Iconic Rocks
Iconic Rocks is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 210 m. Bald Knob stands 235 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Bicentennial Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 24 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Rocks iconic to the area of Riverwoods
How to reach it
- 24.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 28.9 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 28 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bicentennial Park: 0.2 mi
- Rivershire Park: 1.0 mi
- Balzer Park: 1.1 mi
- Memorial Park: 1.3 mi
- Olde Mill Park: 1.4 mi
- K1 Speed: 2.5 mi
- The Magic Rock: 4.2 mi
- Plant identification trail: 6.0 mi
- Sugar Shack: 6.0 mi
- Model Railroad Garden: 6.1 mi
- Wheeling Historical Society: 2.7 mi
- Raupp Museum: 4.0 mi
- Sock Monkey Museum: 4.9 mi
- Long Grove Historical Society: 5.0 mi
- Hope Union Heritage Center: 5.3 mi
- Organic Teaching Garden: 3.8 mi
- Moraine Township Food Pantry Garden: 5.2 mi
- St. Mary of Vernon Garden: 5.3 mi
- Rose Garden at Laurel Park: 5.3 mi
- Elawa Farm: 5.4 mi
- Park Avenue Boating/Fishing Beach: 5.8 mi
- Millard Beach: 6.2 mi
- Forest Park Beach: 6.5 mi
- Rosewood Beach: 6.8 mi
- Diamond Lake Beach: 7.0 mi
- Edward L Ryerson Conservation Area: 0.5 mi
- Florsheim Park Nature Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Everett Farm Nature Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Potawatomi Woods: 2.8 mi
- Dam No. 1 Woods-East: 2.8 mi
- 1834 Capt. Daniel Wright: 0.7 mi
- Steven Malin, Jr. Memorial: 2.8 mi
- Lions Club: 3.3 mi
- Trail Marker Tree: 4.1 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 4.9 mi
- Butterfly Statue: 3.6 mi
- The Dawning: 4.9 mi
- Cow: 5.3 mi
- The Sower: 6.1 mi
- Large Narrow Horse: 6.1 mi
- Massasauga Family Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
- Picnic Grove: 6.5 mi
- Turnbull Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 6.8 mi
- Forest Way Grove Picnic Shelter: 7.4 mi
- Deer Grove East Picnic Shelter 4: 7.6 mi
- sled hill: 3.9 mi
- Centennial Hill: 12.3 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 14.8 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 15.8 mi
- Hidden Hill: 16.2 mi
- Covington Bluff: 5.6 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 13.2 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 17.2 mi
- Kenosha Rest Area 26 (I-94 WB): 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Iconic Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | NW 312° | 235 m | 21.1 mi |
| Leahy Hill | N 358° | 234 m | 16.9 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | SE 137° | 204 m | 14.8 mi |
| Players Hill | SSE 162° | 187 m | 22.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
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 | 25 | 29 | 38 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Palwaukee AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6925704944
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Far West Side · 21 mi
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 21 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 22 mi
- Chicagoland · 23 mi
- Berwyn · 24 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 24 mi
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