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Florsheim Park Nature Preserve

Florsheim Park Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Florsheim Park Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 204 m. Gander Mountain stands 283 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Florsheim Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 26 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
204 m

What to expect

Operated by
Lake County Forest Preserves

How to reach it

Coordinates42.21308, -87.89840

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Florsheim Park: 0.1 mi
  • North Park: 0.6 mi
  • Whytegate Park: 0.6 mi
  • Whytegate Park: 0.7 mi
  • Olde Mill Park: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • 23: 3.2 mi
  • Butterfly Statue: 4.6 mi
  • Cow: 5.4 mi
  • The Dawning: 5.6 mi
  • Polar Bear Statue: 5.6 mi
Gardens
  • Elawa Farm: 3.2 mi
  • Vernon Hills Community Garden: 4.0 mi
  • Student Garden: 4.2 mi
  • Revery Prairie: 4.4 mi
  • St. Mary of Vernon Garden: 4.4 mi
Museums
  • Cuneo Mansion: 3.7 mi
  • History Center Of Lake Forest- Lake Bluff: 4.2 mi
  • Wheeling Historical Society: 4.9 mi
  • Raupp Museum: 5.1 mi
  • Lake Bluff History Museum: 5.4 mi
Attractions
  • K1 Speed: 4.3 mi
  • The Magic Rock: 4.7 mi
  • F-14 Tomcat: 7.0 mi
  • Model Railroad Garden: 7.1 mi
  • Plant identification trail: 8.2 mi
Beaches: 58
  • Forest Park Beach: 4.9 mi
  • Sunrise Beach: 5.7 mi
  • Minear Lake Beach: 5.8 mi
  • Minear Lake Beach: 5.8 mi
  • Park Avenue Boating/Fishing Beach: 5.8 mi
Peaks: 11
  • sled hill: 3.2 mi
  • Centennial Hill: 14.4 mi
  • Leahy Hill: 14.7 mi
  • Mount Trashmore: 16.4 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 18.0 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Cliffs: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rosemont Waterfall: 15.4 mi
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 19.0 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gander MountainNW 322°283 m24.5 mi
Bald KnobNW 307°235 m19.8 mi
Leahy HillN 357°234 m14.7 mi
Mount TrashmoreSE 143°204 m16.4 mi
Players HillSSE 164°187 m24.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1619:5020:32
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1815:3816:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252938496070757366544130
Precip in1.31.31.83.33.84.03.23.73.03.12.11.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Palwaukee AP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/354250381

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