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Fullerton Park Forest Preserve

Fullerton Park Forest Preserve from directly overhead

Fullerton Park Forest Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 211 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Model Helicopter Field, a park 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 12 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
211 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.91861, -88.01374

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Model Helicopter Field: 0.3 mi
  • Mill Meadows Park: 0.6 mi
  • Lake Manor Park: 0.8 mi
  • Nike Park: 0.9 mi
  • Lagoon Park: 1.1 mi
Nature reserves
Museums
  • Addison Historical Museum: 1.4 mi
  • Lombard Historical Society- Victorian Cottage Museum, Carriage House, and Lilac Emporium Gift Shop: 2.4 mi
  • Villa Park Historical Society Museum: 3.2 mi
  • Glen Ellyn Historical Society: 3.3 mi
  • Itasca Historical Depot Museum: 3.6 mi
Historic sites
  • Veterans Memorial: 2.3 mi
  • Heaven’s Brigade and All Heroes: 2.6 mi
  • Niebuhr Monument: 3.8 mi
  • Elmhurst Veterans Memorial: 3.9 mi
  • Elmhurst Veterans Memorial: 3.9 mi
Artworks
Gardens
  • Alumni Circle: 3.8 mi
  • The Courtyard: 5.4 mi
  • Beeches: 7.2 mi
  • Lindens: 7.3 mi
  • Ashes: 7.3 mi
Attractions
Picnic sites
Beaches: 52
Peaks: 20
  • Heritage Park Sled Hill: 7.4 mi
  • Pine Hill: 7.9 mi
  • Hemlock Hill: 8.0 mi
  • Spruce Hill: 8.0 mi
  • Hidden Hill: 9.0 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
  • Rain Garden Springs: 17.4 mi
  • Lake Strini: 19.3 mi
Cliffs: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Johnson’s MoundW 260°273 m21.7 mi
Mounded LandfillSSW 194°259 m13.4 mi
Mount HoySW 235°255 m10.4 mi
Mount TrashmoreENE 65°204 m17.4 mi
Players HillESE 103°187 m13.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2819:04
June solstice05:1819:4920:32
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1715:4016:25

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252939506171757466544131
Precip in2.02.02.53.84.54.13.74.23.23.42.42.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Ohare Intl AP, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/230773883

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