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Nippersink Canoe Base County Park

Nippersink Canoe Base County Park from directly overhead

Nippersink Canoe Base County Park is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 226 m. High Point stands 362 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Street Park, a park 1.1 miles away. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
226 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.41846, -88.20660

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lake Street Park: 1.1 mi
  • Hiller Park: 1.6 mi
  • Lakefront Park: 1.6 mi
  • Spring Grove Fen Nature Preserve: 1.8 mi
  • Thomas Memorial County Park: 2.2 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
Historic sites
  • Alex Lancaster Memorial Bench: 6.2 mi
  • Wonder Lake Bible Church: 7.0 mi
  • Lindenhurst Veterans Memorial: 9.3 mi
  • Kenosha County Veterans Memorial Park Honor Plaza: 9.5 mi
  • Helicopter: 9.6 mi
Museums: 38
Beaches: 30
Gardens: 26
Artworks: 22
  • Geoscene wall: 13.6 mi
  • Planetarium Display: 13.6 mi
  • Alumni Sculpture: 13.8 mi
  • Round Entry Door: 14.4 mi
  • The Beatitudes & Ten Comandments: 14.9 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • Sun Garden: 13.9 mi
  • Fairie Glen: 13.9 mi
  • The Buttery: 13.9 mi
  • Cotswold Commons: 13.9 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 14.5 mi
Peaks: 9
  • Bald Knob: 2.3 mi
  • Hill Fifteen: 5.2 mi
  • Gander Mountain: 5.2 mi
  • Camelback Kame: 6.3 mi
  • Mount Moriah: 7.7 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Indian Spring: 23.2 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Nippersink Canoe Base County Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High PointWNW 281°362 m18.2 mi
Gander MountainN 8°283 m5.2 mi
Hill FifteenNW 305°276 m5.2 mi
Camelback KameW 271°268 m6.3 mi
Mount TomN 3°265 m16.3 mi
Mount MoriahNNW 337°257 m7.7 mi
Bald KnobS 181°235 m2.3 mi
Leahy HillE 88°234 m15.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1719:5120:34
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:2015:3816:24

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222535475868737264523928

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Antioch, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/354211956

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