Nature reserve · Illinois
Dwyer Woods
Dwyer Woods is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 214 m. Gander Mountain stands 283 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Blair Park, a park 0.2 miles away. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Lake Bluff Open Lands Association
How to reach it
Coordinates42.28315, -87.85559
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Blair Park: 0.2 mi
- Village Green: 0.6 mi
- Mawman Park: 0.6 mi
- Artesian Park: 0.7 mi
- West Park: 1.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Rockland Wetlands: 0.2 mi
- Prairie Preserve on Belle Foret Drive: 0.7 mi
- Carolyn Goetz Wetlands Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Ravine Park: 1.0 mi
- Oriole Grove Forest Preserve: 1.1 mi
Museums
- Lake Bluff History Museum: 0.7 mi
- National Museum of the American Sailor: 2.1 mi
- History Center Of Lake Forest- Lake Bluff: 2.4 mi
- Ansel B. Cook House: 5.1 mi
- Cuneo Mansion: 5.4 mi
Attractions
- F-14 Tomcat: 1.7 mi
- Krazy Kars: 6.9 mi
- ZoomJets: 6.9 mi
- Up, Up & Away: 6.9 mi
- Goliath: 6.9 mi
Historic sites
- Roundout Train Robbery: 2.0 mi
- Dr. Seuss 99th Commencement Poem: 2.7 mi
- Cross Monument: 4.5 mi
- Steven Malin, Jr. Memorial: 4.7 mi
- Cook Park Playground: 5.1 mi
Gardens
- Elawa Farm: 2.2 mi
- McClure Rain Garden: 2.7 mi
- Revery Prairie: 2.7 mi
- Student Garden: 2.7 mi
- Ed, Olga and JJ Rogan Tribute Garden: 2.8 mi
Artworks
Picnic sites
- Picnic Grove: 7.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- Picnic Grove: 9.4 mi
- Potawatomi Woods Grove #1: 10.1 mi
- Turnbull Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 10.1 mi
Beaches: 59
- Sunrise Beach: 1.4 mi
- Forest Park Beach: 2.7 mi
- Minear Lake Beach: 4.5 mi
- Minear Lake Beach: 4.5 mi
- Independence Grove Beach: 5.1 mi
Peaks: 9
- sled hill: 5.1 mi
- Leahy Hill: 10.2 mi
- Centennial Hill: 19.1 mi
- Bald Knob: 19.3 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 19.5 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Light 1: 2.1 mi
- Light 2: 2.2 mi
- Kenosha North Pierhead Light: 21.3 mi
- Kenosha Light: 21.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Covington Bluff: 4.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Kenosha Rest Area 26 (I-94 WB): 17.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Rosemont Waterfall: 20.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Aurora: 20.7 mi
Springs: 1
- Rain Garden Springs: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dwyer Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gander Mountain | NW 310° | 283 m | 22.5 mi |
| Bald Knob | WNW 292° | 235 m | 19.3 mi |
| Leahy Hill | NNW 344° | 234 m | 10.2 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | SSE 157° | 204 m | 19.5 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 | 19:50 | 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1350989041
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 26 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 27 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 28 mi
- Chicagoland · 28 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 29 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 30 mi
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