Buffalo Creek Forest Preserve
Buffalo Creek Forest Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 222 m. Camelback Kame stands 268 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Creekside Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 24 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Lake County Forest Preserves
How to reach it
- 24.4 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
- 25.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fabyan Windmill · 25 mi
- Des Plaines River · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Creekside Park: 0.5 mi
- Sunset Ridge Park: 0.6 mi
- Creekside Park: 0.6 mi
- Lake Terramere Park: 0.7 mi
- Nicole Park: 0.8 mi
- Long Grove Historical Society: 1.2 mi
- Raupp Museum: 1.3 mi
- Sock Monkey Museum: 1.4 mi
- Wheeling Historical Society: 4.4 mi
- Arlington Heights Historical Museum: 4.9 mi
- The Dawning: 1.4 mi
- Butterfly Statue: 1.8 mi
- William Dunton: 5.3 mi
- Polar Bear Statue: 6.3 mi
- The Beatitudes & Ten Comandments: 7.3 mi
- Garden: 1.8 mi
- Frontier Park Gardens: 3.0 mi
- St. Mary of Vernon Garden: 5.0 mi
- Vernon Hills Community Garden: 6.4 mi
- Maple Street Butterfly Waystation (#45081): 7.0 mi
- Deer Grove East Picnic Shelter 4: 2.4 mi
- Deer Grove East Picnic Shelter 3: 2.5 mi
- Deer Grove East Picnic Shelter 2: 2.7 mi
- Deer Grove East Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 2.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
- Deer Grove Forest Preserve - East: 2.8 mi
- Deer Grove Forest Preserve - West: 3.7 mi
- Deer Grove Forest Preserve: 3.8 mi
- Sullivan Woods: 4.0 mi
- Deer Grove West Forest Preserve: 4.4 mi
- K1 Speed: 3.1 mi
- Sugar Shack: 7.3 mi
- Plant identification trail: 7.3 mi
- Medieval Times: 7.6 mi
- Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe: 8.2 mi
- 1834 Capt. Daniel Wright: 4.6 mi
- Iconic Rocks: 5.2 mi
- Garden Gate: 6.0 mi
- Unknown Author Stone: 6.0 mi
- K.A.M.P. Memorial: 7.0 mi
- Whitney Shores Private Beach: 5.9 mi
- Lakeview Beach and Dock: 6.1 mi
- Diamond Lake Beach: 6.2 mi
- Minear Lake Beach: 9.5 mi
- Minear Lake Beach: 9.5 mi
- sled hill: 9.0 mi
- Centennial Hill: 13.0 mi
- Heritage Park Sled Hill: 14.8 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 16.1 mi
- Hidden Hill: 16.4 mi
- Covington Bluff: 10.7 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 13.6 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 19.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buffalo Creek Forest Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camelback Kame | NW 317° | 268 m | 24.8 mi |
| Mount Hoy | SSW 203° | 255 m | 24.4 mi |
| Bald Knob | NW 326° | 235 m | 19.0 mi |
| Leahy Hill | NNE 13° | 234 m | 19.0 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | ESE 122° | 204 m | 17.7 mi |
| Players Hill | SSE 149° | 187 m | 22.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:38 | 16:24 |
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 | 25 | 29 | 38 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Palwaukee AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/881307784
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Far West Side · 22 mi
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 22 mi
- Wheaton · 22 mi
- Oak Brook · 23 mi
- Berwyn · 24 mi
- Brookfield · 24 mi
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