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Parker Fen Nature Preserve

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Elevation
268 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
High Point362 m · 16.3 mi
Nearest byway
Lincoln Highway27.4 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:34local time
Coordinates
42.2857, -88.3581
Parker Fen Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Parker Fen Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded 268 m. High Point stands 362 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Boger Bog Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 27 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Elevation
268 m

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High PointNW 322°362 m16.3 mi
Gander MountainNNE 30°283 m16.7 mi
Hill FifteenNNE 16°276 m12.6 mi
Camelback KameN 8°268 m9.4 mi
Mount MoriahNNE 16°257 m16.9 mi
Bald KnobNE 48°235 m10.3 mi
Leahy HillENE 67°234 m24.8 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks: 44
Beaches: 19
Peaks: 8
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:1819:5220:34
September equinox06:4118:1618:53
December solstice07:2015:3916:25

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232637486069737263523928
Precip in2.01.82.53.85.05.33.93.83.53.22.52.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crystal Lake 4NW, 3 mi away.

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