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Glacial Park Conservation Area

Glacial Park Conservation Area from directly overhead

Glacial Park Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 235 m. High Point stands 362 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Camelback Kame, a peak 0.2 miles away. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
235 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.42056, -88.32662

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Glacial Park Conservation Area: 0.3 mi
  • Lookout Plant Park: 1.6 mi
  • Ringwood Commons: 2.5 mi
  • Harrison Benwell Conservation Area: 2.5 mi
  • Jacobson Park: 3.2 mi
Nature reserves
  • Tryon Creek Woods: 1.6 mi
  • Harrison Benwell Conservation Area: 2.6 mi
  • North Branch Conservation Area: 4.3 mi
  • Wolf Oak Woods Preserve: 5.3 mi
  • Elizabeth Lake Nature Preserve: 5.5 mi
Attractions
  • Richardson's Christmas Tree Farm: 5.9 mi
  • Richardson Adventure Farm: 6.6 mi
  • Woodstock Mural and Sculpture Garden: 9.5 mi
  • South Street Railway Tunnel: 9.5 mi
  • Court House and Jail Arts Center: 9.6 mi
Historic sites: 53
  • Wonder Lake Bible Church: 1.0 mi
  • Bill Murray Stepped Here: 9.5 mi
  • Kenosha County Veterans Memorial Park Honor Plaza: 9.9 mi
  • Somerset Manor: 10.8 mi
  • Alex Lancaster Memorial Bench: 11.2 mi
Museums: 26
Beaches: 20
Gardens: 20
Artworks: 15
  • Planetarium Display: 11.2 mi
  • Geoscene wall: 11.2 mi
  • Alumni Sculpture: 12.6 mi
  • Three Graces: 12.9 mi
  • Three Rusted Dragons: 13.0 mi
Picnic sites: 12
  • Pet Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
  • Sun Garden: 19.6 mi
  • Fairie Glen: 19.6 mi
  • The Buttery: 19.6 mi
  • Cotswold Commons: 19.6 mi
Peaks: 8
  • Camelback Kame: 0.2 mi
  • Hill Fifteen: 3.3 mi
  • Bald Knob: 6.6 mi
  • Mount Moriah: 7.5 mi
  • Gander Mountain: 8.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High PointWNW 286°362 m12.3 mi
Gander MountainNE 53°283 m8.5 mi
Hill FifteenNNE 33°276 m3.3 mi
Camelback KameWSW 257°268 m0.2 mi
Mount TomNNE 23°265 m17.6 mi
Mount MoriahNNE 24°257 m7.5 mi
Bald KnobESE 112°235 m6.6 mi
Leahy HillE 89°234 m21.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:1719:5220:35
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:2015:3916:24

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212335465767716962503827
Precip in1.71.52.23.44.34.74.43.93.62.92.31.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pell Lake Wwtp, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/349601646

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