The Hollows Conservation Area
The Hollows Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 255 m. High Point stands 362 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Killarney Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 24 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 255 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 23.6 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fabyan Windmill · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Killarney Park: 0.7 mi
- Lions Park: 0.8 mi
- Wyndwood Park: 0.8 mi
- Kaper Park: 1.0 mi
- Lapins Park: 1.1 mi
- Fel-Pro RRR Conservation Area: 1.6 mi
- Oakwood Hills Fen: 1.9 mi
- Fel-Pro RRR Conservation Area: 2.0 mi
- Cary Junior High Prairie Nature Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Fox Bluff: 2.4 mi
- Mack Manor - Christmas/Halloween Display: 3.3 mi
- Horse Barn: 4.5 mi
- Little Monza: 7.5 mi
- Gregg's Corkscrew: 7.7 mi
- The Woods: 7.9 mi
- 1995 Fox River Grove Bus–Train Collision Memorial: 3.3 mi
- Bettendorf Castle: 3.5 mi
- Helicopter: 4.7 mi
- Former Carpentersville Dam: 8.0 mi
- Huntley Veterans Memorial: 9.2 mi
- Volo Auto Museum: 8.3 mi
- Dundee Township Historical Society: 8.8 mi
- Grant Township Museum: 12.3 mi
- Elgin Public Museum: 12.9 mi
- Elgin History Museum: 13.0 mi
- Alumni Sculpture: 3.0 mi
- Geoscene wall: 5.6 mi
- Planetarium Display: 5.6 mi
- Hourse: 9.3 mi
- Tractors: 9.4 mi
- Jelkes Creek Bird Sanctuary: 10.6 mi
- Deer Grove Picnic Grove 3: 11.8 mi
- Deer Grove East Picnic Shelter 2: 12.7 mi
- Deer Grove East Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 12.8 mi
- Deer Grove East Picnic Shelter 3: 12.9 mi
- Smart Farm: 4.8 mi
- Master Gardeners' Demonstration Garden: 5.6 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 9.4 mi
- Sherman Natural Prairie and Community Garden: 11.5 mi
- Community Garden: 11.5 mi
- Main Beach: 4.0 mi
- Indian Trail Beach: 4.3 mi
- West Beach: 5.1 mi
- Morrison Park Beach: 7.6 mi
- Whitney Shores Private Beach: 8.7 mi
- Bald Knob: 11.2 mi
- Camelback Kame: 13.6 mi
- Hill Fifteen: 16.1 mi
- Gander Mountain: 18.7 mi
- Heritage Park Sled Hill: 19.0 mi
- Covington Bluff: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Hollows Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | NW 318° | 362 m | 22.4 mi |
| Gander Mountain | NNE 12° | 283 m | 18.7 mi |
| Hill Fifteen | N 356° | 276 m | 16.1 mi |
| Camelback Kame | NNW 346° | 268 m | 13.6 mi |
| Mount Moriah | N 360° | 257 m | 20.1 mi |
| Bald Knob | NNE 15° | 235 m | 11.2 mi |
| Leahy Hill | NE 53° | 234 m | 22.6 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 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 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 | 22 | 25 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 51 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MC Henry -WG Stratton L&D, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/240869715
Day trips start here
- Wheaton · 27 mi
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