Big Woods County Forest Preserve
Big Woods County Forest Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 228 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the west-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Butterfield Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 4.3 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 228 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
How to reach it
- 4.3 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
- 12.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fabyan Windmill · 5 mi
- Des Plaines River · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Butterfield Park: 0.7 mi
- Ginger Woods Park: 1.1 mi
- Atwater Park: 1.5 mi
- Summerlakes Park: 1.8 mi
- Peter Frieders Park: 1.9 mi
- Arlene Shoemaker Forest Preserve: 2.4 mi
- McDowell Grove Forest Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Blackwell Forest Preserve: 3.3 mi
- Warrenville Grove County Forest Preserve: 3.5 mi
- Shanahan Grove Park: 3.7 mi
- Warrenville Historical Society City Museum: 3.5 mi
- Depot Museum: 4.5 mi
- First Infantry Division Museum: 5.1 mi
- Kruse House Museum: 5.2 mi
- DuPage Children's Museum: 5.2 mi
- St. James Farm Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Blackberry Carousel: 8.4 mi
- Mayslake Peabody Estate: 14.3 mi
- The Forge: Lemont Quarries: 16.3 mi
- GoApe Ropes Course: 17.2 mi
- Flag Day Monument: 4.5 mi
- William Crowder: 5.0 mi
- Fabyan Windmill: 5.3 mi
- Shannower 9/11 Memorial: 5.3 mi
- The Spirit of the American Doughboy: 5.3 mi
- Ladder of Light: 4.7 mi
- Lion of Cantigny: 5.1 mi
- Joseph Naper: 5.2 mi
- Mr. & Mrs. Naperville: 5.2 mi
- DNA Wind Sculpture: 5.2 mi
- West Picnic Shelter: 4.9 mi
- South Picnic Shelter: 5.0 mi
- East Picnic Shelter: 5.1 mi
- Stand Alone Fireplace: 7.4 mi
- Olivia's Party Deck: 8.4 mi
- Octagon Garden Southeast: 5.2 mi
- Idea Garden: 5.2 mi
- Rose Garden: 5.3 mi
- Honor Garden: 5.3 mi
- Community Garden: 5.5 mi
- Mount Hoy: 3.3 mi
- Rotary Hill: 5.3 mi
- Pine Hill: 7.9 mi
- Hemlock Hill: 8.0 mi
- Spruce Hill: 8.1 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 14.9 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 14.9 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 15.9 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 23.1 mi
- Centennial Beach: 5.1 mi
- Westman Beach: 14.6 mi
- Michigan Beach: 22.5 mi
- Lake Strini: 13.6 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Big Woods County Forest Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson’s Mound | WNW 290° | 273 m | 10.4 mi |
| Mounded Landfill | SE 125° | 259 m | 10.1 mi |
| Mount Hoy | ENE 67° | 255 m | 3.3 mi |
| Maramech Hill | SW 232° | 196 m | 19.7 mi |
| Players Hill | E 80° | 187 m | 24.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:41 | 16:26 |
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 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 53 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Aurora, 4 mi away.
- pickerelweed27 obs
- Red-tailed Hawk25 obs
- Eastern Tailed-Blue21 obs
- Sandhill Crane21 obs
- Great Blue Heron18 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee16 obs
- Ruddy Duck15 obs
- Red-winged Blackbird13 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/1311154195
Day trips start here
- Aurora · 4 mi
- Naperville · 6 mi
- Wheaton · 7 mi
- Lisle · 8 mi
- Bolingbrook · 11 mi
- Woodridge · 11 mi
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