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Irish Oaks

Irish Oaks from directly overhead

Irish Oaks is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 295 m. High Point stands 362 m to the north, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Rush Creek Conservation Area, a nature reserve 1.6 miles away. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
The Land Conservancy of McHenry County

How to reach it

Coordinates42.40811, -88.57027

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Rush Creek Conservation Area: 1.6 mi
  • Brookdale Conservation Area: 3.7 mi
  • Beck's Wood: 5.1 mi
  • Alden-Sedge Meadow Conservation Area: 5.1 mi
  • Winding Creek: 6.3 mi
Parks
  • Lions Park: 2.0 mi
  • Gateway Nature Park: 2.4 mi
  • Mary D Ayer Park: 2.6 mi
  • Shadow Creek: 2.8 mi
  • Moose Athletic Field: 2.9 mi
Attractions: 35
  • Shoe Tree: 4.6 mi
  • Royal Oak Teepee: 6.1 mi
  • Woodstock Mural and Sculpture Garden: 8.9 mi
  • Court House and Jail Arts Center: 9.0 mi
  • South Street Railway Tunnel: 9.2 mi
Historic sites: 23
  • Somerset Manor: 1.7 mi
  • Ravenstone Castle: 2.5 mi
  • Bill Murray Stepped Here: 9.0 mi
  • Wonder Lake Bible Church: 11.6 mi
  • Andy Gump: 14.3 mi
Artworks: 15
Beaches: 12
Gardens: 9
Peaks: 6
  • High Point: 4.4 mi
  • Camelback Kame: 12.2 mi
  • Hill Fifteen: 14.7 mi
  • Mount Moriah: 17.3 mi
  • Bald Knob: 18.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High PointN 9°362 m4.4 mi
Gander MountainENE 73°283 m20.1 mi
Hill FifteenENE 75°276 m14.7 mi
Camelback KameE 86°268 m12.2 mi
Mount MoriahENE 63°257 m17.3 mi
Bald KnobE 95°235 m18.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3019:07
June solstice05:1819:5320:36
September equinox06:4218:1618:53
December solstice07:2115:4016:25

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212535475969737164513827
Precip in1.71.62.13.84.64.64.04.23.73.02.31.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marengo, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1073040831

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