McDonald Woods Forest Preserve
McDonald Woods Forest Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 224 m. Gander Mountain stands 283 m to the west-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Forest View Park, a park 0.4 miles away. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Lake County Forest Preserves
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Forest View Park: 0.4 mi
- Lewis Park: 0.5 mi
- Oak Ridge Park: 0.5 mi
- Beck Basin Park: 0.6 mi
- Heritage Trails Park: 0.7 mi
- Lindenhurst Veterans Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Hank Salemi Memorial: 5.4 mi
- M47 Tank: 5.8 mi
- Amos Bennett: First African American Settler in Lake County: 6.2 mi
- Lake County Veterans Memorial, F-111: 7.5 mi
- Hastings Lake Forest Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Fourth Lake Fen Forest Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Mill Creek Forest Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Duck Farm Forest Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Raven Glen Forest Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Gold Pyramid House: 3.8 mi
- Sky Trek Tower: 5.4 mi
- Rue Le Dodge: 5.4 mi
- Columbia Carousel: 5.4 mi
- Viper: 5.4 mi
- Grayslake Historical Museum: 5.4 mi
- Grayslake Heritage Center: 5.4 mi
- Legacy Museum: 5.4 mi
- Lakes Historic Society Building: 5.8 mi
- Russell Military Museum: 5.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 5.1 mi
- Antioch Community Garden: 5.7 mi
- Bowen Formal Garden: 9.7 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 10.1 mi
- Our lady of Mt. Carmel Garden: 10.5 mi
- Lake Miltmore Beach: 2.3 mi
- Jones Island Beach: 5.6 mi
- George's Beach: 6.5 mi
- Independence Grove Beach: 8.3 mi
- Minear Lake Beach: 9.8 mi
- Traveler: 10.1 mi
- Abraham Lincoln: 10.2 mi
- Jack Benny Monument: 10.2 mi
- Finger Sculpture: 10.3 mi
- Round Entry Door: 10.3 mi
- Picnic Grove: 5.6 mi
- Sun Garden: 6.1 mi
- The Buttery: 6.1 mi
- Fairie Glen: 6.2 mi
- Cotswold Commons: 6.2 mi
- Leahy Hill: 5.3 mi
- Bald Knob: 10.1 mi
- Gander Mountain: 10.4 mi
- Hill Fifteen: 14.3 mi
- Mount Moriah: 14.5 mi
- Light 1: 12.5 mi
- Light 2: 12.6 mi
- Kenosha Light: 15.4 mi
- Kenosha North Pierhead Light: 15.6 mi
- Kenosha Rest Area 26 (I-94 WB): 7.7 mi
- Aurora: 12.9 mi
- Covington Bluff: 16.9 mi
- Indian Spring: 17.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of McDonald Woods Forest Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gander Mountain | WNW 299° | 283 m | 10.4 mi |
| Hill Fifteen | W 281° | 276 m | 14.3 mi |
| Camelback Kame | W 270° | 268 m | 16.1 mi |
| Mount Tom | NNW 331° | 265 m | 18.4 mi |
| Mount Moriah | WNW 298° | 257 m | 14.5 mi |
| Bald Knob | WSW 256° | 235 m | 10.1 mi |
| Leahy Hill | E 87° | 234 m | 5.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:37 | 16:23 |
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 | 26 | 36 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Villa 2NE, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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