Buena Park
Buena Park is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 206 m. Bald Knob stands 235 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Northcroft Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 25 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 206 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Lake Forest
How to reach it
- 25.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Northcroft Park: 0.3 mi
- Danny Cunniff Park: 0.7 mi
- Waveland Park: 0.9 mi
- Old Elm Park: 1.0 mi
- Knoll Park: 1.1 mi
- Walter E. Heller Nature Preserve: 0.7 mi
- West Skokie Nature Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Jean and John Greene Nature Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Skokie River Woods: 1.6 mi
- Carruthers Nature Preserve: 1.6 mi
- 23: 1.1 mi
- Cow: 3.1 mi
- Large Narrow Horse: 4.8 mi
- The Sower: 5.5 mi
- Cuddly Lion: 5.6 mi
- Cross Monument: 1.3 mi
- Steven Malin, Jr. Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Dr. Seuss 99th Commencement Poem: 2.4 mi
- War Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Student Garden: 2.2 mi
- Revery Prairie: 2.3 mi
- McClure Rain Garden: 2.4 mi
- Organic Teaching Garden: 3.2 mi
- Rose Garden at Laurel Park: 3.3 mi
- History Center Of Lake Forest- Lake Bluff: 2.4 mi
- Francis Stupey Log Cabin Museum: 3.3 mi
- Lake Bluff History Museum: 4.3 mi
- Cuneo Mansion: 5.9 mi
- Hope Union Heritage Center: 6.2 mi
- The Magic Rock: 3.0 mi
- Model Railroad Garden: 5.5 mi
- F-14 Tomcat: 6.2 mi
- K1 Speed: 6.3 mi
- Plant identification trail: 8.7 mi
- Picnic Grove: 5.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
- Turnbull Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 5.8 mi
- Potawatomi Woods Grove #1: 6.0 mi
- Dam No. 1 Woods-East Grove #1: 6.9 mi
- Forest Park Beach: 2.8 mi
- Park Avenue Boating/Fishing Beach: 3.3 mi
- Millard Beach: 4.2 mi
- Millard Beach: 4.2 mi
- Sunrise Beach: 4.3 mi
- sled hill: 0.6 mi
- Centennial Hill: 14.5 mi
- Leahy Hill: 14.8 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 15.2 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 18.1 mi
- Covington Bluff: 1.8 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 15.6 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 17.8 mi
- Kenosha Rest Area 26 (I-94 WB): 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buena Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | WNW 302° | 235 m | 21.9 mi |
| Leahy Hill | NNW 346° | 234 m | 14.8 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | SSE 152° | 204 m | 15.2 mi |
| Players Hill | S 171° | 187 m | 23.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
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 | 24 | 28 | 37 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Botanic Garden, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/511094049
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 22 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 23 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 23 mi
- Chicagoland · 24 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 25 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 25 mi
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