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Hickory Grove Riverfront

Hickory Grove Riverfront from directly overhead

Hickory Grove Riverfront is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 225 m. High Point stands 362 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Hickory Grove Highlands, a park 0.2 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 24 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
McHenry County Conservation District

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.23452, -88.20781

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hickory Grove Highlands: 0.2 mi
  • Cary-Grove Park: 1.7 mi
  • Sands Main Street Prairie: 1.7 mi
  • Candlewood Park: 1.8 mi
  • Hillside Prairie Park: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
Artworks
  • Alumni Sculpture: 5.9 mi
  • Geoscene wall: 8.3 mi
  • Planetarium Display: 8.4 mi
  • The Beatitudes & Ten Comandments: 10.7 mi
  • Round Entry Door: 10.7 mi
Museums
  • Volo Auto Museum: 6.6 mi
  • Dundee Township Historical Society: 10.0 mi
  • Grant Township Museum: 10.8 mi
  • Sock Monkey Museum: 11.4 mi
  • Long Grove Historical Society: 11.5 mi
Gardens: 42
Beaches: 27
  • Whitney Shores Private Beach: 6.1 mi
  • Morrison Park Beach: 6.5 mi
  • Indian Trail Beach: 6.9 mi
  • Main Beach: 7.0 mi
  • West Beach: 8.1 mi
Peaks: 10
  • Bald Knob: 10.4 mi
  • Camelback Kame: 14.3 mi
  • Hill Fifteen: 16.2 mi
  • Gander Mountain: 17.9 mi
  • Heritage Park Sled Hill: 18.5 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rosemont Waterfall: 24.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hickory Grove Riverfront. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High PointNW 313°362 m24.2 mi
Gander MountainN 2°283 m17.9 mi
Hill FifteenNNW 345°276 m16.2 mi
Camelback KameNNW 334°268 m14.3 mi
Mount MoriahN 351°257 m20.0 mi
Bald KnobN 0°235 m10.4 mi
Leahy HillNE 49°234 m20.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1719:5120:33
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1915:3916:24

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222536485969737164513928
Precip in1.61.62.23.64.54.83.83.73.63.22.41.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MC Henry -WG Stratton L&D, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/3030995710

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