Stillman Nature Center
Stillman Nature Center is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 268 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Coves Peninsula, a park 0.5 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 16 miles off. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 268 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 15.8 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
- 25.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fabyan Windmill · 17 mi
- Des Plaines River · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Coves Peninsula: 0.5 mi
- Marvin Dunteman Park: 0.8 mi
- Dunteman Park: 0.8 mi
- New Community Park: 1.1 mi
- Barrington Club Park: 1.8 mi
- South Barrington Conservancy: 1.1 mi
- Crabtree Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Poplar Creek Forest Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Horizon Farm: 2.4 mi
- Shoe Factory Road Prairie Nature Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Spruce Trees Nursery: 1.5 mi
- Meditation Garden: 3.1 mi
- Native Prairie Wildflower Sanctuary: 6.7 mi
- City Hall Raised Garden: 7.0 mi
- Smart Farm: 7.1 mi
- Goebbert's Farm & Garden Center of South Barrington: 1.6 mi
- Paintball Explosion: 4.6 mi
- Medieval Times: 5.2 mi
- Serpentine: 6.9 mi
- Steffan's Straight: 7.0 mi
- Edwin Frank Children's Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Streamwood Veterans Memorial: 5.7 mi
- Streamwood Veterans Memorial: 5.7 mi
- Pratt's Castle: 5.8 mi
- Illinois Watch Case Company: 5.9 mi
- Two Steel Dolphins: 5.0 mi
- First Iron Poured: 6.2 mi
- Elgin Embrace: 6.3 mi
- Frog Statue: 6.5 mi
- Heart of the Basket Maker: 6.5 mi
- School House Museum: 5.3 mi
- Elgin Public Museum: 5.9 mi
- Dundee Township Historical Society: 6.0 mi
- Elgin History Museum: 6.6 mi
- Elgin Fire Barn Number 5 Museum: 6.9 mi
- Deer Grove Picnic Grove 3: 6.3 mi
- Deer Grove East Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 7.1 mi
- Deer Grove East Picnic Shelter 2: 7.2 mi
- Jelkes Creek Bird Sanctuary: 7.3 mi
- Deer Grove East Picnic Shelter 3: 7.4 mi
- Whitney Shores Private Beach: 7.6 mi
- Indian Trail Beach: 10.0 mi
- Main Beach: 13.2 mi
- Lakeview Beach and Dock: 13.6 mi
- Diamond Lake Beach: 13.7 mi
- Heritage Park Sled Hill: 8.6 mi
- Centennial Hill: 17.5 mi
- Mount Hoy: 18.0 mi
- sled hill: 18.9 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 19.3 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 17.4 mi
- Weston: 18.3 mi
- Covington Bluff: 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Stillman Nature Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson’s Mound | SW 220° | 273 m | 20.7 mi |
| Camelback Kame | NNW 340° | 268 m | 24.0 mi |
| Mount Hoy | S 182° | 255 m | 18.0 mi |
| Bald Knob | N 355° | 235 m | 20.3 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | ESE 101° | 204 m | 24.3 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 | 19:50 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:39 | 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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