Willoughby Farms Forest Preserve
Willoughby Farms Forest Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 279 m. Hill Fifteen stands 276 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Broadsmore Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 17 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Formerly known as the Randall Road Marsh, this 28-acre preserve features wetlands and prairie adjacent to open space owned and managed by the Dundee Township Park District. Native plants have been re-introduced to the area since its purchase in 2007.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 17.0 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fabyan Windmill · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Broadsmore Park: 0.1 mi
- Grandview Park: 0.1 mi
- Rolling Hills Park: 1.1 mi
- Glen Eagle Park: 1.2 mi
- Braewood Park: 1.4 mi
- Willoughby Farms Forest Preserve: 0.3 mi
- Huntley Marsh: 1.1 mi
- Dixie Briggs Forest Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Turnbridge Wetland: 1.4 mi
- Salamander Springs: 1.5 mi
- Dundee Township Historical Society: 3.1 mi
- Elgin History Museum: 7.0 mi
- Hawthorne Hills Nature Center: 7.0 mi
- Elgin Public Museum: 7.3 mi
- Plato Park Depot Museum: 8.1 mi
- Hourse: 2.7 mi
- Tractors: 3.0 mi
- Tractor: 3.7 mi
- Elgin Embrace: 6.1 mi
- Pioneer Family Memorial Sculpture: 6.8 mi
- Former Carpentersville Dam: 2.3 mi
- Huntley Veterans Memorial: 5.5 mi
- Pratt's Castle: 5.8 mi
- Illinois Watch Case Company: 6.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 6.7 mi
- Little Monza: 1.6 mi
- The Woods: 1.6 mi
- Doane's Corner: 1.6 mi
- Gregg's Corkscrew: 1.8 mi
- Len's Hairpin: 1.8 mi
- Jelkes Creek Bird Sanctuary: 4.0 mi
- Deer Grove Picnic Grove 3: 13.4 mi
- Deer Grove East Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 14.4 mi
- Deer Grove East Picnic Shelter 2: 14.5 mi
- Deer Grove East Picnic Shelter 3: 14.6 mi
- Sherman Natural Prairie and Community Garden: 4.6 mi
- Community Garden: 4.6 mi
- City Hall Raised Garden: 7.0 mi
- Smart Farm: 8.5 mi
- Spruce Trees Nursery: 8.8 mi
- Indian Trail Beach: 3.3 mi
- Main Beach: 6.8 mi
- West Beach: 7.1 mi
- Whitney Shores Private Beach: 12.1 mi
- Morrison Park Beach: 14.8 mi
- Heritage Park Sled Hill: 14.9 mi
- Bald Knob: 18.3 mi
- Johnson’s Mound: 19.5 mi
- Camelback Kame: 19.6 mi
- Mount Hoy: 22.3 mi
- Weston: 20.5 mi
- Brush Point: 23.0 mi
- Coltonville: 23.8 mi
- Reeds Crossing: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Willoughby Farms Forest Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hill Fifteen | N 5° | 276 m | 22.6 mi |
| Johnson’s Mound | SSW 195° | 273 m | 19.5 mi |
| Camelback Kame | N 360° | 268 m | 19.6 mi |
| Mount Hoy | SSE 160° | 255 m | 22.3 mi |
| Bald Knob | NNE 20° | 235 m | 18.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:51 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:40 | 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 | 26 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elgin, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/140952621
Day trips start here
- Wheaton · 22 mi
- Aurora · 26 mi
- Lisle · 27 mi
- Downers Grove · 28 mi
- Naperville · 28 mi
- Oak Brook · 29 mi
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