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Binnie Forest Preserve

Binnie Forest Preserve from directly overhead

Binnie Forest Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 273 m. Hill Fifteen stands 276 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Glen Eagle Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 17 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Forest Preserve District of Kane County

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.12835, -88.36104

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Glen Eagle Park: 0.8 mi
  • Town Center Park: 1.3 mi
  • Randall Oaks Park: 1.4 mi
  • Town Square Park: 1.6 mi
  • Grandview Park: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
Museums: 59
  • Dundee Township Historical Society: 4.2 mi
  • Hawthorne Hills Nature Center: 6.6 mi
  • Plato Park Depot Museum: 7.0 mi
  • Elgin History Museum: 7.4 mi
  • Elgin Public Museum: 7.8 mi
Artworks: 51
Historic sites: 42
  • Former Carpentersville Dam: 3.6 mi
  • Huntley Veterans Memorial: 4.3 mi
  • Pratt's Castle: 6.5 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 6.9 mi
  • Illinois Watch Case Company: 7.0 mi
Attractions: 39
  • Doane's Corner: 2.8 mi
  • The Woods: 2.9 mi
  • Monza Wall: 3.1 mi
  • Little Monza: 3.1 mi
  • Len's Hairpin: 3.1 mi
Picnic sites: 34
Gardens: 24
Beaches: 15
  • Indian Trail Beach: 4.3 mi
  • Main Beach: 7.3 mi
  • West Beach: 7.3 mi
  • Whitney Shores Private Beach: 13.9 mi
  • Morrison Park Beach: 16.0 mi
Peaks: 6
  • Heritage Park Sled Hill: 15.7 mi
  • Johnson’s Mound: 18.6 mi
  • Bald Knob: 19.4 mi
  • Camelback Kame: 20.2 mi
  • Mount Hoy: 22.5 mi
Ghost towns: 4

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Binnie Forest Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hill FifteenN 9°276 m23.3 mi
Johnson’s MoundS 191°273 m18.6 mi
Camelback KameN 4°268 m20.2 mi
Mount HoySSE 156°255 m22.5 mi
Bald KnobNNE 24°235 m19.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:1819:5120:34
September equinox06:4118:1618:53
December solstice07:1915:4016:25

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222636485969747264523928
Precip in2.01.92.44.05.14.54.04.33.53.32.72.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elgin, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/92115790

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