Lake Carina Forest Preserve
Lake Carina Forest Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 208 m. Gander Mountain stands 283 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Heather Ridge Conservation, a park 0.8 miles away. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 208 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Lake County Forest Preserves
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Heather Ridge Conservation: 0.8 mi
- Diversity Park: 1.0 mi
- O'Plaine Park: 1.1 mi
- Arbor Park: 1.2 mi
- Gowe Park: 1.5 mi
- Amos Bennett: First African American Settler in Lake County: 1.0 mi
- Hank Salemi Memorial: 1.5 mi
- M47 Tank: 1.7 mi
- Edison Court Station on the North Shore Line: 4.4 mi
- Cook Park Playground: 4.4 mi
- Krazy Kars: 1.2 mi
- ZoomJets: 1.2 mi
- Up, Up & Away: 1.2 mi
- X-Flight: 1.2 mi
- Justice League: Battle for Metropolis: 1.2 mi
- Picnic Grove: 1.4 mi
- Sun Garden: 10.5 mi
- The Buttery: 10.5 mi
- Fairie Glen: 10.6 mi
- Cotswold Commons: 10.6 mi
- Legacy Museum: 1.5 mi
- Ansel B. Cook House: 4.4 mi
- Bess Bower Dunn Museum of Lake County: 4.9 mi
- National Museum of the American Sailor: 5.1 mi
- Waukegan History Museum at the Carnegie: 5.2 mi
- Independence Grove: 1.7 mi
- Lake Carina Forest Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Almond Marsh Forest Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Liberty Prairie Nature Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Sedge Meadow Forest Preserve: 3.8 mi
- Abraham Lincoln: 5.0 mi
- Traveler: 5.1 mi
- Finger Sculpture: 5.1 mi
- Jack Benny Monument: 5.2 mi
- Round Entry Door: 6.4 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 3.4 mi
- Ed, Olga and JJ Rogan Tribute Garden: 5.0 mi
- Bowen Formal Garden: 5.7 mi
- Our lady of Mt. Carmel Garden: 6.1 mi
- Elawa Farm: 6.7 mi
- Independence Grove Beach: 2.7 mi
- Minear Lake Beach: 4.1 mi
- Minear Lake Beach: 4.1 mi
- George's Beach: 4.3 mi
- Waukegan Municipal Beach: 5.9 mi
- Leahy Hill: 5.4 mi
- sled hill: 10.6 mi
- Bald Knob: 14.4 mi
- Gander Mountain: 16.7 mi
- Hill Fifteen: 20.0 mi
- Light 1: 6.1 mi
- Light 2: 6.1 mi
- Kenosha Light: 17.7 mi
- Kenosha North Pierhead Light: 17.8 mi
- Covington Bluff: 10.2 mi
- Kenosha Rest Area 26 (I-94 WB): 12.1 mi
- Aurora: 16.4 mi
- Indian Spring: 20.8 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 24.9 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 | NW 307° | 283 m | 16.7 mi |
| Hill Fifteen | WNW 293° | 276 m | 20.0 mi |
| Camelback Kame | WNW 284° | 268 m | 21.0 mi |
| Mount Tom | NNW 328° | 265 m | 25.0 mi |
| Mount Moriah | NW 305° | 257 m | 20.9 mi |
| Bald Knob | W 280° | 235 m | 14.4 mi |
| Leahy Hill | N 10° | 234 m | 5.4 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/354228328
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