James "Pate" Philip State Park
James "Pate" Philip State Park is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 229 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Bartlett/Dundee Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 7.1 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Illinois Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 7.1 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
- 22.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fabyan Windmill · 8 mi
- Des Plaines River · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bartlett/Dundee Park: 0.4 mi
- Nature Ridge Elementary Park: 0.8 mi
- Ann Street Park: 1.5 mi
- Lions Park: 1.6 mi
- Pickeral Point Park: 1.7 mi
- Bartlett Nature Center: 0.5 mi
- Fox River Trolley Museum: 1.8 mi
- Elgin Fire Barn Number 5 Museum: 2.9 mi
- Bartlett Depot Museum: 3.9 mi
- Elgin Public Museum: 4.0 mi
- Heron Woods State Habitat Area: 1.0 mi
- Kenyon Farm Forest Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Brewster Creek Forest Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Poplar Creek Forest Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Bluff Spring Fen: 2.1 mi
- Fox River Stearns Road Commemoration Stone: 1.7 mi
- Dunham Castle: 2.3 mi
- Memorial marker: 3.0 mi
- memorial marker: 3.0 mi
- Elgin National Watch Company: 3.2 mi
- Continuum: 3.6 mi
- Parade Mural: 3.7 mi
- 1835 Expedition: 3.7 mi
- Droid 8508: 3.7 mi
- Arts In Bartlett: 3.9 mi
- City Hall Raised Garden: 4.0 mi
- Carol Stream Garden Plots: 6.1 mi
- Community Garden: 6.8 mi
- Sherman Natural Prairie and Community Garden: 6.8 mi
- Spruce Trees Nursery: 7.3 mi
- Jelkes Creek Bird Sanctuary: 7.0 mi
- Busse Lake Boating Center Grove 19: 12.3 mi
- Busse Lake Boating Center Grove 21: 12.4 mi
- West Picnic Shelter: 12.4 mi
- East Picnic Shelter: 12.4 mi
- Paintball Explosion: 7.2 mi
- Goebbert's Farm & Garden Center of South Barrington: 7.6 mi
- Steffan's Straight: 9.0 mi
- Monza Wall: 9.0 mi
- Serpentine: 9.2 mi
- Heritage Park Sled Hill: 6.4 mi
- Mount Hoy: 11.4 mi
- Johnson’s Mound: 12.0 mi
- Pine Hill: 14.7 mi
- Hemlock Hill: 14.9 mi
- Indian Trail Beach: 14.0 mi
- Centennial Beach: 15.7 mi
- Whitney Shores Private Beach: 16.4 mi
- Main Beach: 17.6 mi
- West Beach: 18.0 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 20.6 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 24.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 24.3 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 24.6 mi
- Weston: 10.0 mi
- Coltonville: 24.4 mi
- Tedens: 25.0 mi
- Lake Strini: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of James "Pate" Philip State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson’s Mound | SW 226° | 273 m | 12.0 mi |
| Mounded Landfill | SSE 152° | 259 m | 19.9 mi |
| Mount Hoy | SSE 159° | 255 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:50 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
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 | 37 | 48 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 52 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Streamwood, 5 mi away.
- Mallard36 obs
- Canada Goose28 obs
- Eastern Pondhawk22 obs
- American Robin21 obs
- Painted Turtle21 obs
- common milkweed21 obs
- Widow Skimmer20 obs
- Sandhill Crane20 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/400912542
Day trips start here
- Wheaton · 12 mi
- Aurora · 15 mi
- Lisle · 16 mi
- Naperville · 17 mi
- Downers Grove · 18 mi
- Oak Brook · 20 mi
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