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R. Robert Funderburg Forest Preserve

R. Robert Funderburg Forest Preserve from directly overhead

R. Robert Funderburg Forest Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 242 m. Bunker Hill stands 294 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is The Dells, a attraction 1.2 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 21 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Forest Preserves of Winnebago County

How to reach it

Coordinates42.22014, -89.18096

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Evergreen School Park: 2.6 mi
  • Wayside Park: 2.7 mi
  • SM&SF Park: 3.3 mi
  • Hall Memorial Park: 3.5 mi
  • Park-er-Woods Park South: 3.5 mi
Museums: 28
Artworks: 19
Historic sites: 16
Attractions: 15
Gardens: 10
Peaks: 8
  • Turtle Mound: 5.9 mi
  • Lookout Point: 7.5 mi
  • Bald Hill: 13.2 mi
  • Pine Rock: 15.6 mi
  • Bunker Hill: 16.1 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Standfield Beach: 3.6 mi
  • Olson Beach: 14.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
  • Sandstone Wall: 6.6 mi
  • White Rock: 11.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • East Waterfall - O Taki: 8.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • Ganymede Spring: 14.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Valley View Picnic Area: 18.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bunker HillW 276°294 m16.1 mi
Coffman BluffW 260°289 m17.7 mi
Bald HillSW 230°281 m13.2 mi
Devils BackboneSSW 209°274 m18.2 mi
Castle RockSSW 210°228 m20.0 mi
Turtle MoundNE 51°218 m5.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3219:09
June solstice05:2119:5520:37
September equinox06:4518:1918:56
December solstice07:2315:4316:28

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222637496070747264523927
Precip in1.61.62.43.74.25.23.84.23.62.62.31.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rockford GTR Rockford AP, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1278546993

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