West Skokie Nature Preserve
West Skokie Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 202 m. Gander Mountain stands 283 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Carruthers Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 26 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Lake Forest Open Lands Association
How to reach it
- 26.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Carruthers Nature Preserve: 0.2 mi
- Buena Park: 1.5 mi
- Everett Farm Nature Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Derwen Mawr Nature Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Walter E. Heller Nature Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Steven Malin, Jr. Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Dr. Seuss 99th Commencement Poem: 2.3 mi
- Cross Monument: 2.4 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 3.5 mi
- Roundout Train Robbery: 3.7 mi
- Townline Community Park: 1.1 mi
- Everett Park: 1.1 mi
- Mellody Farm Nature Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Waveland Park: 1.2 mi
- Deerpath Community Park: 1.4 mi
- Elawa Farm: 2.0 mi
- Student Garden: 2.1 mi
- Revery Prairie: 2.3 mi
- McClure Rain Garden: 2.4 mi
- Ed, Olga and JJ Rogan Tribute Garden: 3.9 mi
- History Center Of Lake Forest- Lake Bluff: 2.2 mi
- Lake Bluff History Museum: 3.6 mi
- Cuneo Mansion: 4.5 mi
- Francis Stupey Log Cabin Museum: 4.8 mi
- National Museum of the American Sailor: 5.8 mi
- 23: 2.4 mi
- Cow: 4.6 mi
- Large Narrow Horse: 6.2 mi
- Butterfly Statue: 6.6 mi
- Polar Bear Statue: 6.8 mi
- The Magic Rock: 4.4 mi
- F-14 Tomcat: 5.4 mi
- K1 Speed: 6.2 mi
- Model Railroad Garden: 6.9 mi
- Plant identification trail: 9.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
- Potawatomi Woods Grove #1: 6.4 mi
- Picnic Grove: 6.7 mi
- Turnbull Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 7.3 mi
- Dam No. 1 Woods-East Grove #1: 7.5 mi
- Forest Park Beach: 2.9 mi
- Sunrise Beach: 3.8 mi
- Park Avenue Boating/Fishing Beach: 4.8 mi
- Millard Beach: 5.6 mi
- Millard Beach: 5.7 mi
- sled hill: 2.0 mi
- Leahy Hill: 13.7 mi
- Centennial Hill: 15.4 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 16.5 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 19.0 mi
- Light 1: 5.6 mi
- Light 2: 5.6 mi
- Kenosha North Pierhead Light: 25.0 mi
- Kenosha Light: 25.0 mi
- Covington Bluff: 2.8 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 16.5 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 19.1 mi
- Kenosha Rest Area 26 (I-94 WB): 20.6 mi
- Aurora: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of West Skokie Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gander Mountain | NW 318° | 283 m | 24.7 mi |
| Bald Knob | WNW 302° | 235 m | 20.5 mi |
| Leahy Hill | N 350° | 234 m | 13.7 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | SSE 150° | 204 m | 16.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
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 | 24 | 28 | 37 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Botanic Garden, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/882527911
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 23 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 24 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 25 mi
- Chicagoland · 25 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 26 mi
- Berwyn · 27 mi
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