- Elevation
- 199 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Gander Mountain283 m · 21.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 6629.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 42.2489, -87.9381
MacArthur Woods Forest Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded 199 m. Gander Mountain stands 283 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Cuneo Mansion, a museum 0.6 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 29 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 199 m
- Operated by
- Lake County Forest Preserves
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of MacArthur Woods Forest Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gander Mountain | NW 323° | 283 m | 21.3 mi |
| Hill Fifteen | NW 309° | 276 m | 23.2 mi |
| Camelback Kame | WNW 301° | 268 m | 23.3 mi |
| Bald Knob | NW 305° | 235 m | 16.7 mi |
| Leahy Hill | N 6° | 234 m | 12.3 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | SE 143° | 204 m | 19.6 mi |
- 29.0 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Named places within 25 miles
- Cuneo Mansion: 0.6 mi
- Ansel B. Cook House: 2.8 mi
- Bess Bower Dunn Museum of Lake County: 4.4 mi
- History Center Of Lake Forest- Lake Bluff: 5.3 mi
- Lake Bluff History Museum: 5.3 mi
- Christopher Ross Park: 0.7 mi
- Red Top Park: 0.9 mi
- Century Park: 1.3 mi
- Deerpath Park: 1.5 mi
- Lake Charles Park: 1.5 mi
- Vernon Hills Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Ed, Olga and JJ Rogan Tribute Garden: 2.4 mi
- St. Mary of Vernon Garden: 2.5 mi
- Our lady of Mt. Carmel Garden: 2.9 mi
- Elawa Farm: 3.0 mi
- Old School Forest Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Seavey Ditch Restoration Project: 1.7 mi
- Grainger Woods Conservation Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Seavey Ditch Restoration Project: 1.8 mi
- Seavey Ditch Restoration project: 2.1 mi
- Cook Park Playground: 2.8 mi
- Roundout Train Robbery: 3.1 mi
- Steven Malin, Jr. Memorial: 3.9 mi
- 1834 Capt. Daniel Wright: 4.7 mi
- Iconic Rocks: 5.1 mi
- Minear Lake Beach: 2.8 mi
- Minear Lake Beach: 2.8 mi
- Diamond Lake Beach: 3.3 mi
- Lakeview Beach and Dock: 3.5 mi
- Independence Grove Beach: 4.3 mi
- Polar Bear Statue: 3.0 mi
- The Beatitudes & Ten Comandments: 3.5 mi
- Round Entry Door: 3.8 mi
- Butterfly Statue: 5.5 mi
- The Dawning: 5.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
- Potawatomi Woods Grove #1: 7.7 mi
- Picnic Grove: 8.3 mi
- Dam No. 1 Woods-East Grove #1: 8.9 mi
- Deer Grove East Picnic Shelter 4: 9.0 mi
- Lake County Fairgrounds: 5.9 mi
- F-14 Tomcat: 6.1 mi
- K1 Speed: 6.3 mi
- The Magic Rock: 7.8 mi
- Krazy Kars: 8.0 mi
- sled hill: 5.8 mi
- Leahy Hill: 12.3 mi
- Bald Knob: 16.7 mi
- Centennial Hill: 17.3 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 19.6 mi
- Light 1: 6.9 mi
- Light 2: 7.0 mi
- Kenosha Light: 24.3 mi
- Kenosha North Pierhead Light: 24.4 mi
- Covington Bluff: 6.6 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 18.2 mi
- Kenosha Rest Area 26 (I-94 WB): 18.9 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 22.1 mi
- Aurora: 23.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 25 | 35 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mundelein 4 WSW, 7 mi away.
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