Jackson Creek Preserve
Jackson Creek Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 225 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Jackson Creek Park, a park 1.4 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 3.0 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Forest Preserve District of Will County
How to reach it
- 3.0 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
- 9.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Viewing area · 14 mi
- Des Plaines River · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Jackson Creek Park: 1.4 mi
- Sky Harbor Park: 1.4 mi
- Leigh Creek South Park: 1.8 mi
- Sandalwood Park: 1.9 mi
- Heritage Knolls Park: 2.3 mi
- Van Horne Woods Forest Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Hickory Creek Forest Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Heron Hill Rookery (Keep Out): 4.8 mi
- Sauk Trail Reservoir: 5.5 mi
- Hunters Woods: 5.8 mi
- Hickory Creek Barrens Nature Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Akin Park Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
- Vollmer Road Grove Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 10.5 mi
- Bremen Grove Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 11.4 mi
- Yankee Woods Picnic Grove 1: 11.8 mi
- Yugo Griffin: 4.3 mi
- Spiral: 9.4 mi
- Paul: 9.4 mi
- Sisyphus’Aviary: 9.5 mi
- Flying Saucer: 9.5 mi
- Nativity Scene: 10.7 mi
- Dreams: 12.0 mi
- Illinois & Michigan Canal Office: 12.0 mi
- Indian & Pioneer Campground: 12.4 mi
- Steger Veteran's Memorial: 13.6 mi
- Old Zion Museum: 10.0 mi
- Illinois Rock & Roll Museum on Route 66: 10.4 mi
- Joliet Area Historical Society Museum: 10.4 mi
- Slovenian Women's Union and Heritage Museum: 10.5 mi
- Gladys Fox Museum: 11.8 mi
- Wingren: 12.0 mi
- Community Garden: 14.5 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 20.1 mi
- Oak Savanna: 20.5 mi
- Altgeld Gardens Community Farm: 20.9 mi
- Schmuhl School: 3.7 mi
- The Grainery Building: 3.7 mi
- Old telephone poles: 9.2 mi
- Chinese House of Park Forest: 11.5 mi
- Homewood Railroad Viewing Platform: 13.9 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 14.1 mi
- Big Hill: 15.8 mi
- Signal Hill: 17.0 mi
- Centennial Hill: 17.1 mi
- Sledding Hill: 20.6 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 8.2 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 8.3 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 17.6 mi
- Three Rivers Rest Area (Westbound): 22.1 mi
- Three Rivers Rest Area (Eastbound): 23.1 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 16.6 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 16.7 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 17.2 mi
- Michigan Beach: 9.1 mi
- Westman Beach: 24.5 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 15.2 mi
- Kankakee Bluffs: 19.0 mi
- Lake Strini: 16.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jackson Creek Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | NNW 334° | 259 m | 20.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:41 | 16:26 |
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 | 24 | 28 | 38 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 53 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Joliet Brandon RD DAM, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/689515757
Day trips start here
- South Suburbs · 9 mi
- Tinley Park · 9 mi
- Joliet · 13 mi
- Oak Forest · 13 mi
- Chicago Heights · 14 mi
- Crestwood · 15 mi
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