Army Trail Nature Center
Army Trail Nature Center is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 217 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Wilderness Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 13 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 217 m
How to reach it
- 12.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 14.8 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 14 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wilderness Park: 0.3 mi
- Westwood Park: 0.4 mi
- Nike Park: 0.7 mi
- Sunset Park: 0.7 mi
- Mill Meadows Park: 0.9 mi
- Fullerton Park Forest Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Swift Prairie Forest Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Songbird Slough Forest Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Salt Creek Park Forest Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Wood Dale Grove Forest Preserve: 2.7 mi
- Addison Historical Museum: 1.6 mi
- Itasca Historical Depot Museum: 2.8 mi
- Lombard Historical Society- Victorian Cottage Museum, Carriage House, and Lilac Emporium Gift Shop: 3.3 mi
- Bloomingdale Park District Museum: 3.5 mi
- Glen Ellyn Historical Society: 3.6 mi
- All Saints of Ukraine: 1.9 mi
- Taking Flight: 4.2 mi
- Carol Stream Arch: 5.0 mi
- Search: 5.5 mi
- Heroic Encounter: 6.7 mi
- Heaven’s Brigade and All Heroes: 1.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 3.3 mi
- Niebuhr Monument: 4.7 mi
- Elmhurst Veterans Memorial: 4.8 mi
- Elmhurst Veterans Memorial: 4.8 mi
- Alumni Circle: 4.6 mi
- The Courtyard: 5.6 mi
- Bob Link Arboretum: 6.5 mi
- Illinois Heritage Grove: 6.8 mi
- Native Prairie Wildflower Sanctuary: 7.0 mi
- Busse Forest-South Grove 14: 6.4 mi
- Busse Forest-South Grove 13: 6.4 mi
- Busse Forest-South Grove 15: 6.5 mi
- Busse Forest-South Grove 9: 6.5 mi
- Busse Forest-South Grove 10: 6.5 mi
- Chicago Athenaeum International Sculpture Park: 6.8 mi
- Bishop's Mausoleum: 7.5 mi
- Al Capone's Gravesite: 7.6 mi
- Mayslake Peabody Estate: 7.8 mi
- 1000 gecs tree: 8.9 mi
- Westman Beach: 8.8 mi
- Centennial Beach: 13.0 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 16.5 mi
- Whitney Shores Private Beach: 18.5 mi
- Thorndale Avenue Beach: 19.4 mi
- Heritage Park Sled Hill: 6.5 mi
- Pine Hill: 8.5 mi
- Hemlock Hill: 8.6 mi
- Spruce Hill: 8.6 mi
- Hidden Hill: 9.3 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 9.4 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 15.9 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 16.7 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 16.7 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 17.6 mi
- Lake Strini: 20.1 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 19.2 mi
- Covington Bluff: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Army Trail Nature Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson’s Mound | WSW 258° | 273 m | 21.4 mi |
| Mounded Landfill | SSW 192° | 259 m | 14.2 mi |
| Mount Hoy | SW 230° | 255 m | 10.6 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | ENE 69° | 204 m | 17.5 mi |
| Players Hill | ESE 106° | 187 m | 13.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
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 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 66 | 54 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Ohare Intl AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/202196677
Day trips start here
- Wheaton · 7 mi
- Downers Grove · 8 mi
- Oak Brook · 8 mi
- Hinsdale · 10 mi
- Lisle · 10 mi
- Brookfield · 12 mi
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