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Poplar Creek Forest Preserve

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Elevation, modelled
249 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Johnson’s Mound273 m · 19.8 mi
Nearest byway
Lincoln Highway14.5 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:33local time
Coordinates
42.0653, -88.1549
Poplar Creek Forest Preserve from directly overhead

Poplar Creek Forest Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled 249 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Barrington Club Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 14 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Operated by
Forest Preserve District of Cook County

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Johnson’s MoundSW 225°273 m19.8 mi
Mounded LandfillS 170°259 m23.5 mi
Mount HoyS 185°255 m16.2 mi
Bald KnobN 353°235 m22.3 mi
Mount TrashmoreE 97°204 m23.2 mi
Players HillESE 123°187 m23.8 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 16
Lighthouses: 2
Waterfalls: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1819:5020:33
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1815:3916:25

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232637486070747265523928
Precip in1.91.72.13.64.74.73.34.53.63.52.51.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Streamwood, 3 mi away.

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