- Elevation, modelled
- 241 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Turtle Mound218 m · 15.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lincoln Highway11.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:36local time
- Coordinates
- 42.1081, -88.8788
MacQueen Forest Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled 241 m. Turtle Mound stands 218 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Kishwaukee River State Fish and Wildlife Area, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 12 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of MacQueen Forest Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turtle Mound | NW 317° | 218 m | 15.8 mi |
- 11.9 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
- Kishwaukee River State Fish and Wildlife Area: 0.7 mi
- Potowatomi Forest Preserve: 1.0 mi
- The Prairie at Walnut Grove: 2.4 mi
- Conservation Corridor: 4.0 mi
- Prairie Oaks Forest Preserve: 4.1 mi
- Flora Prairie Nature Preserve: 6.2 mi
- Flora Prairie Nature Preserve: 6.2 mi
- Kingston Township East Park: 6.2 mi
- Monroe Center park: 6.4 mi
- Wilkinson - Renwick Marsh Nature Preserve: 8.4 mi
- Denny's Corn Crib: 7.6 mi
- Rehn Farming Museum: 7.6 mi
- Kishwaukee Valley Heritage Museum: 9.2 mi
- Boone County Historical Museum: 10.5 mi
- The Funderburg House: 10.9 mi
- Flowers: 9.3 mi
- Ingrid Dohm Studio: 12.8 mi
- HIV Awareness Statue: 13.4 mi
- The Elephant: 13.4 mi
- The Missing Piece: 13.4 mi
- The Farmette Grangette: 12.7 mi
- MLK Commons: 13.3 mi
- Frank Lloyd Wright's Laurent House: 15.2 mi
- Klehm Arboretum & Botanic Gardens: 15.2 mi
- Labyrinth: 15.5 mi
- First School House Hooser's Grove 1845: 8.5 mi
- Frank Lloyd Wright Memorial: 11.2 mi
- Civil War Monument: 12.9 mi
- LZ Peace Memorial: 13.2 mi
- February 14th, 2008 Shooting Memorial: 13.3 mi
- Heritage Gardens: 13.0 mi
- La Paloma Gardens: 15.0 mi
- La Paloma Gardens: 15.1 mi
- Fountain Garden: 15.3 mi
- Children's Garden: 15.4 mi
- Reeds Crossing: 7.6 mi
- Brush Point: 8.5 mi
- Coltonville: 11.9 mi
- Lookout Point: 15.3 mi
- Turtle Mound: 15.8 mi
- Pine Rock: 20.8 mi
- Belvidere Oasis: 9.0 mi
- DeKalb Oasis: 16.0 mi
- Sandstone Wall: 10.7 mi
- White Rock: 15.3 mi
- Standfield Beach: 16.7 mi
- Olson Beach: 17.4 mi
- East Waterfall - O Taki: 15.5 mi
- Ganymede Spring: 23.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:53 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:42 | 16:27 |
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 | 22 | 26 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 39 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rockford GTR Rockford AP, 13 mi away.
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