Busse Forest Nature Preserve
Busse Forest Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 213 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Busse Forest-North Grove 2, a picnic site 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 18 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Forest Preserve District of Cook County
How to reach it
- 17.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 18.7 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fabyan Windmill · 19 mi
- Des Plaines River · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Busse Forest-North Grove 2: 0.3 mi
- Busse Forest-North Grove 1: 0.7 mi
- Busse Forest-South Grove 16: 1.1 mi
- Busse Forest-South Grove 15: 1.2 mi
- Busse Lake Boating Center Grove 25: 1.2 mi
- Busse Forest-Central: 0.8 mi
- Busse Forest-North: 0.8 mi
- Busse Forest-West: 0.8 mi
- Busse Forest-South: 1.1 mi
- Busse Forest Elk Pasture: 1.1 mi
- Kingsbridge Arboretum: 1.0 mi
- Busse Lake Boating Center Grove: 1.2 mi
- Spring Valley Nature Sanctuary: 3.0 mi
- Meacham Wildlife Preserve: 4.5 mi
- Hill Street Nature Center: 4.5 mi
- Rolling Meadows Historical Museum: 1.9 mi
- Farmhouse Museum: 2.7 mi
- Farmhouse Museum: 2.7 mi
- Arlington Heights Historical Museum: 3.4 mi
- Mount Prospect Historical Society: 3.9 mi
- K.A.M.P. Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Motorola Retirees Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Unknown Author Stone: 3.7 mi
- Garden Gate: 3.7 mi
- Stratford Farms Historic Marker: 4.0 mi
- Illinois Heritage Grove: 2.8 mi
- Bob Link Arboretum: 3.2 mi
- Maple Street Butterfly Waystation (#45081): 4.0 mi
- Native Prairie Wildflower Sanctuary: 4.1 mi
- Frontier Park Gardens: 5.1 mi
- First Iron Poured: 3.0 mi
- William Dunton: 3.1 mi
- Heroic Encounter: 3.2 mi
- Thought - Rise in Vacuum I: 3.2 mi
- Touching Heaven: 3.2 mi
- Chicago Athenaeum International Sculpture Park: 3.3 mi
- Medieval Times: 4.1 mi
- 1000 gecs tree: 4.8 mi
- Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe: 5.9 mi
- Sugar Shack: 7.1 mi
- Whitney Shores Private Beach: 11.6 mi
- Lakeview Beach and Dock: 14.2 mi
- Diamond Lake Beach: 14.3 mi
- Glencoe Beach: 14.7 mi
- Rosewood Beach: 14.9 mi
- Centennial Hill: 8.4 mi
- Heritage Park Sled Hill: 8.4 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 10.2 mi
- Hidden Hill: 10.3 mi
- sled hill: 14.5 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 8.2 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 23.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 24.2 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 24.3 mi
- Covington Bluff: 16.2 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 16.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Busse Forest Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | S 190° | 259 m | 21.8 mi |
| Mount Hoy | SSW 212° | 255 m | 17.1 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | E 95° | 204 m | 15.4 mi |
| Players Hill | SE 133° | 187 m | 16.7 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 | 15:39 | 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 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 66 | 54 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Ohare Intl AP, 7 mi away.
- prairie trillium73 obs
- Great Egret52 obs
- wild geranium50 obs
- Common Garter Snake47 obs
- white fawnlily47 obs
- cutleaf teasel45 obs
- mayapple42 obs
- Virginia Springbeauty41 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/26246556
Day trips start here
- Wheaton · 14 mi
- Oak Brook · 15 mi
- Downers Grove · 16 mi
- Brookfield · 17 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 17 mi
- Hinsdale · 17 mi
Take the scenic way to Busse Forest Nature Preserve.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.