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Sterling Lake Forest Preserve

Sterling Lake Forest Preserve from directly overhead

Sterling Lake Forest Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 204 m. Gander Mountain stands 283 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Wadsworth Savanna Forest Preserve, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
204 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Lake County Forest Preserves
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.45113, -87.93758
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Wadsworth Village Park: 2.1 mi
  • Country Lane Park: 2.7 mi
  • Hilltop Park: 3.2 mi
  • Greg Petry SportsPark: 3.3 mi
  • Horizon Village Park: 3.6 mi
Attractions
  • Gold Pyramid House: 2.6 mi
  • Pony Rides: 3.3 mi
  • Archery: 3.3 mi
  • Legion Field: 3.3 mi
  • Pirate Ship: 3.3 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 40
  • Russell Military Museum: 3.0 mi
  • Legacy Museum: 5.6 mi
  • Platen Press Printing Museum: 5.8 mi
  • Pleasant Prairie History Museum: 5.8 mi
  • Waukegan History Museum: 7.0 mi
Gardens: 36
  • Bowen Formal Garden: 7.0 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 7.8 mi
  • Antioch Community Garden: 8.2 mi
  • Ed, Olga and JJ Rogan Tribute Garden: 12.1 mi
  • Our lady of Mt. Carmel Garden: 12.7 mi
Beaches: 30
  • Lake Miltmore Beach: 6.6 mi
  • Illinois Beach State Park: 6.9 mi
  • North Point Marina Beach: 7.4 mi
  • Waukegan Beach: 8.6 mi
  • Waukegan Municipal Beach: 8.7 mi
Artworks: 29
  • Traveler: 8.1 mi
  • Jack Benny Monument: 8.2 mi
  • Abraham Lincoln: 8.2 mi
  • Finger Sculpture: 8.4 mi
  • Jockey International Globe: 10.3 mi
Picnic sites: 27
  • Sun Garden: 3.4 mi
  • The Buttery: 3.5 mi
  • Fairie Glen: 3.5 mi
  • Cotswold Commons: 3.5 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 5.7 mi
Peaks: 8
  • Leahy Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Gander Mountain: 13.3 mi
  • Bald Knob: 14.5 mi
  • Mount Moriah: 17.4 mi
  • sled hill: 17.4 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
Springs: 1
  • Indian Spring: 13.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gander MountainWNW 283°283 m13.3 mi
Hill FifteenW 272°276 m18.0 mi
Camelback KameW 264°268 m20.2 mi
Mount TomNW 318°265 m19.0 mi
Mount MoriahWNW 286°257 m17.4 mi
Bald KnobWSW 252°235 m14.5 mi
Leahy HillSE 143°234 m2.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1519:5020:33
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1915:3716:22

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/354228455

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