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Chain O'Lakes State Park

Chain O'Lakes State Park from directly overhead

Chain O'Lakes State Park is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 225 m. High Point stands 362 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Turner Lake Fen Nature Preserve, a park 1.2 miles away. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.45843, -88.17185
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Turner Lake Fen Nature Preserve: 1.2 mi
  • Channel Lake-Lake Marie Channel Park: 2.3 mi
  • Channel Lake North Beach Park: 2.3 mi
  • Thelen Park: 2.4 mi
  • Petty Park: 3.1 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
Historic sites
  • Kenosha County Veterans Memorial Park Honor Plaza: 7.6 mi
  • Alex Lancaster Memorial Bench: 7.9 mi
  • Lindenhurst Veterans Memorial: 8.2 mi
  • Wonder Lake Bible Church: 9.3 mi
  • Vern Wolf: 12.1 mi
Museums: 39
Beaches: 30
  • Twin Lakes Park Beach: 6.1 mi
  • twin lakes park beach: 6.1 mi
  • Lake Miltmore Beach: 7.7 mi
  • Petersen Park Beach: 8.8 mi
  • Morrison Park Beach: 9.1 mi
Gardens: 23
  • Antioch Community Garden: 4.2 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 7.4 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 11.7 mi
  • Butteryfly Garden: 12.3 mi
  • Our lady of Mt. Carmel Garden: 16.0 mi
Picnic sites: 19
  • Sun Garden: 11.3 mi
  • Fairie Glen: 11.3 mi
  • The Buttery: 11.3 mi
  • Cotswold Commons: 11.3 mi
  • Pet Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
Artworks: 19
  • Round Entry Door: 15.4 mi
  • The Beatitudes & Ten Comandments: 16.0 mi
  • Three Graces: 16.1 mi
  • Three Rusted Dragons: 16.1 mi
  • Geoscene wall: 16.9 mi
Peaks: 10
  • Gander Mountain: 2.7 mi
  • Bald Knob: 5.4 mi
  • Hill Fifteen: 6.1 mi
  • Mount Moriah: 6.4 mi
  • Camelback Kame: 8.5 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Indian Spring: 20.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chain O'Lakes State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High PointW 273°362 m19.7 mi
Buena Park HillN 353°290 m23.3 mi
Gander MountainNNW 337°283 m2.7 mi
Hill FifteenW 272°276 m6.1 mi
Camelback KameWSW 252°268 m8.5 mi
Mount TomN 356°265 m13.6 mi
Mount MoriahNW 312°257 m6.4 mi
Bald KnobSSW 200°235 m5.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1619:5120:34
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:2015:3816:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222535475868737264523928

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Antioch, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • House Sparrow1,912 obs
  • Mallard1,385 obs
  • Canada Goose1,216 obs
  • Dark-eyed Junco673 obs
  • Black-capped Chickadee445 obs
  • American Tree Sparrow441 obs
  • Ring-billed Gull427 obs
  • Northern Cardinal369 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/665206879

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