Nature reserve · Illinois

Half Day Forest Preserve

Half Day Forest Preserve from directly overhead

Half Day Forest Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 198 m. Gander Mountain stands 283 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. Historic Route 66 passes 27 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Lake County Forest Preserves

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.21499, -87.93279

26.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
29.5 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Half Day Forest Preserve: 0.0 mi
Grainger Woods Conservation Preserve: 1.3 mi
Sullivan Woods: 1.6 mi
Florsheim Park Nature Preserve: 1.8 mi
MacArthur Woods Forest Preserve: 2.4 mi

Parks

Captain Daniel Wright Woods Forest Preserve: 0.5 mi
Adlai E. Stevenson High School Field: 1.0 mi
Donnelly Park North: 1.2 mi
Donnelley Park: 1.2 mi
Ranney Pond Greenspace: 1.3 mi

Picnic sites

Historic sites

1834 Capt. Daniel Wright: 2.4 mi
Iconic Rocks: 2.9 mi
Steven Malin, Jr. Memorial: 2.9 mi
Roundout Train Robbery: 4.9 mi
Cook Park Playground: 5.1 mi

Museums

Cuneo Mansion: 2.6 mi
Raupp Museum: 3.9 mi
Sock Monkey Museum: 4.2 mi
Long Grove Historical Society: 4.3 mi
Wheeling Historical Society: 5.0 mi

Gardens

St. Mary of Vernon Garden: 2.7 mi
Vernon Hills Community Garden: 2.7 mi
Garden: 3.6 mi
Elawa Farm: 4.0 mi
Ed, Olga and JJ Rogan Tribute Garden: 4.5 mi

Artworks

Butterfly Statue: 3.5 mi
Polar Bear Statue: 4.0 mi
The Dawning: 4.1 mi
23: 4.9 mi
The Beatitudes & Ten Comandments: 4.9 mi

Attractions

K1 Speed: 3.9 mi
The Magic Rock: 6.4 mi
F-14 Tomcat: 7.7 mi
Lake County Fairgrounds: 7.9 mi
Model Railroad Garden: 8.6 mi

Beaches59

Diamond Lake Beach: 4.3 mi
Lakeview Beach and Dock: 4.3 mi
Minear Lake Beach: 5.2 mi
Minear Lake Beach: 5.2 mi
Forest Park Beach: 6.4 mi

Peaks13

sled hill: 4.9 mi
Leahy Hill: 14.6 mi
Centennial Hill: 15.0 mi
Mount Trashmore: 17.6 mi
Bald Knob: 18.3 mi

Lighthouses2

Light 1: 8.3 mi
Light 2: 8.4 mi

Cliffs1

Covington Bluff: 6.2 mi

Waterfalls1

Rosemont Waterfall: 15.9 mi

Springs1

Rain Garden Springs: 20.1 mi

Rest areas1

Kenosha Rest Area 26 (I-94 WB): 21.2 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Gander Mountain	NW 326°	283 m	23.4 mi
Hill Fifteen	NW 313°	276 m	25.0 mi
Camelback Kame	NW 305°	268 m	24.8 mi
Bald Knob	NW 310°	235 m	18.3 mi
Leahy Hill	N 4°	234 m	14.6 mi
Mount Trashmore	SE 139°	204 m	17.6 mi
Players Hill	SSE 160°	187 m	24.9 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	06:56	18:27	19:04
June solstice	05:16	19:50	20:32
September equinox	06:40	18:14	18:51
December solstice	07:18	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	25	29	38	49	60	70	75	73	66	54	41	30
Precip in	1.3	1.3	1.8	3.3	3.8	4.0	3.2	3.7	3.0	3.1	2.1	1.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Palwaukee AP, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/745095381

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