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Forest Glen Seep Nature Preserve

Forest Glen Seep Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Forest Glen Seep Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 154 m. Wolf Mound stands 207 m to the south-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Howards Hollow Seep Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 36 miles off. 122 named places lie within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
154 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.02698, -87.55891

Overlooks nearby

122 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 59
  • Zamberletti Park: 4.3 mi
  • Public Square: 5.4 mi
  • Southgate Habitat Trail Park: 5.9 mi
  • Herschel Lake Park: 6.2 mi
  • Douglas Park: 6.9 mi
Ghost towns: 16
Museums: 10
Attractions: 9
  • Pioneer Homestead: 1.2 mi
  • Boulder Canyon: 20.6 mi
  • Falls Canyon: 20.9 mi
  • Bear Hollow: 21.0 mi
  • Ice Box: 21.1 mi
Historic sites: 7
Natural arches: 2
  • Portland Arch: 17.5 mi
  • Portland Arch: 17.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Danville Art League: 8.1 mi
Springs: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Williamsport Falls: 22.8 mi
Peaks: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wolf MoundSSW 198°207 m24.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2719:02
June solstice05:2219:4320:23
September equinox06:3918:1318:49
December solstice07:0915:4616:29

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263040526372747366554232
Precip in2.42.02.73.94.44.84.13.22.73.23.12.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Perrysville 4 WNW, 4 mi away.

  • Eastern Skunk Cabbage47 obs
  • Christmas fern45 obs
  • American beech34 obs
  • fire pink34 obs
  • common pawpaw33 obs
  • Virginia Springbeauty30 obs
  • American tuliptree26 obs
  • broad beech fern25 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/354251703

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