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Swift Prairie Forest Preserve

Swift Prairie Forest Preserve from directly overhead

Swift Prairie Forest Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 223 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Kenroy Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 14 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.94038, -88.05028

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Kenroy Park: 0.2 mi
  • Erie Park: 0.6 mi
  • Sunnyside Park: 0.6 mi
  • Sunset Park: 0.8 mi
  • Westlake Park: 0.9 mi
Artworks
  • All Saints of Ukraine: 0.7 mi
  • Carol Stream Arch: 3.7 mi
  • Taking Flight: 4.0 mi
  • Search: 4.4 mi
  • Touching Heaven: 5.8 mi
Historic sites
  • Heaven’s Brigade and All Heroes: 0.7 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Plaza: 3.7 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 4.4 mi
  • Memorial Park Monument: 4.6 mi
  • Stratford Farms Historic Marker: 6.2 mi
Nature reserves
Museums
  • Bloomingdale Park District Museum: 2.0 mi
  • Itasca Historical Depot Museum: 2.6 mi
  • Addison Historical Museum: 3.0 mi
  • Roselle History Museum: 3.2 mi
  • Glen Ellyn Historical Society: 3.6 mi
Gardens
  • The Courtyard: 5.4 mi
  • Bob Link Arboretum: 5.6 mi
  • Native Prairie Wildflower Sanctuary: 5.9 mi
  • Illinois Heritage Grove: 6.0 mi
  • Carol Stream Garden Plots: 6.1 mi
Attractions
Picnic sites
Beaches: 52
Peaks: 19
  • Heritage Park Sled Hill: 5.0 mi
  • Pine Hill: 8.7 mi
  • Hemlock Hill: 8.8 mi
  • Spruce Hill: 8.8 mi
  • Mount Hoy: 10.0 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
  • Rain Garden Springs: 18.8 mi
  • Lake Strini: 20.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Johnson’s MoundWSW 255°273 m20.2 mi
Mounded LandfillS 186°259 m14.6 mi
Mount HoySW 222°255 m10.0 mi
Mount TrashmoreENE 72°204 m18.6 mi
Players HillESE 107°187 m15.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2819:05
June solstice05:1819:4920:32
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1715:4016:25

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252939506171757466544131
Precip in2.02.02.53.84.54.13.74.23.23.42.42.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Ohare Intl AP, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/693815724

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