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Roland Olson County Forest Preserve

Roland Olson County Forest Preserve from directly overhead

Roland Olson County Forest Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 264 m. High Point stands 362 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Porter Park, a park 1.8 miles away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Forest Preserves of Winnebago County

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.40357, -88.95662

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Porter Park: 1.8 mi
  • Kinnikinnick Creek Nature Preserve: 1.9 mi
  • Russ Park: 2.5 mi
  • Ralston Park: 2.5 mi
  • Leland Park: 2.6 mi
Museums: 31
Historic sites: 22
Attractions: 17
  • Skydive the Rock: 6.6 mi
  • Coral Cove Family Fun Center: 6.6 mi
  • Labyrinth: 7.1 mi
  • Macktown County Forest Preserve: 7.4 mi
  • Frank Lloyd Wright's Laurent House: 8.0 mi
Artworks: 15
Gardens: 14
Beaches: 4
  • Olson Beach: 3.5 mi
  • Standfield Beach: 13.5 mi
  • Lions Beach: 18.6 mi
  • Assembly Park Beach: 23.2 mi
Peaks: 4
  • Lookout Point: 9.9 mi
  • Turtle Mound: 11.3 mi
  • High Point: 20.9 mi
  • Mount Zion: 21.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • East Waterfall - O Taki: 9.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Sandstone Wall: 16.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High PointENE 77°362 m20.9 mi
Mount ZionN 5°316 m21.2 mi
Turtle MoundSW 217°218 m11.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:2019:5420:37
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:2315:4116:27

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182233455666706861493524
Precip in1.61.52.13.74.35.63.44.13.82.82.42.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beloit, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/566233656

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