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Turnbridge Wetland

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Turnbridge Wetland from directly overhead

Turnbridge Wetland is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 276 m. High Point stands 362 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Tunbridge Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 18 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates42.15533, -88.32833

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Tunbridge Park: 0.2 mi
  • High Hill Park: 0.8 mi
  • High Hill Park: 1.0 mi
  • Gaslight Park: 1.0 mi
  • Braewood Park: 1.0 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Little Monza: 2.6 mi
  • The Woods: 2.8 mi
  • Gregg's Corkscrew: 2.8 mi
  • Doane's Corner: 2.8 mi
  • Len's Hairpin: 3.0 mi
Museums: 60
  • Dundee Township Historical Society: 4.2 mi
  • Elgin History Museum: 8.3 mi
  • Hawthorne Hills Nature Center: 8.4 mi
  • Elgin Public Museum: 8.5 mi
  • Plato Park Depot Museum: 9.3 mi
Artworks: 53
  • Hourse: 3.4 mi
  • Tractors: 3.5 mi
  • Tractor: 4.2 mi
  • Alumni Sculpture: 5.7 mi
  • Elgin Embrace: 7.4 mi
Historic sites: 49
Picnic sites: 38
Gardens: 26
Beaches: 15
  • Indian Trail Beach: 1.9 mi
  • Main Beach: 5.4 mi
  • West Beach: 5.7 mi
  • Whitney Shores Private Beach: 11.8 mi
  • Morrison Park Beach: 13.6 mi
Peaks: 8
  • Heritage Park Sled Hill: 16.0 mi
  • Bald Knob: 17.1 mi
  • Camelback Kame: 18.3 mi
  • Johnson’s Mound: 20.8 mi
  • Hill Fifteen: 21.2 mi
Ghost towns: 4

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High PointNNW 332°362 m24.7 mi
Gander MountainNNE 16°283 m24.4 mi
Hill FifteenN 5°276 m21.2 mi
Johnson’s MoundSSW 194°273 m20.8 mi
Camelback KameN 360°268 m18.3 mi
Mount HoySSE 161°255 m23.6 mi
Bald KnobNNE 21°235 m17.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:1819:5120:34
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1915:4016:25

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222636485969747264523928
Precip in2.01.92.44.05.14.54.04.33.53.32.72.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elgin, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/601193936

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