Emily Oak Nature Center
Emily Oak Nature Center is a museum in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 185 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the east, 2.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Emily Oaks Nature Center, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 11 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
park in Skokie, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
Wikidata Q49486952, matched on coordinates and name (138 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- Skokie Park District
How to reach it
- 10.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Emily Oaks Nature Center: 0.1 mi
- Edgebrook Woods: 2.2 mi
- Bunker Hill: 2.2 mi
- St. Paul Woods: 2.3 mi
- Linne Woods: 2.4 mi
- Tecumseh Park: 0.2 mi
- Oakton Park: 0.2 mi
- Donald W. Lyon Park: 0.4 mi
- Searle Park: 0.6 mi
- Village Green Park: 0.6 mi
- Exploratorium: 0.3 mi
- Skokie Heritage Museum: 0.6 mi
- Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center: 2.5 mi
- North Park Village Nature Center: 2.6 mi
- Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum: 3.3 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Lincoln Arch: 0.4 mi
- World War II Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Holocaust Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Iraq & Afghanistan Veterans Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Skokie Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- James Parks Gardens: 2.1 mi
- Niles Community Rain Garden: 3.1 mi
- Eggleston Park Food Forest: 3.2 mi
- McCormick Gardens: 3.3 mi
- Edgebrook: 1.9 mi
- Trunnion II: 2.2 mi
- La Souterraine: 2.2 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 2.3 mi
- Sculpture: 2.6 mi
- Leaning Tower of Niles: 2.1 mi
- Novelty Golf & Games: 2.1 mi
- Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom: 5.8 mi
- Schiller Woods Magic Water Pump: 7.0 mi
- Biograph Theatre: 8.2 mi
- South Boulevard Beach: 4.0 mi
- Lee Street Beach: 4.0 mi
- Greenwood Street Beach: 4.1 mi
- Juneway Beach: 4.1 mi
- Dog Beach: 4.1 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 2.1 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 5.0 mi
- Centennial Hill: 5.3 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 6.7 mi
- Hidden Hill: 7.1 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 6.2 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 24.6 mi
- Covington Bluff: 14.7 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 24.4 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 3.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Emily Oak Nature Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | E 87° | 204 m | 2.1 mi |
| Players Hill | S 186° | 187 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:48 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 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 | 24 | 28 | 37 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Botanic Garden, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/26558393
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 7 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 9 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 9 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 10 mi
- Chicagoland · 10 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 11 mi
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