Spring Bluff Forest Preserve
Spring Bluff Forest Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 180 m. Gander Mountain stands 283 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is North Point Marina, a park 0.4 miles away. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 180 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Lake County Forest Preserves
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- North Point Marina: 0.4 mi
- Fossland Park: 0.8 mi
- Novotny Park: 1.0 mi
- Village Park: 1.4 mi
- Elizabeth Park: 1.9 mi
- North Dunes Nature Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park: 3.3 mi
- Illinois Beach Nature Preserve: 5.4 mi
- Oak-Hickory Forest Preserve: 6.0 mi
- Lyons Woods Forest Preserve: 6.2 mi
- Carillon: 3.0 mi
- Cameron Nahf Memorial Tree: 3.4 mi
- Thirty-Second Division Memorial Highway: 3.5 mi
- Founders Memorial: 4.7 mi
- Lake County Veterans Memorial, F-111: 5.7 mi
- Wisconsin Welcome Sign: 3.5 mi
- Wisconsin Welcome Sign: 7.5 mi
- Pony Rides: 7.6 mi
- Legion Field: 7.6 mi
- Military Encampment: 7.6 mi
- Pleasant Prairie History Museum: 2.7 mi
- Platen Press Printing Museum: 3.3 mi
- Dinosaur Discovery Museum: 6.8 mi
- Kenosha Public Museum: 6.9 mi
- Waukegan History Museum: 7.0 mi
- Bowen Formal Garden: 7.0 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 13.6 mi
- Antioch Community Garden: 14.6 mi
- Ed, Olga and JJ Rogan Tribute Garden: 15.3 mi
- Sturtevant Community Gardens: 15.4 mi
- Abraham Lincoln: 6.6 mi
- Jockey International Globe: 6.7 mi
- Sphere: 7.0 mi
- Ma Mère: 7.0 mi
- Jack Benny Monument: 8.7 mi
- North Point Marina Beach: 0.4 mi
- Illinois Beach State Park: 3.8 mi
- Eichelman Beach: 6.5 mi
- Simmons Island Beach: 7.3 mi
- Waukegan Beach: 8.2 mi
- Sun Garden: 7.6 mi
- The Buttery: 7.6 mi
- Cotswold Commons: 7.6 mi
- Fairie Glen: 7.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
- Leahy Hill: 6.8 mi
- sled hill: 19.1 mi
- Gander Mountain: 19.6 mi
- Bald Knob: 21.5 mi
- Mount Tom: 22.6 mi
- Kenosha North Pierhead Light: 7.1 mi
- Kenosha Light: 7.1 mi
- Light 2: 12.5 mi
- Light 1: 12.5 mi
- Aurora: 7.7 mi
- Raymond Center: 24.1 mi
- Kenosha Rest Area 26 (I-94 WB): 7.6 mi
- Indian Spring: 11.5 mi
- Covington Bluff: 17.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Spring Bluff Forest Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gander Mountain | W 272° | 283 m | 19.6 mi |
| Hill Fifteen | W 266° | 276 m | 24.7 mi |
| Mount Tom | WNW 301° | 265 m | 22.6 mi |
| Mount Moriah | W 276° | 257 m | 23.5 mi |
| Bald Knob | WSW 251° | 235 m | 21.5 mi |
| Leahy Hill | SW 232° | 234 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:50 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:36 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 26 | 36 | 46 | 56 | 66 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 52 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Waukegan Rgnl AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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