Derwen Mawr Nature Preserve
Derwen Mawr Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 204 m. Gander Mountain stands 283 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is West Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 28 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Lake Forest Open Lands Association
How to reach it
- 27.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
- West Park: 0.4 mi
- Veterans Park: 0.6 mi
- Deerpath Community Park: 0.6 mi
- Mellody Farm Nature Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Shooting Star Savanna: 1.3 mi
- Skokie River Nature Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Oriole Grove Forest Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Carolyn Goetz Wetlands Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Carruthers Nature Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Middlefork Farm: 1.6 mi
- History Center Of Lake Forest- Lake Bluff: 1.0 mi
- Lake Bluff History Museum: 1.8 mi
- National Museum of the American Sailor: 4.0 mi
- Cuneo Mansion: 5.0 mi
- Francis Stupey Log Cabin Museum: 5.7 mi
- Student Garden: 1.2 mi
- Revery Prairie: 1.3 mi
- McClure Rain Garden: 1.4 mi
- Elawa Farm: 1.4 mi
- Ed, Olga and JJ Rogan Tribute Garden: 3.3 mi
- Dr. Seuss 99th Commencement Poem: 1.3 mi
- Cross Monument: 2.7 mi
- Roundout Train Robbery: 2.8 mi
- Steven Malin, Jr. Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 4.3 mi
- F-14 Tomcat: 3.7 mi
- The Magic Rock: 5.6 mi
- K1 Speed: 8.0 mi
- Model Railroad Garden: 8.0 mi
- Krazy Kars: 8.6 mi
- 23: 3.8 mi
- Cow: 5.4 mi
- Large Narrow Horse: 7.1 mi
- Finger Sculpture: 7.3 mi
- Abraham Lincoln: 7.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
- Picnic Grove: 7.6 mi
- Potawatomi Woods Grove #1: 8.2 mi
- Turnbull Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 8.3 mi
- Picnic Grove: 8.8 mi
- Forest Park Beach: 1.7 mi
- Sunrise Beach: 2.1 mi
- Minear Lake Beach: 5.2 mi
- Minear Lake Beach: 5.2 mi
- Park Avenue Boating/Fishing Beach: 5.4 mi
- sled hill: 3.2 mi
- Leahy Hill: 12.2 mi
- Centennial Hill: 17.1 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 17.7 mi
- Bald Knob: 20.2 mi
- Light 1: 3.8 mi
- Light 2: 3.8 mi
- Kenosha North Pierhead Light: 23.2 mi
- Kenosha Light: 23.2 mi
- Covington Bluff: 2.8 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 18.2 mi
- Kenosha Rest Area 26 (I-94 WB): 19.1 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 20.3 mi
- Aurora: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Derwen Mawr Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gander Mountain | NW 314° | 283 m | 23.9 mi |
| Bald Knob | WNW 297° | 235 m | 20.2 mi |
| Leahy Hill | NNW 346° | 234 m | 12.2 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | SSE 155° | 204 m | 17.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:37 | 16:23 |
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 | 23 | 26 | 36 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 72 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 40 | 29 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waukegan, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1350997670
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 24 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 25 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 26 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 27 mi
- Chicagoland · 27 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 28 mi
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