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Howard Colman Hall Creek Preserve

Howard Colman Hall Creek Preserve from directly overhead

Howard Colman Hall Creek Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 229 m. Bunker Hill stands 294 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Howard D. Colman Dells Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 19 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2010

What to expect

Operated by
Byron Forest Preserve District

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.20003, -89.18573

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Wayside Park: 1.4 mi
  • SM&SF Park: 2.1 mi
  • Evergreen School Park: 3.2 mi
  • GEM Field Park: 4.2 mi
  • Levings Lake Park and Standfield Beach: 4.9 mi
Museums: 29
Artworks: 19
Attractions: 15
Historic sites: 15
Gardens: 10
Peaks: 8
  • Turtle Mound: 7.0 mi
  • Lookout Point: 8.5 mi
  • Bald Hill: 12.2 mi
  • Pine Rock: 14.2 mi
  • Bunker Hill: 16.1 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Standfield Beach: 4.8 mi
  • Olson Beach: 15.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
  • Sandstone Wall: 6.5 mi
  • White Rock: 10.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • East Waterfall - O Taki: 9.1 mi
Springs: 1
  • Ganymede Spring: 13.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Valley View Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Howard Colman Hall Creek Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bunker HillW 281°294 m16.1 mi
Coffman BluffW 264°289 m17.2 mi
Bald HillSW 234°281 m12.2 mi
Devils BackboneSSW 210°274 m16.9 mi
Castle RockSSW 212°228 m18.7 mi
Turtle MoundNE 43°218 m7.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3219:09
June solstice05:2119:5520:37
September equinox06:4518:1918:56
December solstice07:2315:4316:28

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222637496070747264523927
Precip in1.61.62.43.74.25.23.84.23.62.62.31.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rockford GTR Rockford AP, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1371208228

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