Old School Forest Preserve
Old School Forest Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 216 m. Gander Mountain stands 283 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Top Park, a park 1.0 miles away. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Lake County Forest Preserves
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Red Top Park: 1.0 mi
- Riverside Park: 1.1 mi
- Christopher Ross Park: 1.8 mi
- Lake Minear Beach: 2.0 mi
- Lake Minear Beach: 2.0 mi
- Ed, Olga and JJ Rogan Tribute Garden: 1.0 mi
- Elawa Farm: 2.1 mi
- Vernon Hills Community Garden: 2.4 mi
- Our lady of Mt. Carmel Garden: 3.4 mi
- St. Mary of Vernon Garden: 3.9 mi
- Middlefork Savanna Forest Preserve: 1.3 mi
- MacArthur Woods Forest Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Middlefork Savanna Forest Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Middlefork Farm: 2.0 mi
- Seavey Ditch Restoration Project: 2.3 mi
- Roundout Train Robbery: 1.7 mi
- Cook Park Playground: 2.3 mi
- Steven Malin, Jr. Memorial: 4.1 mi
- Dr. Seuss 99th Commencement Poem: 4.8 mi
- 1834 Capt. Daniel Wright: 5.7 mi
- Cuneo Mansion: 1.8 mi
- Ansel B. Cook House: 2.3 mi
- Lake Bluff History Museum: 4.1 mi
- Bess Bower Dunn Museum of Lake County: 4.4 mi
- History Center Of Lake Forest- Lake Bluff: 4.5 mi
- Minear Lake Beach: 2.0 mi
- Minear Lake Beach: 2.0 mi
- Independence Grove Beach: 3.4 mi
- Diamond Lake Beach: 4.3 mi
- Lakeview Beach and Dock: 4.5 mi
- Polar Bear Statue: 4.1 mi
- The Beatitudes & Ten Comandments: 4.2 mi
- Round Entry Door: 4.3 mi
- 23: 6.1 mi
- Butterfly Statue: 6.9 mi
- F-14 Tomcat: 4.7 mi
- Lake County Fairgrounds: 5.9 mi
- Krazy Kars: 6.9 mi
- ZoomJets: 6.9 mi
- Up, Up & Away: 6.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
- Picnic Grove: 7.1 mi
- Potawatomi Woods Grove #1: 8.6 mi
- Dam No. 1 Woods-East Grove #1: 9.9 mi
- Dam No. 1 Woods-East Grove #2: 10.0 mi
- sled hill: 5.8 mi
- Leahy Hill: 11.0 mi
- Bald Knob: 16.8 mi
- Centennial Hill: 18.2 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 20.1 mi
- Light 1: 5.6 mi
- Light 2: 5.7 mi
- Kenosha Light: 23.0 mi
- Kenosha North Pierhead Light: 23.0 mi
- Covington Bluff: 6.2 mi
- Kenosha Rest Area 26 (I-94 WB): 17.8 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 19.2 mi
- Aurora: 21.9 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old School Forest Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gander Mountain | NW 319° | 283 m | 21.0 mi |
| Hill Fifteen | NW 306° | 276 m | 23.2 mi |
| Camelback Kame | WNW 297° | 268 m | 23.5 mi |
| Mount Moriah | NW 315° | 257 m | 24.9 mi |
| Bald Knob | WNW 300° | 235 m | 16.8 mi |
| Leahy Hill | N 3° | 234 m | 11.0 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | SSE 147° | 204 m | 20.1 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.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/66210698
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 26 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 27 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 28 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 29 mi
- Chicagoland · 29 mi
- Oak Brook · 30 mi
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