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Lake Renwick Preserve - Copley Nature Park

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Lake Renwick Preserve - Copley Nature Park is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 186 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Ottawa Street Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Lincoln Highway runs past it. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Forest Preserve District of Will County

How to reach it

Coordinates41.60224, -88.19748

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ottawa Street Park: 0.3 mi
  • Central Elementary Park: 0.5 mi
  • Village Green Park: 0.5 mi
  • Lake Renwick Preserve: 0.7 mi
  • Electric Park: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Artworks
  • Mary Alfred Moes 1828-1899: 7.0 mi
  • Green Eggs and Ham: 7.4 mi
  • Louis Jolliet: 8.3 mi
  • DNA Wind Sculpture: 9.9 mi
  • Bear: 10.5 mi
Attractions
Picnic sites
Gardens: 56
Peaks: 11
  • Mounded Landfill: 10.8 mi
  • Rotary Hill: 11.8 mi
  • Signal Hill: 14.4 mi
  • Centennial Hill: 15.5 mi
  • Spruce Hill: 15.9 mi
Beaches: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 3
Springs: 1
  • Lake Strini: 5.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lake Renwick Preserve - Copley Nature Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Johnson’s MoundNNW 327°273 m21.7 mi
Mounded LandfillNE 35°259 m10.8 mi
Mount HoyN 3°255 m15.9 mi
Maramech HillW 278°196 m18.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1919:4920:31
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1715:4216:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242839506171757366544029
Precip in2.22.02.74.14.84.74.54.43.33.72.72.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Romeoville WFO, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/544907400

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