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Tedens

Tedens from directly overhead

Tedens is a ghost town in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 181 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-northwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is The Forge: Lemont Quarries, a attraction 0.9 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 2.3 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

human settlement in Illinois, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates41.69444, -87.97278

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Parks
  • Eight-Towers Climbing & Zipline Adventure: 1.0 mi
  • Carriage Park: 1.5 mi
  • Internationale Estates Park: 1.7 mi
  • Northview Park: 1.7 mi
  • Hilltop Park: 2.0 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Gardens
Beaches: 20
Peaks: 18
  • Signal Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Centennial Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Mounded Landfill: 6.0 mi
  • Spruce Hill: 10.1 mi
  • Hemlock Hill: 10.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 2
  • Lake Strini: 7.3 mi
  • Rain Garden Springs: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillWNW 295°259 m6.0 mi
Mount HoyNW 312°255 m14.3 mi
Players HillNE 40°187 m16.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2819:04
June solstice05:1819:4820:31
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1615:4016:25

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242738516272777567544130
Precip in2.32.02.54.15.04.64.14.53.53.72.72.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little RED School HSE, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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