Kieselburg Forest Preserve
Kieselburg Forest Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 242 m. High Point stands 362 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Ralston Park, a park 0.6 miles away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Forest Preserves of Winnebago County
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Ralston Park: 0.6 mi
- Russ Park: 0.7 mi
- Players Park: 0.7 mi
- Swanson Park: 0.7 mi
- Porter Park: 0.9 mi
- North Hart Road Grassland Natural Area: 1.8 mi
- Plum Grove Nature Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Stone Bridge Forest Preserve: 2.2 mi
- South Hart Road Grassland Natural Area: 2.3 mi
- Rock Cut State Park: 2.6 mi
- Paulson's Agriculture Museum of Argyle: 3.4 mi
- Frank Lloyd Wright's Laurent House: 6.0 mi
- Stephen Mack Home: 6.4 mi
- Midway Village Museum: 7.3 mi
- Bushnell Wheeler House: 7.4 mi
- LZ Peace Memorial: 7.2 mi
- Rockford Women's Suffarage Plaza: 8.4 mi
- Navy Memorial: 9.0 mi
- The Aviator: 9.2 mi
- Jefferson Prairie Settlement: 10.3 mi
- Labyrinth: 5.3 mi
- Frank Lloyd Wright's Laurent House: 6.0 mi
- Macktown County Forest Preserve: 6.2 mi
- Coral Cove Family Fun Center: 6.3 mi
- Skydive the Rock: 8.0 mi
- Harmony Atlas: 4.9 mi
- Ancient Scholar Bunjinze: 7.2 mi
- Symbol: 7.5 mi
- Dancers: 7.9 mi
- Ingrid Dohm Studio: 8.1 mi
- Womanspace Gardens & Labyrinth: 5.3 mi
- La Paloma Gardens: 6.6 mi
- La Paloma Gardens: 6.6 mi
- Anderson Japanese Gardens: 7.2 mi
- Heritage Gardens: 7.4 mi
- Lookout Point: 7.7 mi
- Turtle Mound: 9.0 mi
- Mount Zion: 22.8 mi
- High Point: 23.4 mi
- Olson Beach: 3.1 mi
- Standfield Beach: 11.1 mi
- Lions Beach: 19.7 mi
- Turtle Creek Welcome Center (Southbound Only): 6.6 mi
- Beloit Rest Area 22: 8.4 mi
- Belvidere Oasis: 13.5 mi
- Jefferson Prairie Settlement: 10.3 mi
- Reeds Crossing: 16.4 mi
- Clarence: 24.7 mi
- Sandstone Wall: 14.2 mi
- White Rock: 24.8 mi
- East Waterfall - O Taki: 7.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kieselburg Forest Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | ENE 75° | 362 m | 23.4 mi |
| Mount Zion | N 10° | 316 m | 22.8 mi |
| Turtle Mound | SSW 211° | 218 m | 9.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:54 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:41 | 16:27 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 22 | 33 | 45 | 56 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 35 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beloit, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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