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Boloria Meadows

Boloria Meadows from directly overhead

Boloria Meadows is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 243 m. High Point stands 362 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Homestead Tot Lot, a park 0.5 miles away. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
The Land Conservancy of McHenry County

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.32631, -88.33912

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Homestead Tot Lot: 0.5 mi
  • Galway Totlot: 0.5 mi
  • Shamrock Farm Park: 1.0 mi
  • Malibu Playground: 2.0 mi
  • Jaycee Park: 2.4 mi
Nature reserves
  • Powers Creek Conservation Area: 1.6 mi
  • Boone Creek Conservation Area: 1.7 mi
  • Windy Knoll Conservation Area: 1.9 mi
  • Boger Bog Conservation Area: 2.1 mi
  • Wolf Oak Woods Preserve: 2.7 mi
Attractions
  • Horse Barn: 5.2 mi
  • South Street Railway Tunnel: 5.4 mi
  • Woodstock Mural and Sculpture Garden: 5.6 mi
  • Court House and Jail Arts Center: 5.6 mi
  • Volo Auto Museum Sign: 8.4 mi
Historic sites: 40
Artworks: 37
  • Planetarium Display: 4.7 mi
  • Geoscene wall: 4.7 mi
  • Alumni Sculpture: 6.2 mi
  • Hourse: 14.1 mi
  • Tractors: 14.1 mi
Museums: 37
Beaches: 20
Gardens: 20
Picnic sites: 13
Peaks: 8
  • Camelback Kame: 6.5 mi
  • Bald Knob: 7.9 mi
  • Hill Fifteen: 9.6 mi
  • Gander Mountain: 13.8 mi
  • Mount Moriah: 13.9 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High PointNW 312°362 m14.9 mi
Gander MountainNNE 33°283 m13.8 mi
Hill FifteenNNE 15°276 m9.6 mi
Camelback KameN 4°268 m6.5 mi
Mount TomNNE 19°265 m23.9 mi
Mount MoriahNNE 15°257 m13.9 mi
Bald KnobENE 59°235 m7.9 mi
Leahy HillENE 72°234 m22.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:1719:5220:34
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:2015:3916:25

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222536485969737164513928
Precip in1.61.62.23.64.54.83.83.73.63.22.41.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MC Henry -WG Stratton L&D, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/527842890

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