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Horizon Farm

Horizon Farm from directly overhead

Horizon Farm is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 253 m. Hill Fifteen stands 276 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Countryside Park, a park 1.8 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 17 miles off. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.12430, -88.18971

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Countryside Park: 1.8 mi
  • Marvin Dunteman Park: 2.7 mi
  • Dunteman Park: 2.7 mi
  • Coves Peninsula: 2.8 mi
  • New Community Park: 2.9 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens
  • Spruce Trees Nursery: 3.7 mi
  • Smart Farm: 4.9 mi
  • Meditation Garden: 5.5 mi
  • City Hall Raised Garden: 7.6 mi
  • Sherman Natural Prairie and Community Garden: 8.0 mi
Attractions
  • Goebbert's Farm & Garden Center of South Barrington: 3.9 mi
  • Paintball Explosion: 4.3 mi
  • Mack Manor - Christmas/Halloween Display: 4.9 mi
  • Gregg's Corkscrew: 5.7 mi
  • Little Monza: 5.7 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Artworks
  • Elgin Embrace: 6.7 mi
  • Two Steel Dolphins: 7.1 mi
  • Dance of Wonder: 7.3 mi
  • Another Thought Sculpture: 7.3 mi
  • Pioneer Family Memorial Sculpture: 7.7 mi
Beaches: 29
  • Whitney Shores Private Beach: 6.4 mi
  • Indian Trail Beach: 7.9 mi
  • Main Beach: 10.9 mi
  • West Beach: 11.8 mi
  • Lakeview Beach and Dock: 12.7 mi
Peaks: 14
  • Heritage Park Sled Hill: 10.9 mi
  • Bald Knob: 18.1 mi
  • sled hill: 19.0 mi
  • Centennial Hill: 19.3 mi
  • Mount Hoy: 20.2 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rosemont Waterfall: 19.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hill FifteenNNW 348°276 m23.8 mi
Johnson’s MoundSW 214°273 m21.8 mi
Camelback KameNNW 341°268 m21.7 mi
Mount HoyS 179°255 m20.2 mi
Bald KnobN 357°235 m18.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1819:5020:33
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1915:3916:25

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212536475868727063513827
Precip in2.11.92.44.05.14.64.04.63.63.42.62.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Barrington 3SW, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/343779606

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