Waukegan Savanna Forest Preserve
Waukegan Savanna Forest Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 224 m. Gander Mountain stands 283 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Leahy Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Lake County Forest Preserves
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Wadsworth Village Park: 0.7 mi
- Greg Petry SportsPark: 0.9 mi
- Hilltop Park: 0.9 mi
- Country Lane Park: 1.0 mi
- Henry Pfau Callahan Park: 2.1 mi
- Sedge Meadow Forest Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Wadsworth Prairie Nature Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Wadsworth Savanna Forest Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Wadsworth Savanna Forest Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Sterling Lake Forest Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Gold Pyramid House: 1.8 mi
- Condor: 3.6 mi
- Rue Le Dodge: 3.6 mi
- Cirque Electrique: 3.6 mi
- Big Easy Balloons: 3.7 mi
- Lake County Veterans Memorial, F-111: 1.9 mi
- M47 Tank: 3.3 mi
- Hank Salemi Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Founders Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Amos Bennett: First African American Settler in Lake County: 4.0 mi
- Legacy Museum: 3.7 mi
- Waukegan History Museum: 4.4 mi
- Platen Press Printing Museum: 4.4 mi
- The African American Museum at the England Manor: 5.2 mi
- Russell Military Museum: 5.6 mi
- Bowen Formal Garden: 4.4 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 6.7 mi
- Ed, Olga and JJ Rogan Tribute Garden: 9.8 mi
- Antioch Community Garden: 10.5 mi
- Our lady of Mt. Carmel Garden: 11.0 mi
- Illinois Beach State Park: 5.2 mi
- Waukegan Beach: 5.9 mi
- Waukegan Municipal Beach: 6.0 mi
- Lake Miltmore Beach: 7.2 mi
- North Point Marina Beach: 7.3 mi
- Picnic Grove: 3.7 mi
- Sun Garden: 6.1 mi
- The Buttery: 6.1 mi
- Fairie Glen: 6.2 mi
- Cotswold Commons: 6.2 mi
- Traveler: 5.4 mi
- Jack Benny Monument: 5.4 mi
- Abraham Lincoln: 5.5 mi
- Finger Sculpture: 5.6 mi
- Round Entry Door: 11.3 mi
- Leahy Hill: 0.5 mi
- sled hill: 14.8 mi
- Gander Mountain: 15.5 mi
- Bald Knob: 15.5 mi
- Mount Moriah: 19.7 mi
- Light 2: 8.8 mi
- Light 1: 8.8 mi
- Kenosha Light: 12.7 mi
- Kenosha North Pierhead Light: 12.8 mi
- Kenosha Rest Area 26 (I-94 WB): 7.5 mi
- Aurora: 11.4 mi
- Covington Bluff: 14.0 mi
- Indian Spring: 15.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Waukegan Savanna Forest Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gander Mountain | WNW 290° | 283 m | 15.5 mi |
| Hill Fifteen | W 279° | 276 m | 19.8 mi |
| Camelback Kame | W 270° | 268 m | 21.7 mi |
| Mount Tom | NW 319° | 265 m | 21.8 mi |
| Mount Moriah | WNW 291° | 257 m | 19.7 mi |
| Bald Knob | W 262° | 235 m | 15.5 mi |
| Leahy Hill | NNW 330° | 234 m | 0.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:50 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:37 | 16:22 |
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 | 23 | 26 | 36 | 46 | 56 | 66 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 52 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Waukegan Rgnl AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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