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Fourth Lake Fen Forest Preserve

Fourth Lake Fen Forest Preserve from directly overhead

Fourth Lake Fen Forest Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 234 m. Gander Mountain stands 283 m to the northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Slove Park, a park 0.5 miles away. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
234 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.40058, -88.03175

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Slove Park: 0.5 mi
  • Lake Miltmore Park: 0.5 mi
  • Emerald Ridge Park: 0.6 mi
  • Country Place Park: 0.7 mi
  • Lake Miltmore Beach Park: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Gold Pyramid House: 4.7 mi
  • Viper: 5.3 mi
  • Sky Trek Tower: 5.3 mi
  • Columbia Carousel: 5.4 mi
  • Hometown Fun Machine: 5.4 mi
Museums: 44
Gardens: 37
  • Butterfly Garden: 4.0 mi
  • Antioch Community Garden: 6.3 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 8.7 mi
  • Our lady of Mt. Carmel Garden: 9.3 mi
  • Bowen Formal Garden: 10.3 mi
Beaches: 35
  • Lake Miltmore Beach: 0.7 mi
  • Jones Island Beach: 4.0 mi
  • George's Beach: 5.2 mi
  • Independence Grove Beach: 7.5 mi
  • Minear Lake Beach: 8.9 mi
Artworks: 33
  • Round Entry Door: 9.0 mi
  • The Beatitudes & Ten Comandments: 9.6 mi
  • Abraham Lincoln: 10.5 mi
  • Traveler: 10.5 mi
  • Jack Benny Monument: 10.6 mi
Picnic sites: 32
  • Picnic Grove: 5.6 mi
  • Sun Garden: 7.8 mi
  • The Buttery: 7.8 mi
  • Fairie Glen: 7.8 mi
  • Cotswold Commons: 7.9 mi
Peaks: 8
  • Leahy Hill: 6.4 mi
  • Bald Knob: 9.0 mi
  • Gander Mountain: 10.4 mi
  • Hill Fifteen: 13.9 mi
  • Mount Moriah: 14.5 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1
  • Indian Spring: 18.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gander MountainNW 308°283 m10.4 mi
Hill FifteenWNW 288°276 m13.9 mi
Camelback KameW 275°268 m15.3 mi
Mount TomNNW 336°265 m19.3 mi
Mount MoriahNW 305°257 m14.5 mi
Bald KnobW 263°235 m9.0 mi
Leahy HillENE 74°234 m6.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1619:5120:33
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1915:3716:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222636475868737164523928
Precip in2.11.92.64.14.44.23.93.33.43.02.52.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Villa 2NE, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/354281929

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