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Sedge Meadow Forest Preserve

Sedge Meadow Forest Preserve from directly overhead

Sedge Meadow Forest Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 203 m. Gander Mountain stands 283 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Hilltop Park, a park 0.6 miles away. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
203 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Lake County Forest Preserves
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.40252, -87.92674
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hilltop Park: 0.6 mi
  • Country Lane Park: 0.8 mi
  • Pembroke Community Park: 1.3 mi
  • Westgate Park: 1.4 mi
  • Prairie Oaks Park: 1.6 mi
Attractions
  • Gold Pyramid House: 1.0 mi
  • Condor: 2.2 mi
  • Rue Le Dodge: 2.3 mi
  • Cirque Electrique: 2.3 mi
  • Big Easy Balloons: 2.3 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Museums: 51
  • Legacy Museum: 2.3 mi
  • Waukegan History Museum: 4.9 mi
  • The African American Museum at the England Manor: 5.5 mi
  • Waukegan History Museum at the Carnegie: 5.8 mi
  • Platen Press Printing Museum: 5.8 mi
Gardens: 40
  • Bowen Formal Garden: 5.0 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Ed, Olga and JJ Rogan Tribute Garden: 8.7 mi
  • Our lady of Mt. Carmel Garden: 9.6 mi
  • Antioch Community Garden: 10.1 mi
Picnic sites: 39
  • Picnic Grove: 2.4 mi
  • Sun Garden: 6.8 mi
  • The Buttery: 6.8 mi
  • Fairie Glen: 6.9 mi
  • Cotswold Commons: 6.9 mi
Beaches: 37
  • Lake Miltmore Beach: 6.0 mi
  • Waukegan Municipal Beach: 6.3 mi
  • Waukegan Beach: 6.3 mi
  • Independence Grove Beach: 6.4 mi
  • Illinois Beach State Park: 6.5 mi
Artworks: 34
  • Traveler: 5.5 mi
  • Abraham Lincoln: 5.6 mi
  • Jack Benny Monument: 5.6 mi
  • Finger Sculpture: 5.7 mi
  • Round Entry Door: 9.8 mi
Peaks: 8
  • Leahy Hill: 1.8 mi
  • sled hill: 14.1 mi
  • Bald Knob: 14.4 mi
  • Gander Mountain: 14.9 mi
  • Hill Fifteen: 19.0 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1
  • Indian Spring: 17.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gander MountainWNW 295°283 m14.9 mi
Hill FifteenWNW 282°276 m19.0 mi
Camelback KameW 273°268 m20.7 mi
Mount TomNW 323°265 m22.0 mi
Mount MoriahWNW 295°257 m19.1 mi
Bald KnobW 265°235 m14.4 mi
Leahy HillNNE 26°234 m1.8 mi
Conditions

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 solstice07:1915:3716:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232636465666727163524029
Precip in1.41.52.23.83.94.43.53.63.63.22.31.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Waukegan Rgnl AP, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/354170213

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