Boone Creek Conservation Area
Boone Creek Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 253 m. High Point stands 362 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Wolf Oak Woods Preserve, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Wolf Oak Woods Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Boloria Meadows: 1.7 mi
- Boger Bog Conservation Area: 2.9 mi
- Powers Creek Conservation Area: 3.1 mi
- Harrison Benwell Conservation Area: 3.5 mi
- Homestead Tot Lot: 2.1 mi
- Galway Totlot: 2.2 mi
- Shamrock Farm Park: 2.3 mi
- Banford Road Park: 2.9 mi
- Jacobson Park: 3.2 mi
- South Street Railway Tunnel: 4.3 mi
- Woodstock Mural and Sculpture Garden: 4.5 mi
- Court House and Jail Arts Center: 4.5 mi
- Horse Barn: 6.9 mi
- Jumping Pillow: 8.1 mi
- Lost Valley Visitor Center: 6.3 mi
- Powers-Walker Historical Homestead: 6.5 mi
- Volo Auto Museum: 10.0 mi
- Illinois Railway Museum: 11.3 mi
- Grant Township Museum: 11.3 mi
- Bill Murray Stepped Here: 4.4 mi
- Wonder Lake Bible Church: 5.2 mi
- Helicopter: 9.3 mi
- Somerset Manor: 10.0 mi
- Alex Lancaster Memorial Bench: 12.0 mi
- Planetarium Display: 5.5 mi
- Geoscene wall: 5.5 mi
- Alumni Sculpture: 7.4 mi
- Hourse: 14.9 mi
- Tractors: 14.9 mi
- Wonder Center Beach: 3.3 mi
- Petersen Park Beach: 4.5 mi
- West Beach: 7.3 mi
- Main Beach: 7.5 mi
- Morrison Park Beach: 8.4 mi
- Master Gardeners' Demonstration Garden: 5.5 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 9.2 mi
- Smart Farm: 13.7 mi
- Antioch Community Garden: 16.9 mi
- Sherman Natural Prairie and Community Garden: 18.8 mi
- Jelkes Creek Bird Sanctuary: 18.3 mi
- Deer Grove Picnic Grove 3: 20.5 mi
- Deer Grove East Picnic Shelter 2: 21.3 mi
- Deer Grove East Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 21.4 mi
- Deer Grove East Picnic Shelter 3: 21.5 mi
- Camelback Kame: 5.8 mi
- Bald Knob: 8.7 mi
- Hill Fifteen: 9.2 mi
- High Point: 13.2 mi
- Mount Moriah: 13.5 mi
- Reeds Crossing: 24.1 mi
- Kenosha Rest Area 26 (I-94 WB): 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Boone Creek Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | NW 313° | 362 m | 13.2 mi |
| Gander Mountain | NE 40° | 283 m | 13.8 mi |
| Hill Fifteen | NNE 25° | 276 m | 9.2 mi |
| Camelback Kame | NNE 18° | 268 m | 5.8 mi |
| Mount Tom | NNE 23° | 265 m | 23.5 mi |
| Mount Moriah | NNE 22° | 257 m | 13.5 mi |
| Bald Knob | ENE 69° | 235 m | 8.7 mi |
| Leahy Hill | ENE 76° | 234 m | 24.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:52 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:39 | 16:25 |
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 | 37 | 48 | 60 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 63 | 52 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crystal Lake 4NW, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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