Spring Lake Preserve
Spring Lake Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 243 m. Hill Fifteen stands 276 m to the north, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Morningside Park, a park 1.1 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 16 miles off. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Forest Preserve District of Cook County
How to reach it
- 15.7 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
- 28.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fabyan Windmill · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Morningside Park: 1.1 mi
- Golfview Park: 1.3 mi
- Little Kemper Park: 1.4 mi
- Fairview Park: 1.5 mi
- Kemper Park: 1.6 mi
- Helm Woods Forest Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Library Springs Natural Area: 1.8 mi
- Horizon Farm: 2.2 mi
- Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation: 2.5 mi
- Spring Lake Nature Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Paintball Explosion: 2.1 mi
- Serpentine: 3.9 mi
- Gregg's Corkscrew: 4.0 mi
- Goebbert's Farm & Garden Center of South Barrington: 4.0 mi
- Steffan's Straight: 4.0 mi
- Dundee Township Historical Society: 3.1 mi
- Elgin Public Museum: 4.8 mi
- Elgin History Museum: 5.3 mi
- Elgin Fire Barn Number 5 Museum: 6.0 mi
- School House Museum: 6.3 mi
- Spruce Trees Nursery: 3.4 mi
- City Hall Raised Garden: 5.5 mi
- Meditation Garden: 5.7 mi
- Sherman Natural Prairie and Community Garden: 5.8 mi
- Community Garden: 5.8 mi
- Former Carpentersville Dam: 3.5 mi
- Pratt's Castle: 4.0 mi
- Illinois Watch Case Company: 4.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 5.4 mi
- Elgin Milk Condensing Company: 5.5 mi
- Elgin Embrace: 4.6 mi
- Dance of Wonder: 5.2 mi
- Another Thought Sculpture: 5.2 mi
- Pioneer Family Memorial Sculpture: 5.5 mi
- Mother Skye: 5.6 mi
- Jelkes Creek Bird Sanctuary: 4.8 mi
- Deer Grove Picnic Grove 3: 8.6 mi
- Deer Grove East Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 9.5 mi
- Deer Grove East Picnic Shelter 2: 9.5 mi
- Deer Grove East Picnic Shelter 3: 9.7 mi
- Indian Trail Beach: 7.2 mi
- Whitney Shores Private Beach: 8.6 mi
- Main Beach: 10.6 mi
- West Beach: 11.3 mi
- Lakeview Beach and Dock: 14.9 mi
- Heritage Park Sled Hill: 10.4 mi
- Mount Hoy: 19.1 mi
- Bald Knob: 19.3 mi
- Johnson’s Mound: 19.7 mi
- Centennial Hill: 20.6 mi
- Weston: 18.6 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 20.4 mi
- Covington Bluff: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Spring Lake Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hill Fifteen | N 352° | 276 m | 24.7 mi |
| Johnson’s Mound | SSW 212° | 273 m | 19.7 mi |
| Camelback Kame | NNW 346° | 268 m | 22.3 mi |
| Mount Hoy | S 173° | 255 m | 19.1 mi |
| Bald Knob | N 3° | 235 m | 19.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
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 | 21 | 25 | 36 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 51 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Barrington 3SW, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/343776403
Day trips start here
- Wheaton · 18 mi
- Downers Grove · 23 mi
- Lisle · 23 mi
- Aurora · 24 mi
- Oak Brook · 24 mi
- Naperville · 25 mi
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