Bolcum Road Wetlands Forest Preserve
Bolcum Road Wetlands Forest Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 235 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the south-southwest, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Mallard Lake Homeowners’ Association Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 5.3 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Forest Preserve District of Kane County
How to reach it
- 5.3 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
- 24.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fabyan Windmill · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mallard Lake Homeowners’ Association Park: 0.5 mi
- Oak Shadows Homeowners’ Association Park: 0.5 mi
- Primrose Farm Park: 1.4 mi
- Gray Willows Farm: 1.5 mi
- Cranston Meadows Park: 1.6 mi
- Otter Creek Bend Wetland Park: 1.4 mi
- Otter Creek Forest Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Bowes Creek Greenway: 3.0 mi
- Hickory Knolls Nature Preserve: 3.3 mi
- Ferson Creek Fen Nature Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Garfield Farm Museum: 3.5 mi
- Garfield Farm Museum: 3.5 mi
- Dunham Hunt Museum: 4.6 mi
- Saint Charles History Museum: 4.7 mi
- Fox River Trolley Museum: 4.8 mi
- Wind Emotions: 4.4 mi
- Reflections: 4.6 mi
- Continuum: 7.2 mi
- 1835 Expedition: 7.2 mi
- Parade Mural: 7.3 mi
- Fox River Stearns Road Commemoration Stone: 4.7 mi
- Dunham Castle: 5.6 mi
- Geneva Park District Solstice Monument: 5.6 mi
- Kane County Veterans Memorial: 6.5 mi
- Fabyan Windmill: 7.1 mi
- Community Gardens at Prairie Green: 4.4 mi
- City Hall Raised Garden: 7.4 mi
- Community Garden: 8.1 mi
- Sherman Natural Prairie and Community Garden: 8.1 mi
- Carol Stream Garden Plots: 11.1 mi
- Sycamore Speedway: 10.7 mi
- Paintball Explosion: 11.0 mi
- Monza Wall: 11.2 mi
- Steffan's Straight: 11.3 mi
- Serpentine: 11.5 mi
- Jelkes Creek Bird Sanctuary: 9.0 mi
- Olivia's Party Deck: 13.3 mi
- West Picnic Shelter: 15.0 mi
- East Picnic Shelter: 15.2 mi
- South Picnic Shelter: 15.2 mi
- Johnson’s Mound: 7.0 mi
- Heritage Park Sled Hill: 12.4 mi
- Mount Hoy: 13.5 mi
- Rotary Hill: 17.4 mi
- Pine Hill: 18.0 mi
- Indian Trail Beach: 15.8 mi
- Centennial Beach: 17.3 mi
- Main Beach: 19.0 mi
- West Beach: 19.0 mi
- Whitney Shores Private Beach: 21.5 mi
- Weston: 9.6 mi
- Coltonville: 18.3 mi
- Brush Point: 19.8 mi
- DeKalb Oasis: 18.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bolcum Road Wetlands Forest Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson’s Mound | SSW 201° | 273 m | 7.0 mi |
| Mounded Landfill | SE 135° | 259 m | 22.1 mi |
| Mount Hoy | SE 130° | 255 m | 13.5 mi |
| Maramech Hill | SSW 201° | 196 m | 23.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 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 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 52 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago W Chicago Dupage AP, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/937918535
Day trips start here
- Aurora · 14 mi
- Wheaton · 16 mi
- Naperville · 18 mi
- Lisle · 19 mi
- Downers Grove · 22 mi
- Bolingbrook · 23 mi
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