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Stone Bridge Forest Preserve

Stone Bridge Forest Preserve from directly overhead

Stone Bridge Forest Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 225 m. High Point stands 362 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Leland Park, a park 0.6 miles away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Forest Preserves of Winnebago County

How to reach it

Coordinates42.41571, -88.99272

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Leland Park: 0.6 mi
  • Riverside Park: 1.4 mi
  • Porter Park: 1.6 mi
  • Ralston Park: 1.6 mi
  • Players Park: 1.8 mi
Museums: 30
Historic sites: 23
Attractions: 18
Artworks: 15
Gardens: 13
Rest areas: 5
Beaches: 4
  • Olson Beach: 4.7 mi
  • Standfield Beach: 13.1 mi
  • Lions Beach: 17.6 mi
  • Assembly Park Beach: 24.1 mi
Peaks: 4
  • Lookout Point: 9.8 mi
  • Turtle Mound: 11.0 mi
  • Mount Zion: 20.6 mi
  • High Point: 22.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Waterfalls: 1
  • East Waterfall - O Taki: 9.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Sandstone Wall: 16.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High PointE 80°362 m22.5 mi
Mount ZionN 10°316 m20.6 mi
Turtle MoundSSW 207°218 m11.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:2019:5420:37
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:2315:4116:27

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182233455666706861493524
Precip in1.61.52.13.74.35.63.44.13.82.82.42.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beloit, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1042032900

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