Lake Carina Forest Preserve
Lake Carina Forest Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 201 m. Gander Mountain stands 283 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Esper Petersen Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Lake County Forest Preserves
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Esper Petersen Park: 0.0 mi
- Gurnee Public Park: 0.1 mi
- Viking Park: 0.2 mi
- Gowe Park: 0.4 mi
- South Road Park: 0.6 mi
- M47 Tank: 0.2 mi
- Amos Bennett: First African American Settler in Lake County: 0.7 mi
- Hank Salemi Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Edison Court Station on the North Shore Line: 3.8 mi
- Lake County Veterans Memorial, F-111: 4.0 mi
- Picnic Grove: 0.7 mi
- Sun Garden: 9.0 mi
- The Buttery: 9.0 mi
- Fairie Glen: 9.0 mi
- Cotswold Commons: 9.1 mi
- Sprocket Rockets: 0.7 mi
- Logger's Run: 0.7 mi
- Cirque Electrique: 0.7 mi
- Aquaman Splashdown: 0.7 mi
- The Flash: Vertical Velocity: 0.8 mi
- Lake Carina Forest Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Sedge Meadow Forest Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Waukegan Savanna Forest Preserve: 3.3 mi
- Independence Grove: 3.4 mi
- Mill Creek Forest Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Legacy Museum: 0.8 mi
- The African American Museum at the England Manor: 4.5 mi
- Waukegan History Museum: 4.5 mi
- Waukegan History Museum at the Carnegie: 4.6 mi
- National Museum of the American Sailor: 5.6 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 4.4 mi
- Bowen Formal Garden: 4.6 mi
- Ed, Olga and JJ Rogan Tribute Garden: 6.6 mi
- Our lady of Mt. Carmel Garden: 7.8 mi
- Elawa Farm: 8.1 mi
- Independence Grove Beach: 4.5 mi
- Waukegan Municipal Beach: 5.2 mi
- Waukegan Beach: 5.4 mi
- George's Beach: 5.6 mi
- Minear Lake Beach: 5.8 mi
- Abraham Lincoln: 4.4 mi
- Traveler: 4.4 mi
- Jack Benny Monument: 4.5 mi
- Finger Sculpture: 4.5 mi
- Round Entry Door: 8.1 mi
- Leahy Hill: 3.7 mi
- sled hill: 11.9 mi
- Bald Knob: 14.8 mi
- Gander Mountain: 16.3 mi
- Hill Fifteen: 19.9 mi
- Light 1: 6.6 mi
- Light 2: 6.6 mi
- Kenosha Light: 15.9 mi
- Kenosha North Pierhead Light: 16.0 mi
- Kenosha Rest Area 26 (I-94 WB): 10.5 mi
- Covington Bluff: 11.3 mi
- Aurora: 14.6 mi
- Indian Spring: 19.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lake Carina Forest Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gander Mountain | WNW 301° | 283 m | 16.3 mi |
| Hill Fifteen | WNW 288° | 276 m | 19.9 mi |
| Camelback Kame | W 279° | 268 m | 21.3 mi |
| Mount Tom | NW 325° | 265 m | 23.9 mi |
| Mount Moriah | WNW 300° | 257 m | 20.5 mi |
| Bald Knob | W 274° | 235 m | 14.8 mi |
| Leahy Hill | N 6° | 234 m | 3.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:50 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:37 | 16:23 |
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 | 36 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 72 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 40 | 29 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waukegan, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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