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Camp Tomo-Chi-Chi Knolls Forest Preserve

Camp Tomo-Chi-Chi Knolls Forest Preserve from directly overhead

Camp Tomo-Chi-Chi Knolls Forest Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 279 m. Hill Fifteen stands 276 m to the north-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Tractor, a artwork 0.8 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 16 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Forest Preserve District of Kane County

How to reach it

Coordinates42.11366, -88.39782

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Waitcus Park: 1.3 mi
  • Town Square Park: 1.5 mi
  • Town Center Park: 1.9 mi
  • Rutland Township Trail: 2.1 mi
  • Memorial Park: 2.5 mi
Nature reserves
Museums
  • Plato Park Depot Museum: 5.6 mi
  • Dundee Township Historical Society: 5.7 mi
  • Hawthorne Hills Nature Center: 6.3 mi
  • Elgin History Museum: 7.9 mi
  • Elgin Public Museum: 8.5 mi
Artworks: 53
Historic sites: 38
  • Huntley Veterans Memorial: 4.0 mi
  • Former Carpentersville Dam: 5.4 mi
  • Pratt's Castle: 7.3 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 7.4 mi
  • Elgin Milk Condensing Company: 7.6 mi
Attractions: 34
  • Doane's Corner: 4.6 mi
  • Monza Wall: 4.7 mi
  • The Woods: 4.7 mi
  • Steffan's Straight: 4.9 mi
  • Len's Hairpin: 4.9 mi
Picnic sites: 26
Gardens: 23
Beaches: 11
  • Indian Trail Beach: 6.2 mi
  • West Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Main Beach: 8.7 mi
  • Whitney Shores Private Beach: 16.0 mi
  • Morrison Park Beach: 17.9 mi
Peaks: 6
  • Heritage Park Sled Hill: 16.5 mi
  • Johnson’s Mound: 17.3 mi
  • Bald Knob: 21.1 mi
  • Camelback Kame: 21.4 mi
  • Mount Hoy: 22.4 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Camp Tomo-Chi-Chi Knolls Forest Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hill FifteenNNE 13°276 m24.6 mi
Johnson’s MoundS 185°273 m17.3 mi
Camelback KameN 9°268 m21.4 mi
Mount HoySSE 150°255 m22.4 mi
Bald KnobNNE 27°235 m21.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:1819:5120:34
September equinox06:4218:1618:53
December solstice07:1915:4016:25

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222636485969747264523928
Precip in2.01.92.44.05.14.54.04.33.53.32.72.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elgin, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/92055126

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