Middlefork Farm
Middlefork Farm is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 205 m. Gander Mountain stands 283 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Elawa Farm, a garden 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 28 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Lake Forest Open Lands
How to reach it
- 28.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Elawa Farm: 0.2 mi
- Ed, Olga and JJ Rogan Tribute Garden: 1.8 mi
- Student Garden: 2.8 mi
- Revery Prairie: 2.9 mi
- McClure Rain Garden: 2.9 mi
- Middlefork Savanna Forest Preserve: 0.2 mi
- Middlefork Savanna Forest Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Oriole Grove Forest Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Skokie River Nature Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Derwen Mawr Nature Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Meadowood Park: 0.6 mi
- Mellody Farm Nature Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Townline Community Park: 1.5 mi
- Knollwood Park: 1.6 mi
- West Park: 1.8 mi
- Roundout Train Robbery: 1.5 mi
- Dr. Seuss 99th Commencement Poem: 2.9 mi
- Steven Malin, Jr. Memorial: 3.0 mi
- Cross Monument: 4.0 mi
- Cook Park Playground: 4.1 mi
- Lake Bluff History Museum: 2.5 mi
- History Center Of Lake Forest- Lake Bluff: 2.5 mi
- Cuneo Mansion: 3.5 mi
- Ansel B. Cook House: 4.1 mi
- National Museum of the American Sailor: 4.2 mi
- Sunrise Beach: 3.1 mi
- Forest Park Beach: 3.3 mi
- Minear Lake Beach: 3.7 mi
- Minear Lake Beach: 3.7 mi
- Independence Grove Beach: 4.9 mi
- F-14 Tomcat: 3.8 mi
- The Magic Rock: 6.6 mi
- K1 Speed: 7.6 mi
- Krazy Kars: 7.7 mi
- ZoomJets: 7.7 mi
- 23: 4.6 mi
- Polar Bear Statue: 5.9 mi
- The Beatitudes & Ten Comandments: 6.1 mi
- Round Entry Door: 6.2 mi
- Cow: 6.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
- Picnic Grove: 7.9 mi
- Potawatomi Woods Grove #1: 8.2 mi
- Picnic Grove: 8.8 mi
- Dam No. 1 Woods-East Grove #1: 9.4 mi
- sled hill: 4.2 mi
- Leahy Hill: 11.5 mi
- Centennial Hill: 17.5 mi
- Bald Knob: 18.7 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 18.7 mi
- Light 1: 4.3 mi
- Light 2: 4.4 mi
- Kenosha Light: 23.0 mi
- Kenosha North Pierhead Light: 23.1 mi
- Covington Bluff: 4.2 mi
- Kenosha Rest Area 26 (I-94 WB): 18.4 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 18.6 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 21.3 mi
- Aurora: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Middlefork Farm. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gander Mountain | NW 316° | 283 m | 22.6 mi |
| Bald Knob | WNW 298° | 235 m | 18.7 mi |
| Leahy Hill | N 353° | 234 m | 11.5 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | SSE 151° | 204 m | 18.7 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 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:38 | 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 | 23 | 26 | 36 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 72 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 40 | 29 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waukegan, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7097495572
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 25 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 26 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 27 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 28 mi
- Chicagoland · 28 mi
- Berwyn · 29 mi
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