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Middlefork Savanna Forest Preserve

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Elevation, modelled
202 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Gander Mountain283 m · 22.6 mi
Nearest byway
Historic Route 6628.4 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:32local time
Coordinates
42.2582, -87.8861
Middlefork Savanna Forest Preserve from directly overhead

Middlefork Savanna Forest Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled 202 m. Gander Mountain stands 283 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Middlefork Farm, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 28 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Operated by
Lake County Forest Preserves

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Middlefork Savanna Forest Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gander MountainNW 316°283 m22.6 mi
Hill FifteenNW 304°276 m25.0 mi
Bald KnobWNW 298°235 m18.6 mi
Leahy HillN 354°234 m11.6 mi
Mount TrashmoreSSE 150°204 m18.7 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Artworks
Peaks: 11
Lighthouses: 4
Cliffs: 1
Waterfalls: 1
Rest areas: 1
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1619:5020:32
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1815:3816:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232636455767727164524029

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waukegan, 6 mi away.

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