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Hannaford Woods-Nickels Farm Forest Preserve

Hannaford Woods-Nickels Farm Forest Preserve from directly overhead

Hannaford Woods-Nickels Farm Forest Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 217 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the north-northeast, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Harter Community Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 5.9 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
217 m

What to expect

Operated by
Forest Preserve District of Kane County

How to reach it

Coordinates41.79616, -88.45147

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Harter Community Park: 0.8 mi
  • Sugar Grove Forest Preserve: 1.0 mi
  • Prairie Kame Forest Preserve: 1.7 mi
  • Black Walnut Park: 1.7 mi
  • Belle Vue Park: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves
Museums
  • Sugar Grove Historical Society: 2.7 mi
  • Air Classics Museum of Aviation: 2.7 mi
  • Farm Museum: 3.8 mi
  • Early Streets Museum: 3.8 mi
  • Peck Farm: 6.9 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Mastodon Statue: 8.9 mi
  • Cannons: 9.0 mi
  • Men Digging: 9.1 mi
  • Bear: 9.1 mi
  • Bear: 9.1 mi
Gardens: 52
Attractions: 17
Peaks: 9
  • Johnson’s Mound: 4.8 mi
  • Maramech Hill: 11.8 mi
  • Mount Hoy: 14.2 mi
  • Rotary Hill: 15.4 mi
  • Pine Hill: 18.9 mi
Picnic sites: 8
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Beaches: 1
Springs: 1
  • Lake Strini: 20.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hannaford Woods-Nickels Farm Forest Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Johnson’s MoundNNE 14°273 m4.8 mi
Mounded LandfillESE 103°259 m19.8 mi
Mount HoyE 80°255 m14.2 mi
Maramech HillSSW 203°196 m11.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:2019:5120:33
September equinox06:4218:1618:53
December solstice07:1915:4216:27

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232738496070737164523928
Precip in1.31.42.23.64.14.03.73.33.03.22.31.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Aurora Muni AP, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/688775916

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