- Elevation, modelled
- 247 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Johnson’s Mound273 m · 20.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lincoln Highway10.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:35local time
- Coordinates
- 42.0758, -88.7096
Riverwood Forest Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled 247 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Knute Olson Forest Preserve, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 10 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Riverwood Forest Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson’s Mound | SE 135° | 273 m | 20.5 mi |
| Turtle Mound | NW 305° | 218 m | 23.8 mi |
- 10.3 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Fabyan Windmill · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Knute Olson Forest Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Russel Woods: 1.1 mi
- Conservation Corridor: 5.7 mi
- Prairie Oaks Forest Preserve: 6.0 mi
- The Prairie at Walnut Grove: 7.1 mi
- J Walter Becker Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
- Lions Corner Park: 1.0 mi
- Durham Park: 1.8 mi
- Genoa Township Park District: 2.1 mi
- Kiernan Park: 2.6 mi
- Kishwaukee Valley Heritage Museum: 1.6 mi
- Northern Illinois Fire Museum: 9.5 mi
- Ellwood House Museum: 10.0 mi
- Denny's Corn Crib: 12.5 mi
- Rehn Farming Museum: 12.5 mi
- Flowers: 1.4 mi
- The Elephant: 10.2 mi
- The Missing Piece: 10.2 mi
- HIV Awareness Statue: 10.4 mi
- Huskies on Parade - Nestle: 12.0 mi
- Sycamore Speedway: 9.7 mi
- MLK Commons: 10.2 mi
- Donley Auctions: 12.1 mi
- Donley's Wild West Museum: 12.2 mi
- Cody's Farm and Orchard: 15.2 mi
- Civil War Monument: 6.1 mi
- First School House Hooser's Grove 1845: 7.9 mi
- February 14th, 2008 Shooting Memorial: 10.2 mi
- Frank Lloyd Wright Memorial: 15.1 mi
- Huntley Veterans Memorial: 15.9 mi
- Sherman Natural Prairie and Community Garden: 19.6 mi
- Community Garden: 19.6 mi
- Heritage Gardens: 19.9 mi
- Master Gardeners' Demonstration Garden: 21.7 mi
- Community Gardens at Prairie Green: 21.8 mi
- West Beach: 20.7 mi
- Indian Trail Beach: 21.2 mi
- Main Beach: 21.6 mi
- Olson Beach: 23.0 mi
- Brush Point: 4.0 mi
- Coltonville: 7.3 mi
- Reeds Crossing: 9.8 mi
- Johnson’s Mound: 20.5 mi
- Lookout Point: 23.1 mi
- Turtle Mound: 23.8 mi
- DeKalb Oasis: 12.2 mi
- Belvidere Oasis: 12.7 mi
- Sandstone Wall: 19.5 mi
- White Rock: 23.5 mi
- Jelkes Creek Bird Sanctuary: 20.5 mi
- East Waterfall - O Taki: 23.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:52 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:42 | 16:27 |
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 | 21 | 25 | 36 | 48 | 60 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 38 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — DE Kalb, 10 mi away.
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