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Middlefork Savanna Forest Preserve

Middlefork Savanna Forest Preserve from directly overhead

Middlefork Savanna Forest Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 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. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Lake County Forest Preserves

How to reach it

Coordinates42.25821, -87.88610

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
  • Elawa Farm: 0.3 mi
  • Ed, Olga and JJ Rogan Tribute Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Student Garden: 2.9 mi
  • Revery Prairie: 3.0 mi
  • McClure Rain Garden: 3.0 mi
Parks
  • Meadowood Park: 0.5 mi
  • Mellody Farm Nature Preserve: 1.0 mi
  • Townline Community Park: 1.4 mi
  • Knollwood Park: 1.7 mi
  • West Park: 1.9 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Beaches
  • Sunrise Beach: 3.2 mi
  • Forest Park Beach: 3.4 mi
  • Minear Lake Beach: 3.7 mi
  • Minear Lake Beach: 3.7 mi
  • Independence Grove Beach: 4.9 mi
Attractions
  • F-14 Tomcat: 3.9 mi
  • The Magic Rock: 6.6 mi
  • K1 Speed: 7.4 mi
  • Lake County Fairgrounds: 7.7 mi
  • Krazy Kars: 7.7 mi
Artworks
  • 23: 4.6 mi
  • Polar Bear Statue: 5.7 mi
  • The Beatitudes & Ten Comandments: 6.0 mi
  • Round Entry Door: 6.1 mi
  • Cow: 6.6 mi
Picnic sites
Peaks: 10
  • sled hill: 4.2 mi
  • Leahy Hill: 11.6 mi
  • Centennial Hill: 17.4 mi
  • Bald Knob: 18.6 mi
  • Mount Trashmore: 18.7 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Cliffs: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rosemont Waterfall: 18.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 21.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

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
Bald KnobWNW 298°235 m18.6 mi
Leahy HillN 354°234 m11.6 mi
Mount TrashmoreSSE 150°204 m18.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

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).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232636455767727164524029

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/226950021

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