Illinois Beach Nature Preserve
Illinois Beach Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 180 m. Gander Mountain stands 283 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Founders Park, a park 1.3 miles away. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 180 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Illinois Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Founders Park: 1.3 mi
- Bowen Park: 1.6 mi
- Western Tot Lot: 1.8 mi
- Graham Park: 1.9 mi
- Carmel Park: 2.1 mi
- Founders Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Carillon: 2.7 mi
- Lake County Veterans Memorial, F-111: 2.9 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 3.4 mi
- Ray Bradbury: 3.5 mi
- Gold Pyramid House: 6.6 mi
- Sprocket Rockets: 6.7 mi
- Cirque Electrique: 6.7 mi
- Aquaman Splashdown: 6.7 mi
- Logger's Run: 6.7 mi
- Waukegan History Museum: 1.8 mi
- Platen Press Printing Museum: 2.3 mi
- The African American Museum at the England Manor: 3.0 mi
- Waukegan History Museum at the Carnegie: 3.4 mi
- National Museum of the American Sailor: 6.8 mi
- Picnic Grove: 6.6 mi
- Sun Garden: 9.7 mi
- The Buttery: 9.7 mi
- Fairie Glen: 9.7 mi
- Cotswold Commons: 9.8 mi
- Bowen Formal Garden: 1.8 mi
- Ed, Olga and JJ Rogan Tribute Garden: 10.3 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 10.3 mi
- McClure Rain Garden: 10.9 mi
- Elawa Farm: 11.0 mi
- Illinois Beach State Park: 1.6 mi
- Waukegan Beach: 2.7 mi
- Waukegan Municipal Beach: 3.1 mi
- North Point Marina Beach: 5.8 mi
- Sunrise Beach: 9.0 mi
- Jack Benny Monument: 3.3 mi
- Traveler: 3.3 mi
- Abraham Lincoln: 3.5 mi
- Finger Sculpture: 3.5 mi
- Jockey International Globe: 12.0 mi
- Leahy Hill: 5.2 mi
- sled hill: 13.7 mi
- Bald Knob: 20.2 mi
- Gander Mountain: 20.3 mi
- Mount Moriah: 24.4 mi
- Light 2: 7.1 mi
- Light 1: 7.1 mi
- Kenosha North Pierhead Light: 12.5 mi
- Kenosha Light: 12.6 mi
- Kenosha Rest Area 26 (I-94 WB): 10.5 mi
- Covington Bluff: 12.4 mi
- Aurora: 12.6 mi
- Indian Spring: 16.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Illinois Beach Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gander Mountain | WNW 287° | 283 m | 20.3 mi |
| Hill Fifteen | W 279° | 276 m | 24.7 mi |
| Mount Moriah | WNW 289° | 257 m | 24.4 mi |
| Bald Knob | W 266° | 235 m | 20.2 mi |
| Leahy Hill | WNW 283° | 234 m | 5.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:37 | 16:22 |
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 | 23 | 26 | 36 | 46 | 56 | 66 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 52 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Waukegan Rgnl AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/354249773
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