Deer Grove West Forest Preserve
Deer Grove West Forest Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 256 m. Gander Mountain stands 283 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Deer Grove Forest Preserve, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 21 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 256 m
How to reach it
- 20.9 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
- 25.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fabyan Windmill · 22 mi
- Des Plaines River · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Deer Grove Forest Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Deer Grove Forest Preserve - West: 0.7 mi
- Deer Grove Forest Preserve - East: 1.7 mi
- Pederson Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Crabtree Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Hummingbird Park: 0.7 mi
- Camp Reinberg: 1.0 mi
- Charles E Brown Park: 1.2 mi
- Michael D'Angelo Park: 1.6 mi
- Lake Park: 1.6 mi
- Deer Grove Picnic Grove 3: 0.8 mi
- Deer Grove East Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 1.8 mi
- Deer Grove East Picnic Shelter 2: 1.8 mi
- Deer Grove East Picnic Shelter 3: 2.0 mi
- Deer Grove East Picnic Shelter 4: 2.1 mi
- Garden Gate: 4.5 mi
- Unknown Author Stone: 4.5 mi
- Motorola Retirees Memorial: 5.7 mi
- K.A.M.P. Memorial: 5.8 mi
- Edwin Frank Children's Memorial: 5.8 mi
- Long Grove Historical Society: 4.9 mi
- Sock Monkey Museum: 5.0 mi
- Raupp Museum: 5.6 mi
- Rolling Meadows Historical Museum: 6.1 mi
- Arlington Heights Historical Museum: 6.2 mi
- Frontier Park Gardens: 4.9 mi
- Garden: 6.2 mi
- Smart Farm: 6.4 mi
- Meditation Garden: 6.9 mi
- Spruce Trees Nursery: 6.9 mi
- The Dawning: 5.0 mi
- Two Steel Dolphins: 5.8 mi
- First Iron Poured: 5.9 mi
- Butterfly Statue: 6.1 mi
- William Dunton: 6.6 mi
- Medieval Times: 5.3 mi
- Goebbert's Farm & Garden Center of South Barrington: 6.6 mi
- K1 Speed: 7.4 mi
- Chicago Athenaeum International Sculpture Park: 8.1 mi
- Mack Manor - Christmas/Halloween Display: 8.4 mi
- Whitney Shores Private Beach: 3.7 mi
- Lakeview Beach and Dock: 8.2 mi
- Diamond Lake Beach: 8.4 mi
- Minear Lake Beach: 12.4 mi
- Minear Lake Beach: 12.4 mi
- Heritage Park Sled Hill: 12.1 mi
- sled hill: 13.4 mi
- Centennial Hill: 15.2 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 17.8 mi
- Bald Knob: 18.0 mi
- Covington Bluff: 15.0 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 15.4 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 22.8 mi
- Weston: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Deer Grove West Forest Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gander Mountain | NNW 347° | 283 m | 24.9 mi |
| Hill Fifteen | NNW 334° | 276 m | 24.5 mi |
| Camelback Kame | NNW 327° | 268 m | 23.0 mi |
| Mount Hoy | SSW 193° | 255 m | 22.0 mi |
| Bald Knob | NNW 339° | 235 m | 18.0 mi |
| Leahy Hill | NNE 24° | 234 m | 21.4 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | ESE 113° | 204 m | 21.0 mi |
| Players Hill | SE 139° | 187 m | 24.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:50 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:15 | 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 | 21 | 25 | 36 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 51 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Barrington 3SW, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/354101853
Day trips start here
- Wheaton · 20 mi
- Downers Grove · 23 mi
- Oak Brook · 23 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 24 mi
- Lisle · 24 mi
- Brookfield · 25 mi
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