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Seavey Ditch Restoration project

Seavey Ditch Restoration project from directly overhead

Seavey Ditch Restoration project is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 214 m. Gander Mountain stands 283 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Hawthorn Mellody Park, a park 0.1 miles away. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Village of Vernon Hills

How to reach it

Coordinates42.26595, -87.97111

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hawthorn Mellody Park: 0.1 mi
  • Charles Brown Park: 0.3 mi
  • Beaver Creek Park: 0.4 mi
  • Beaver Creek Park: 0.4 mi
  • Green Tree Park: 0.5 mi
Gardens
  • Our lady of Mt. Carmel Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Vernon Hills Community Garden: 1.4 mi
  • St. Mary of Vernon Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Ed, Olga and JJ Rogan Tribute Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Elawa Farm: 4.6 mi
Museums
Artworks
  • The Beatitudes & Ten Comandments: 1.7 mi
  • Round Entry Door: 1.8 mi
  • Polar Bear Statue: 1.8 mi
  • The Dawning: 6.2 mi
  • Butterfly Statue: 6.4 mi
Historic sites
Beaches: 60
  • Diamond Lake Beach: 2.0 mi
  • Minear Lake Beach: 2.1 mi
  • Minear Lake Beach: 2.2 mi
  • Lakeview Beach and Dock: 2.2 mi
  • Independence Grove Beach: 3.3 mi
Attractions
Picnic sites
Peaks: 12
  • sled hill: 7.9 mi
  • Leahy Hill: 11.4 mi
  • Bald Knob: 14.6 mi
  • Centennial Hill: 18.9 mi
  • Gander Mountain: 19.4 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rosemont Waterfall: 19.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 24.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Seavey Ditch Restoration project. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gander MountainNW 324°283 m19.4 mi
Hill FifteenNW 310°276 m21.2 mi
Camelback KameWNW 300°268 m21.2 mi
Mount MoriahNW 320°257 m23.1 mi
Bald KnobNW 304°235 m14.6 mi
Leahy HillNNE 15°234 m11.4 mi
Mount TrashmoreSE 141°204 m21.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1619:5020:33
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1815:3816:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212535465868727163513827
Precip in1.81.92.54.04.64.44.04.23.43.22.52.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mundelein 4 WSW, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/686994822

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