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Falcon Ridge Park

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Falcon Ridge Park is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 270 m. High Point stands 362 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is High Hill Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 19 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates42.17127, -88.32408

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • High Hill Park: 0.3 mi
  • Ford School Park: 0.4 mi
  • High Hill Park: 0.5 mi
  • Hipskind Park: 0.6 mi
  • Jaycee Field: 0.6 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Little Monza: 3.5 mi
  • The Woods: 3.7 mi
  • Gregg's Corkscrew: 3.7 mi
  • Doane's Corner: 3.8 mi
  • Len's Hairpin: 3.9 mi
Museums: 60
Artworks: 52
  • Hourse: 4.3 mi
  • Tractors: 4.4 mi
  • Alumni Sculpture: 4.6 mi
  • Tractor: 5.0 mi
  • Geoscene wall: 6.6 mi
Historic sites: 50
Picnic sites: 35
Gardens: 27
Beaches: 17
  • Indian Trail Beach: 0.8 mi
  • Main Beach: 4.4 mi
  • West Beach: 4.8 mi
  • Whitney Shores Private Beach: 11.4 mi
  • Morrison Park Beach: 12.5 mi
Peaks: 9
  • Bald Knob: 15.9 mi
  • Heritage Park Sled Hill: 16.8 mi
  • Camelback Kame: 17.2 mi
  • Hill Fifteen: 20.1 mi
  • Johnson’s Mound: 21.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Falcon Ridge Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High PointNNW 330°362 m23.9 mi
Gander MountainNNE 17°283 m23.3 mi
Hill FifteenN 5°276 m20.1 mi
Johnson’s MoundSSW 194°273 m21.9 mi
Camelback KameN 359°268 m17.2 mi
Mount MoriahN 7°257 m24.3 mi
Mount HoySSE 162°255 m24.6 mi
Bald KnobNNE 22°235 m15.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:1819:5120:34
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1915:4016:25

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232637486069737263523928
Precip in2.01.82.53.85.05.33.93.83.53.22.52.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crystal Lake 4NW, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/109683034

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