Dunham Forest Preserve
Dunham Forest Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 229 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Cornerstone Lakes Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 4.7 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
How to reach it
- 4.7 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
- 20.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fabyan Windmill · 6 mi
- Des Plaines River · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cornerstone Lakes Park: 0.8 mi
- Kingswood-Charlemagne Park: 1.3 mi
- Happy Trails Park: 2.0 mi
- Fox Chase Park: 2.1 mi
- Fairview Park: 2.4 mi
- Dunham Castle: 1.1 mi
- memorial marker: 2.6 mi
- Memorial marker: 2.7 mi
- Fox River Stearns Road Commemoration Stone: 3.0 mi
- Kane County Veterans Memorial: 5.3 mi
- Hoscheit Woods Forest Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Brewster Creek Forest Preserve: 2.2 mi
- James "Pate" Philip State Park: 2.8 mi
- Tekakwitha Woods Forest Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Norris Woods Nature Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Bartlett Nature Center: 2.3 mi
- Dunham Hunt Museum: 3.6 mi
- Saint Charles History Museum: 3.6 mi
- Fox River Trolley Museum: 3.8 mi
- The Viking Ship: 4.0 mi
- Reflections: 3.7 mi
- Wind Emotions: 3.8 mi
- Arts In Bartlett: 4.8 mi
- Continuum: 6.4 mi
- Parade Mural: 6.5 mi
- Carol Stream Garden Plots: 4.5 mi
- Community Gardens at Prairie Green: 6.4 mi
- City Hall Raised Garden: 6.8 mi
- Octagon Garden Southeast: 8.0 mi
- Rose Garden: 8.1 mi
- St. James Farm Preserve: 8.9 mi
- Goebbert's Farm & Garden Center of South Barrington: 9.7 mi
- Paintball Explosion: 10.0 mi
- Chicago Athenaeum International Sculpture Park: 11.2 mi
- Steffan's Straight: 11.8 mi
- Jelkes Creek Bird Sanctuary: 9.7 mi
- West Picnic Shelter: 9.8 mi
- East Picnic Shelter: 9.9 mi
- South Picnic Shelter: 9.9 mi
- Busse Lake Boating Center Grove 19: 12.9 mi
- Heritage Park Sled Hill: 6.2 mi
- Mount Hoy: 8.6 mi
- Johnson’s Mound: 10.6 mi
- Pine Hill: 12.4 mi
- Hemlock Hill: 12.5 mi
- Centennial Beach: 13.0 mi
- Indian Trail Beach: 16.8 mi
- Westman Beach: 17.8 mi
- Whitney Shores Private Beach: 18.8 mi
- Main Beach: 20.4 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 20.5 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 21.8 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 21.8 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 22.2 mi
- Weston: 7.3 mi
- Tedens: 22.5 mi
- Coltonville: 24.9 mi
- Lake Strini: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dunham Forest Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson’s Mound | WSW 238° | 273 m | 10.6 mi |
| Mounded Landfill | SSE 149° | 259 m | 17.3 mi |
| Mount Hoy | SSE 154° | 255 m | 8.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:50 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
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 | 27 | 38 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 52 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago W Chicago Dupage AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1267284550
Day trips start here
- Wheaton · 10 mi
- Aurora · 13 mi
- Lisle · 14 mi
- Naperville · 14 mi
- Downers Grove · 16 mi
- Oak Brook · 18 mi
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