Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area
Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 158 m. Maramech Hill stands 196 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Heidecke Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 6.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 158 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Illinois Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 6.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 16.1 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
- 27.4 mi off the Illinois River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Viewing area · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Short Pioneer Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Red Hawk Park: 3.7 mi
- Diamond Park: 4.2 mi
- Carbon Hill Park: 4.6 mi
- North Park: 5.0 mi
- Heidecke Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area: 0.8 mi
- Des Plaines State Fish and Wildlife Area: 4.9 mi
- Grant Creek Prairie Nature Preserve: 6.3 mi
- Hitts Siding Prairie Nature Preserve: 8.5 mi
- Lake Chaminwood Preserve: 8.7 mi
- Old Train Caboose: 5.8 mi
- Coal City Bell: 5.9 mi
- Karen R. Olson Memorial: 6.0 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 9.7 mi
- Underground Railroad Site: 11.8 mi
- Grundy County Historical Society: 6.1 mi
- Braidwood Area Historical Society: 8.5 mi
- Wilmington Historical Society Building: 9.4 mi
- Illinois Mining Museum: 9.4 mi
- Joliet Area Historical Society Museum: 16.4 mi
- Dollinger Family Farm: 3.2 mi
- CSX Morris Depot: 5.8 mi
- Elvis: 8.7 mi
- Braidwood Zoo Animal Sculptures: 8.7 mi
- Gemini Giant: 9.3 mi
- Akin Park Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
- Tall Oaks Picnic Area: 21.7 mi
- Fox View Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
- Hickory Creek Barrens Nature Preserve: 22.5 mi
- Mary Alfred Moes 1828-1899: 16.0 mi
- Louis Jolliet: 16.6 mi
- Green Eggs and Ham: 24.5 mi
- Stephanie's Garden: 20.8 mi
- Illinois Fallen Soldier Tree Memorial: 23.0 mi
- Wingren: 23.5 mi
- Kankakee Bluffs: 3.6 mi
- Holderman Hill: 11.6 mi
- Michigan Beach: 16.7 mi
- Lake Strini: 22.4 mi
- Maramech Hill: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maramech Hill | NNW 328° | 196 m | 22.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:43 | 16:28 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 29 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 42 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Channahon Dresden ISL DAM, 3 mi away.
- Red-winged Blackbird73 obs
- Canada Goose66 obs
- Mallard53 obs
- White-tailed Deer28 obs
- Eastern Cottontail28 obs
- blue vervain28 obs
- Killdeer26 obs
- American Robin26 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/671170466
Day trips start here
- Joliet · 14 mi
- Bolingbrook · 26 mi
- Lemont · 27 mi
- Aurora · 28 mi
- Naperville · 28 mi
- Woodridge · 30 mi
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