Duck Farm Forest Preserve
Duck Farm Forest Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 237 m. Gander Mountain stands 283 m to the northwest, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Miltmore Park, a park 0.6 miles away. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 237 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Lake County Forest Preserves
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Lake Miltmore Park: 0.6 mi
- Lake Miltmore Beach Park: 0.7 mi
- Mallard Ridge Park: 0.9 mi
- John Janega Memorial Park: 1.2 mi
- Fox Chase Park: 1.2 mi
- Fourth Lake Fen Forest Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Hastings Lake Forest Preserve: 1.6 mi
- McDonald Woods Forest Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Sun Lake Forest Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Rollins Savanna Forest Preserve: 2.7 mi
- Lindenhurst Veterans Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Alex Lancaster Memorial Bench: 5.7 mi
- Hank Salemi Memorial: 6.4 mi
- M47 Tank: 7.0 mi
- Amos Bennett: First African American Settler in Lake County: 7.2 mi
- Gold Pyramid House: 5.7 mi
- Viper: 6.4 mi
- Sky Trek Tower: 6.4 mi
- Columbia Carousel: 6.4 mi
- Hometown Fun Machine: 6.4 mi
- Grayslake Historical Museum: 4.2 mi
- Grayslake Heritage Center: 4.2 mi
- Grant Township Museum: 5.4 mi
- Lakes Historic Society Building: 5.6 mi
- Legacy Museum: 6.4 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 4.8 mi
- Antioch Community Garden: 5.6 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 7.9 mi
- Our lady of Mt. Carmel Garden: 9.9 mi
- Bowen Formal Garden: 11.3 mi
- Lake Miltmore Beach: 0.7 mi
- Jones Island Beach: 4.2 mi
- George's Beach: 5.8 mi
- Independence Grove Beach: 8.4 mi
- Morrison Park Beach: 9.4 mi
- Round Entry Door: 9.5 mi
- The Beatitudes & Ten Comandments: 10.1 mi
- Polar Bear Statue: 11.2 mi
- Abraham Lincoln: 11.6 mi
- Traveler: 11.6 mi
- Picnic Grove: 6.7 mi
- Sun Garden: 8.0 mi
- The Buttery: 8.1 mi
- Fairie Glen: 8.1 mi
- Cotswold Commons: 8.1 mi
- Leahy Hill: 7.3 mi
- Bald Knob: 8.1 mi
- Gander Mountain: 9.4 mi
- Hill Fifteen: 12.8 mi
- Mount Moriah: 13.5 mi
- Light 1: 13.4 mi
- Light 2: 13.5 mi
- Kenosha Light: 17.5 mi
- Kenosha North Pierhead Light: 17.7 mi
- Kenosha Rest Area 26 (I-94 WB): 9.6 mi
- Aurora: 14.8 mi
- Covington Bluff: 17.3 mi
- Indian Spring: 18.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Duck Farm Forest Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gander Mountain | NW 310° | 283 m | 9.4 mi |
| Hill Fifteen | WNW 287° | 276 m | 12.8 mi |
| Camelback Kame | W 274° | 268 m | 14.3 mi |
| Mount Tom | NNW 338° | 265 m | 18.6 mi |
| Mount Moriah | NW 306° | 257 m | 13.5 mi |
| Bald Knob | W 260° | 235 m | 8.1 mi |
| Leahy Hill | E 79° | 234 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:38 | 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 | 22 | 26 | 36 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Villa 2NE, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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