- Elevation, modelled
- 263 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- High Point362 m · 21.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lincoln Highway22.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:34local time
- Coordinates
- 42.2190, -88.3097
Three Oaks Recreation Area is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 263 m. High Point stands 362 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Canterbury Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 23 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- City of Crystal Lake
- Fee
- parking
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Three Oaks Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | NW 324° | 362 m | 21.5 mi |
| Gander Mountain | NNE 17° | 283 m | 19.9 mi |
| Hill Fifteen | N 3° | 276 m | 16.8 mi |
| Camelback Kame | N 356° | 268 m | 13.9 mi |
| Mount Moriah | N 6° | 257 m | 20.9 mi |
| Bald Knob | NNE 24° | 235 m | 12.6 mi |
| Leahy Hill | NE 55° | 234 m | 24.8 mi |
- 22.8 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Fabyan Windmill · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Canterbury Park: 0.5 mi
- Spoerl Park: 0.8 mi
- Coventry Park: 1.0 mi
- Ladd Park: 1.2 mi
- Feinburg Park: 1.3 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
- Mack Manor - Christmas/Halloween Display: 4.5 mi
- Horse Barn: 6.0 mi
- Little Monza: 6.6 mi
- Gregg's Corkscrew: 6.9 mi
- The Woods: 6.9 mi
Museums: 57
- Dundee Township Historical Society: 8.1 mi
- Volo Auto Museum: 10.3 mi
- Illinois Railway Museum: 11.1 mi
- McHenry County Historical Society and Museum: 12.0 mi
- Pullman Archives: 12.0 mi
Artworks: 49
- Alumni Sculpture: 1.5 mi
- Geoscene wall: 4.1 mi
- Planetarium Display: 4.1 mi
- Hourse: 7.4 mi
- Tractors: 7.5 mi
Historic sites: 48
- 1995 Fox River Grove Bus–Train Collision Memorial: 5.0 mi
- Bettendorf Castle: 5.1 mi
- Helicopter: 6.8 mi
- Huntley Veterans Memorial: 6.9 mi
- Former Carpentersville Dam: 7.3 mi
Picnic sites: 33
- Jelkes Creek Bird Sanctuary: 9.7 mi
- Deer Grove Picnic Grove 3: 13.5 mi
- Deer Grove East Picnic Shelter 2: 14.5 mi
- Deer Grove East Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 14.5 mi
- Deer Grove East Picnic Shelter 3: 14.7 mi
Gardens: 27
- Master Gardeners' Demonstration Garden: 4.1 mi
- Smart Farm: 6.6 mi
- Sherman Natural Prairie and Community Garden: 10.4 mi
- Community Garden: 10.4 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 11.1 mi
Beaches: 19
- Main Beach: 2.0 mi
- Indian Trail Beach: 2.6 mi
- West Beach: 3.0 mi
- Morrison Park Beach: 9.3 mi
- Petersen Park Beach: 9.9 mi
Peaks: 9
- Bald Knob: 12.6 mi
- Camelback Kame: 13.9 mi
- Hill Fifteen: 16.8 mi
- Heritage Park Sled Hill: 19.2 mi
- Gander Mountain: 19.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| 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).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 26 | 37 | 48 | 60 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 63 | 52 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crystal Lake 4NW, 5 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Wheaton · 27 mi
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