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Lyons Woods Forest Preserve

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Lyons Woods Forest Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 200 m. Gander Mountain stands 283 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Western Tot Lot, a park 0.3 miles away. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
200 m

What to expect

Operated by
Lake County Forest Preserves

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.40083, -87.84256

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Western Tot Lot: 0.3 mi
  • Bowen Park: 1.0 mi
  • Bevier Park: 1.2 mi
  • Fireman's Memorial Park: 1.2 mi
  • Ben Diamond Memorial Park: 1.2 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
Museums: 55
  • Waukegan History Museum: 1.1 mi
  • The African American Museum at the England Manor: 2.4 mi
  • Platen Press Printing Museum: 2.8 mi
  • Waukegan History Museum at the Carnegie: 2.9 mi
  • Legacy Museum: 5.2 mi
Picnic sites: 47
  • Picnic Grove: 5.0 mi
  • Sun Garden: 8.9 mi
  • The Buttery: 8.9 mi
  • Fairie Glen: 9.0 mi
  • Cotswold Commons: 9.0 mi
Gardens: 42
  • Bowen Formal Garden: 1.2 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 8.7 mi
  • Ed, Olga and JJ Rogan Tribute Garden: 9.2 mi
  • Elawa Farm: 10.1 mi
  • McClure Rain Garden: 10.4 mi
Beaches: 38
  • Waukegan Beach: 2.7 mi
  • Illinois Beach State Park: 2.8 mi
  • Waukegan Municipal Beach: 2.9 mi
  • North Point Marina Beach: 6.6 mi
  • Independence Grove Beach: 8.2 mi
Artworks: 34
  • Traveler: 2.7 mi
  • Jack Benny Monument: 2.7 mi
  • Abraham Lincoln: 2.8 mi
  • Finger Sculpture: 2.9 mi
  • Round Entry Door: 12.1 mi
Peaks: 7
  • Leahy Hill: 3.9 mi
  • sled hill: 13.2 mi
  • Bald Knob: 18.6 mi
  • Gander Mountain: 19.0 mi
  • Mount Moriah: 23.1 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Rest areas: 1
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Indian Spring: 17.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lyons Woods Forest Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gander MountainWNW 290°283 m19.0 mi
Hill FifteenW 280°276 m23.2 mi
Mount TomNW 315°265 m24.9 mi
Mount MoriahWNW 291°257 m23.1 mi
Bald KnobW 267°235 m18.6 mi
Leahy HillWNW 296°234 m3.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1519:5020:33
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1815:3716:22

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232636465666727163524029
Precip in1.41.52.23.83.94.43.53.63.63.22.31.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Waukegan Rgnl AP, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/799497179

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