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North Dunes Nature Preserve

North Dunes Nature Preserve from directly overhead

North Dunes Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 180 m. Gander Mountain stands 283 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Hosah Park, a park 0.5 miles away. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
180 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.45891, -87.80257
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hosah Park: 0.5 mi
  • Elizabeth Park: 1.0 mi
  • Edina Park: 1.1 mi
  • Shiloh Boulevard Park: 1.3 mi
  • Bethany Avenue Park: 1.3 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Wisconsin Welcome Sign: 5.4 mi
  • Gold Pyramid House: 7.7 mi
  • Pony Rides: 8.3 mi
  • Legion Field: 8.3 mi
  • Games Rides: 8.3 mi
Museums: 38
  • Platen Press Printing Museum: 1.7 mi
  • Pleasant Prairie History Museum: 4.2 mi
  • Waukegan History Museum: 5.2 mi
  • The African American Museum at the England Manor: 6.5 mi
  • Waukegan History Museum at the Carnegie: 7.0 mi
Gardens: 34
  • Bowen Formal Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 12.6 mi
  • Ed, Olga and JJ Rogan Tribute Garden: 13.7 mi
  • Elawa Farm: 14.5 mi
  • McClure Rain Garden: 14.5 mi
Beaches: 31
  • Illinois Beach State Park: 2.0 mi
  • North Point Marina Beach: 2.2 mi
  • Waukegan Beach: 6.3 mi
  • Waukegan Municipal Beach: 6.7 mi
  • Eichelman Beach: 8.4 mi
Artworks: 28
  • Jack Benny Monument: 6.8 mi
  • Traveler: 6.9 mi
  • Abraham Lincoln: 7.0 mi
  • Finger Sculpture: 7.1 mi
  • Abraham Lincoln: 8.5 mi
Picnic sites: 23
  • Sun Garden: 8.3 mi
  • The Buttery: 8.3 mi
  • Fairie Glen: 8.4 mi
  • Cotswold Commons: 8.4 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 9.1 mi
Peaks: 7
  • Leahy Hill: 6.0 mi
  • sled hill: 17.3 mi
  • Gander Mountain: 20.0 mi
  • Bald Knob: 21.3 mi
  • Mount Tom: 23.9 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Indian Spring: 13.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gander MountainW 277°283 m20.0 mi
Hill FifteenW 271°276 m24.9 mi
Mount TomNW 305°265 m23.9 mi
Mount MoriahW 280°257 m24.0 mi
Bald KnobWSW 256°235 m21.3 mi
Leahy HillWSW 247°234 m6.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:04
June solstice05:1519:5020:33
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1815:3616:22

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232636465666727163524029
Precip in1.41.52.23.83.94.43.53.63.63.22.31.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Waukegan Rgnl AP, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/354249741

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