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Belleau Lake

Belleau Lake from directly overhead

Belleau Lake is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 193 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Forest Preserve District of Cook County, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 14 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Forest Preserve District of Cook County

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.03073, -87.86731

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Picnic sites
Historic sites
Museums
  • Wildwood Nature Center: 1.1 mi
  • Kinder House: 1.1 mi
  • Des Plaines History Museum: 1.1 mi
  • Park Ridge Historical Society: 2.1 mi
  • Niles Historical Society: 2.1 mi
Artworks
Attractions
Gardens
Beaches
Peaks: 19
  • Centennial Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 5.3 mi
  • Hidden Hill: 5.7 mi
  • Mount Trashmore: 8.3 mi
  • Horner Park Hill: 10.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Cliffs: 2
Lighthouses: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 9.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillSSW 208°259 m23.4 mi
Mount HoySW 230°255 m21.1 mi
Mount TrashmoreE 93°204 m8.3 mi
Players HillSSE 154°187 m11.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1719:4920:31
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1715:3816:24

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252939506171757466544131
Precip in2.02.02.53.84.54.13.74.23.23.42.42.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Ohare Intl AP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12110827593

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