Gavin Bog and Prairie
Gavin Bog and Prairie is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 229 m. High Point stands 362 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Everbreeze Stanton Park, a park 0.7 miles away. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 229 m
What to expect
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Everbreeze Stanton Park: 0.7 mi
- Shag Lake Nature Preserve Park: 1.0 mi
- Whitewood Park: 1.1 mi
- Pickerel Point Park: 1.3 mi
- Long Lake Park: 1.4 mi
- Alex Lancaster Memorial Bench: 2.8 mi
- Lindenhurst Veterans Memorial: 5.5 mi
- Helicopter: 8.5 mi
- Hank Salemi Memorial: 10.0 mi
- M47 Tank: 10.6 mi
- Kestrel Ridge Forest Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Nippersink Forest Preserve: 3.3 mi
- Volo Bog State Natural Area: 3.5 mi
- Marl Flat Forest Preserve: 3.8 mi
- Duck Farm Forest Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Volo Auto Museum Sign: 4.7 mi
- Volo Auto Museum Sign: 4.9 mi
- Richardson's Christmas Tree Farm: 7.3 mi
- Richardson Adventure Farm: 7.4 mi
- Lake County Fairgrounds: 7.8 mi
- Grant Township Museum: 1.3 mi
- Volo Auto Museum: 4.8 mi
- Grayslake Heritage Center: 5.4 mi
- Grayslake Historical Museum: 5.4 mi
- Lakes Historic Society Building: 6.6 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 3.9 mi
- Antioch Community Garden: 6.6 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 7.3 mi
- Our lady of Mt. Carmel Garden: 10.9 mi
- Vernon Hills Community Garden: 13.0 mi
- Round Entry Door: 10.2 mi
- The Beatitudes & Ten Comandments: 10.8 mi
- Polar Bear Statue: 11.8 mi
- Alumni Sculpture: 14.4 mi
- Geoscene wall: 15.0 mi
- Lake Miltmore Beach: 4.4 mi
- Jones Island Beach: 5.0 mi
- Morrison Park Beach: 5.6 mi
- George's Beach: 7.4 mi
- Petersen Park Beach: 8.0 mi
- Picnic Grove: 10.2 mi
- Sun Garden: 11.6 mi
- The Buttery: 11.7 mi
- Fairie Glen: 11.7 mi
- Cotswold Commons: 11.7 mi
- Bald Knob: 4.0 mi
- Gander Mountain: 8.0 mi
- Hill Fifteen: 9.6 mi
- Camelback Kame: 10.5 mi
- Leahy Hill: 11.4 mi
- Light 1: 16.5 mi
- Light 2: 16.6 mi
- Kenosha Light: 21.2 mi
- Kenosha North Pierhead Light: 21.4 mi
- Kenosha Rest Area 26 (I-94 WB): 13.0 mi
- Aurora: 18.3 mi
- Covington Bluff: 19.6 mi
- Indian Spring: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gavin Bog and Prairie. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | WNW 285° | 362 m | 22.5 mi |
| Gander Mountain | NNW 336° | 283 m | 8.0 mi |
| Hill Fifteen | WNW 302° | 276 m | 9.6 mi |
| Camelback Kame | WNW 282° | 268 m | 10.5 mi |
| Mount Tom | N 351° | 265 m | 18.7 mi |
| Mount Moriah | NW 323° | 257 m | 11.5 mi |
| Bald Knob | W 267° | 235 m | 4.0 mi |
| Leahy Hill | ENE 77° | 234 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:51 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 26 | 36 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Villa 2NE, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/354281274
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