- 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 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson’s Mound | SW 225° | 273 m | 19.8 mi |
| Mounded Landfill | S 170° | 259 m | 23.5 mi |
| Mount Hoy | S 185° | 255 m | 16.2 mi |
| Bald Knob | N 353° | 235 m | 22.3 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | E 97° | 204 m | 23.2 mi |
| Players Hill | ESE 123° | 187 m | 23.8 mi |
- 14.5 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
- 24.0 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Overlooks nearby
- Fabyan Windmill · 15 mi
- Des Plaines River · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Barrington Club Park: 0.6 mi
- Poplar Park: 1.5 mi
- Golf and Knollwood Park: 1.7 mi
- Coves Peninsula: 1.7 mi
- Cottonwood Park: 1.9 mi
- Goebbert's Farm & Garden Center of South Barrington: 0.7 mi
- Medieval Times: 4.0 mi
- Chicago Athenaeum International Sculpture Park: 5.5 mi
- Paintball Explosion: 5.6 mi
- Serpentine: 8.2 mi
- Meditation Garden: 1.1 mi
- Spruce Trees Nursery: 1.3 mi
- Native Prairie Wildflower Sanctuary: 4.8 mi
- Illinois Heritage Grove: 5.7 mi
- Bob Link Arboretum: 5.8 mi
- Edwin Frank Children's Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Streamwood Veterans Memorial: 3.8 mi
- Streamwood Veterans Memorial: 3.9 mi
- Stratford Farms Historic Marker: 4.7 mi
- Motorola Retirees Memorial: 5.3 mi
- South Barrington Conservancy: 1.8 mi
- Stillman Nature Center: 2.1 mi
- Carl R. Hanson Woods: 2.3 mi
- Shoe Factory Road Prairie Nature Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Shoe Factory Road Woods: 2.4 mi
- Two Steel Dolphins: 3.7 mi
- Frog Statue: 4.7 mi
- Heart of the Basket Maker: 4.7 mi
- Since Ever Since statue: 4.7 mi
- Splash: 4.7 mi
- School House Museum: 3.9 mi
- School District 54 Nature Center: 5.3 mi
- Bartlett Depot Museum: 5.3 mi
- Elgin Public Museum: 5.7 mi
- Elgin Fire Barn Number 5 Museum: 6.5 mi
- Whitney Shores Private Beach: 9.2 mi
- Indian Trail Beach: 11.8 mi
- Lakeview Beach and Dock: 14.7 mi
- Diamond Lake Beach: 14.9 mi
- Main Beach: 15.1 mi
- Heritage Park Sled Hill: 6.5 mi
- Mount Hoy: 16.2 mi
- Centennial Hill: 16.3 mi
- Pine Hill: 17.5 mi
- Hemlock Hill: 17.7 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 16.0 mi
- Weston: 16.8 mi
- Covington Bluff: 20.9 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 24.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:50 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:39 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 26 | 37 | 48 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 52 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Streamwood, 3 mi away.
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