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Redwing Slough Forest Preserve

Redwing Slough Forest Preserve from directly overhead

Redwing Slough Forest Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 236 m. Buena Park Hill stands 290 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Redwing View Park, a park 0.9 miles away. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
236 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.46446, -88.05925

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Redwing View Park: 0.9 mi
  • Sprenger Park: 1.2 mi
  • Mary's Park: 1.3 mi
  • Lake Villa Township Ball Park: 1.7 mi
  • Windmill Creek Park: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Lindenhurst Veterans Memorial: 4.3 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial: 8.2 mi
  • Alex Lancaster Memorial Bench: 8.9 mi
  • Hank Salemi Memorial: 9.1 mi
  • M47 Tank: 9.5 mi
Attractions
  • Pirate Ship: 5.6 mi
  • Zipline: 5.6 mi
  • Archery: 5.6 mi
  • The Barrel: 5.6 mi
  • Games Rides: 5.7 mi
Museums: 41
Beaches: 33
  • Lake Miltmore Beach: 4.7 mi
  • Jones Island Beach: 8.3 mi
  • George's Beach: 9.8 mi
  • Twin Lakes Park Beach: 10.9 mi
  • twin lakes park beach: 10.9 mi
Gardens: 29
  • Antioch Community Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 8.6 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 10.2 mi
  • Butteryfly Garden: 12.1 mi
  • Bowen Formal Garden: 12.8 mi
Artworks: 23
  • Traveler: 13.5 mi
  • Round Entry Door: 13.6 mi
  • Abraham Lincoln: 13.6 mi
  • Jack Benny Monument: 13.6 mi
  • Finger Sculpture: 13.7 mi
Picnic sites: 21
  • Sun Garden: 5.7 mi
  • Fairie Glen: 5.8 mi
  • The Buttery: 5.8 mi
  • Cotswold Commons: 5.8 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 9.3 mi
Peaks: 9
  • Gander Mountain: 7.1 mi
  • Leahy Hill: 8.0 mi
  • Bald Knob: 9.3 mi
  • Mount Moriah: 11.2 mi
  • Hill Fifteen: 11.8 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 1
Springs: 1
  • Indian Spring: 15.7 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buena Park HillNNW 339°290 m24.3 mi
Gander MountainWNW 287°283 m7.1 mi
Hill FifteenW 269°276 m11.8 mi
Camelback KameWSW 258°268 m14.2 mi
Mount TomNNW 333°265 m14.7 mi
Mount MoriahWNW 290°257 m11.2 mi
Bald KnobSW 234°235 m9.3 mi
Leahy HillESE 110°234 m8.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:05
June solstice05:1619:5120:34
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1915:3716:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222636475868737164523928
Precip in2.11.92.64.14.44.23.93.33.43.02.52.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Villa 2NE, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/354281124

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