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Lenore's Backyard Garden

Lenore's Backyard Garden from directly overhead

Lenore's Backyard Garden is a garden in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 203 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Sensory Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 4.1 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates41.71740, -88.14346

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
Museums
Parks
Nature reserves
Picnic sites
Artworks
  • Green Eggs and Ham: 3.1 mi
  • Mr. & Mrs. Naperville: 3.7 mi
  • Dick Tracy: 3.8 mi
  • A Lifetime Together: 3.8 mi
  • Riverwalk Visionaries: 3.8 mi
Historic sites
  • William Crowder: 3.7 mi
  • Shannower 9/11 Memorial: 3.8 mi
  • Confederate Cannon: 3.9 mi
  • Soldiers and Sailors: 3.9 mi
  • The Spirit of the American Navy: 4.3 mi
Attractions
Peaks: 15
  • Mounded Landfill: 3.5 mi
  • Rotary Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Spruce Hill: 7.4 mi
  • Hemlock Hill: 7.4 mi
  • Pine Hill: 7.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Beaches: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
Springs: 1
  • Lake Strini: 5.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Johnson’s MoundNW 305°273 m17.9 mi
Mounded LandfillENE 75°259 m3.5 mi
Mount HoyNNW 347°255 m8.1 mi
Maramech HillWSW 255°196 m21.3 mi
Players HillENE 60°187 m22.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1919:4920:31
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1715:4116:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232637485969737164523929
Precip in2.22.02.43.84.84.44.34.43.43.62.82.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lisle - Morton Arboretum, 8 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Monarch57 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee52 obs
  • American Robin50 obs
  • Western Honey Bee50 obs
  • Black Swallowtail50 obs
  • Margined Calligrapher40 obs
  • Virginia bluebells39 obs
  • White-tailed Deer36 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11258924301

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