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Burr Oak tree

Burr Oak tree from directly overhead

Burr Oak tree is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 205 m. Leahy Hill stands 234 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Snyder Park, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 21 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
stone
Inscription
LIVING WITNESS HISTORY THIS BURR OAK WAS ONLY A SAPLING TWO CENTURIES AGO WHEN OUR NATION'S CONSTITUTION WAS A FLEDGLING HOPE IN THE MINDS OF IDEALISTIC CITIZENS 1987-88 HIGHLAND PARK BICENTENNIAL CONSTITUTION COMMITTE

How to reach it

Coordinates42.16610, -87.78598

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Carroll F. Snyder Park: 0.1 mi
  • Brown Park: 0.2 mi
  • Jens Jensen Park: 0.2 mi
  • Weil Tot Lot: 0.3 mi
  • May T. Watts Park: 0.4 mi
Artworks
Gardens
  • Schaffner Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Chicago Botanical Garden: 1.2 mi
  • Pergola Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Seifuto Dry Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Herb Garden: 1.3 mi
Attractions
  • Model Railroad Garden: 1.3 mi
  • The Magic Rock: 1.9 mi
  • Plant identification trail: 7.1 mi
  • Sugar Shack: 7.1 mi
  • K1 Speed: 7.8 mi
Museums
Beaches: 58
  • Rosewood Beach: 0.9 mi
  • Millard Beach: 1.0 mi
  • Millard Beach: 1.0 mi
  • Park Avenue Boating/Fishing Beach: 1.8 mi
  • Glencoe Beach: 2.6 mi
Peaks: 11
  • sled hill: 4.0 mi
  • Mount Trashmore: 10.7 mi
  • Centennial Hill: 11.4 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 14.8 mi
  • Horner Park Hill: 15.0 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Cliffs: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rosemont Waterfall: 12.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 13.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Leahy HillNNW 340°234 m19.0 mi
Mount TrashmoreSSE 157°204 m10.7 mi
Players HillS 177°187 m20.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2719:03
June solstice05:1619:4920:32
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1715:3816:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242837475868737265534130
Precip in2.12.02.34.04.84.33.74.23.63.62.62.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Botanic Garden, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10946600688

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