Marl Flat Forest Preserve
Marl Flat Forest Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 238 m. High Point stands 362 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Volo Auto Museum Sign, a attraction 1.0 miles away. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Lake County Forest Preserves
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Volo Auto Museum Sign: 1.0 mi
- Volo Auto Museum Sign: 1.4 mi
- Horse Barn: 5.8 mi
- Lake County Fairgrounds: 7.0 mi
- Richardson's Christmas Tree Farm: 9.8 mi
- Meadowview Park: 1.2 mi
- Symphony Meadows South Park: 1.8 mi
- Fairfield Park: 2.0 mi
- Heritage Community Park: 2.4 mi
- Pickerel Point Park: 2.7 mi
- Volo Auto Museum: 1.2 mi
- Grant Township Museum: 3.4 mi
- Grayslake Heritage Center: 5.7 mi
- Grayslake Historical Museum: 5.7 mi
- Bess Bower Dunn Museum of Lake County: 8.4 mi
- Alex Lancaster Memorial Bench: 1.3 mi
- Helicopter: 4.8 mi
- Lindenhurst Veterans Memorial: 8.1 mi
- 1995 Fox River Grove Bus–Train Collision Memorial: 10.2 mi
- Bettendorf Castle: 10.3 mi
- Kestrel Ridge Forest Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Nippersink Forest Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Volo Bog State Natural Area: 2.6 mi
- Black Crown Marsh State Natural Area: 2.8 mi
- Gavin Bog and Prairie: 3.8 mi
- Round Entry Door: 8.7 mi
- The Beatitudes & Ten Comandments: 9.1 mi
- Polar Bear Statue: 9.9 mi
- Alumni Sculpture: 11.1 mi
- Geoscene wall: 12.2 mi
- Picnic Grove: 11.4 mi
- Deer Grove Picnic Grove 3: 14.0 mi
- Deer Grove East Picnic Shelter 2: 14.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
- Deer Grove East Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 14.5 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 2.2 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 7.9 mi
- Our lady of Mt. Carmel Garden: 9.5 mi
- Smart Farm: 9.9 mi
- Antioch Community Garden: 10.3 mi
- Morrison Park Beach: 2.7 mi
- Jones Island Beach: 5.1 mi
- Lake Miltmore Beach: 6.9 mi
- Petersen Park Beach: 6.9 mi
- George's Beach: 7.2 mi
- Bald Knob: 4.5 mi
- Camelback Kame: 10.9 mi
- Gander Mountain: 11.1 mi
- Hill Fifteen: 11.2 mi
- Leahy Hill: 13.7 mi
- Light 1: 16.7 mi
- Light 2: 16.8 mi
- Kenosha Light: 24.5 mi
- Kenosha North Pierhead Light: 24.7 mi
- Kenosha Rest Area 26 (I-94 WB): 16.5 mi
- Covington Bluff: 18.9 mi
- Aurora: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Marl Flat Forest Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | WNW 294° | 362 m | 22.7 mi |
| Gander Mountain | N 349° | 283 m | 11.1 mi |
| Hill Fifteen | NW 320° | 276 m | 11.2 mi |
| Camelback Kame | WNW 302° | 268 m | 10.9 mi |
| Mount Tom | N 355° | 265 m | 22.1 mi |
| Mount Moriah | NNW 335° | 257 m | 14.0 mi |
| Bald Knob | NW 320° | 235 m | 4.5 mi |
| Leahy Hill | ENE 63° | 234 m | 13.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:51 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:38 | 16:24 |
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 | 22 | 25 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 51 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MC Henry -WG Stratton L&D, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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