Klehm Arboretum and Botanic Garden
Klehm Arboretum and Botanic Garden is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 229 m. Bunker Hill stands 294 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Children's Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Lincoln Highway passes 22 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Forest Preserves of Winnebago County
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 21.6 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Blackhawk Park: 0.7 mi
- Nelson Boulevard Park: 0.9 mi
- Mandeville Park: 1.1 mi
- Beyer Stadium Park: 1.2 mi
- South Park: 1.2 mi
- Searls Park Prairie Nature Reserve: 3.5 mi
- Silver Creek Woods Preserve: 3.6 mi
- R. Robert Funderburg Forest Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Hinchcliff Memorial Forest Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Lind-McGeachie Preserve: 4.3 mi
- Ethnic Heritage Museum: 1.4 mi
- Tinker Swiss Cottage & Gardens: 1.6 mi
- Erlander Home Museum: 1.9 mi
- Riverfront Museum Park: 2.6 mi
- Discovery Center Museum: 2.6 mi
- Giant Basketball Hoop: 1.9 mi
- Iron Determination: 2.1 mi
- Mr. 4th of July Statue: 2.2 mi
- Cape Variations: 2.4 mi
- Rockmen Guardians: 3.2 mi
- Navy Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Rockford Women's Suffarage Plaza: 3.0 mi
- LZ Peace Memorial: 7.0 mi
- Stillman's: 10.0 mi
- Soldier's Monument: 10.8 mi
- Klehm Arboretum & Botanic Gardens: 0.2 mi
- Lenny the Cat: 2.0 mi
- The Dells: 4.9 mi
- Frank Lloyd Wright's Laurent House: 6.0 mi
- Labyrinth: 6.9 mi
- Children's Garden: 0.0 mi
- Fountain Garden: 0.1 mi
- Demonstration Garden: 0.1 mi
- Nicholas Conservatory & Gardens: 3.5 mi
- Rose garden: 3.6 mi
- Turtle Mound: 2.4 mi
- Lookout Point: 3.8 mi
- Bald Hill: 16.9 mi
- Pine Rock: 18.2 mi
- Bunker Hill: 19.4 mi
- Belvidere Oasis: 14.4 mi
- Turtle Creek Welcome Center (Southbound Only): 17.4 mi
- Beloit Rest Area 22: 19.3 mi
- Reeds Crossing: 16.5 mi
- Jefferson Prairie Settlement: 21.5 mi
- Brush Point: 23.8 mi
- Standfield Beach: 1.3 mi
- Olson Beach: 10.9 mi
- Sandstone Wall: 5.0 mi
- White Rock: 13.8 mi
- East Waterfall - O Taki: 4.4 mi
- Ganymede Spring: 18.2 mi
- Valley View Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Klehm Arboretum and Botanic Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunker Hill | W 270° | 294 m | 19.4 mi |
| Coffman Bluff | WSW 257° | 289 m | 21.3 mi |
| Bald Hill | SW 233° | 281 m | 16.9 mi |
| Devils Backbone | SW 214° | 274 m | 21.4 mi |
| Castle Rock | SW 215° | 228 m | 23.3 mi |
| Turtle Mound | NNE 32° | 218 m | 2.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:32 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:55 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:43 | 16:28 |
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 | 22 | 26 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 39 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rockford GTR Rockford AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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