Park Playground: 3.6 mi
- Amos Bennett: First African American Settler in Lake County: 3.8 mi
- M47 Tank: 4.2 mi
- Lindenhurst Veterans Memorial: 5.5 mi
- Picnic Grove: 3.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
- Sun Garden: 11.5 mi
- The Buttery: 11.5 mi
- Fairie Glen: 11.6 mi
- Round Entry Door: 4.3 mi
- The Beatitudes & Ten Comandments: 4.9 mi
- Polar Bear Statue: 5.9 mi
- Abraham Lincoln: 8.0 mi
- Traveler: 8.1 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 1.1 mi
- Our lady of Mt. Carmel Garden: 4.4 mi
- Ed, Olga and JJ Rogan Tribute Garden: 5.5 mi
- Vernon Hills Community Garden: 6.1 mi
- St. Mary of Vernon Garden: 7.2 mi
- George's Beach: 1.2 mi
- Independence Grove Beach: 2.5 mi
- Jones Island Beach: 3.4 mi
- Minear Lake Beach: 3.7 mi
- Minear Lake Beach: 3.8 mi
- Leahy Hill: 7.4 mi
- sled hill: 11.5 mi
- Bald Knob: 11.8 mi
- Gander Mountain: 15.2 mi
- Hill Fifteen: 17.8 mi
- Light 1: 8.4 mi
- Light 2: 8.5 mi
- Kenosha Light: 19.7 mi
- Kenosha North Pierhead Light: 19.8 mi
- Covington Bluff: 11.5 mi
- Kenosha Rest Area 26 (I-94 WB): 13.2 mi
- Aurora: 17.9 mi
- Indian Spring: 22.4 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Almond Marsh Forest Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gander Mountain | NW 317° | 283 m | 15.2 mi |
| Hill Fifteen | WNW 300° | 276 m | 17.8 mi |
| Camelback Kame | WNW 289° | 268 m | 18.5 mi |
| Mount Tom | NNW 335° | 265 m | 24.5 mi |
| Mount Moriah | NW 312° | 257 m | 19.2 mi |
| Bald Knob | WNW 288° | 235 m | 11.8 mi |
| Leahy Hill | NNE 31° | 234 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:50 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
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 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 72 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 40 | 29 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waukegan, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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