Belleau Woods Forest Preserve
Belleau Woods Forest Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 220 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Grove Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 8.5 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.
No designated parking or trails.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 220 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
How to reach it
- 8.5 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
- 12.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fabyan Windmill · 8 mi
- Des Plaines River · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Indian Grove Park: 0.4 mi
- Firefighters Park: 0.5 mi
- Cantigny Park: 0.5 mi
- Hurley Gardens: 0.6 mi
- Jefferson Park: 0.7 mi
- Rose Garden: 0.4 mi
- Idea Garden: 0.5 mi
- Octagon Garden Southeast: 0.5 mi
- The Courtyard: 2.7 mi
- Four Seasons Garden: 4.3 mi
- Robert Rutherford McCormick Mansion Museum: 0.4 mi
- First Infantry Division Museum: 0.6 mi
- Hedges Station: 1.8 mi
- DuPage County Historical Museum: 2.1 mi
- Warrenville Historical Society City Museum: 3.0 mi
- Lion of Cantigny: 0.6 mi
- Search: 4.3 mi
- Four Columns: 5.0 mi
- Carol Stream Arch: 5.1 mi
- Strata: 5.2 mi
- DuPage County Veterans Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Memorial Park Monument: 3.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial Plaza: 5.1 mi
- Tragedy To Triumph: 5.3 mi
- Blue Star Memorial: 5.4 mi
- Winfield Mounds Forest Preserve: 1.7 mi
- West DuPage Woods Forest Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Blackwell Campground: 1.9 mi
- Blackwell Forest Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Timber Ridge Forest Preserve: 2.6 mi
- St. James Farm Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Mayslake Peabody Estate: 9.7 mi
- Bishop's Mausoleum: 12.3 mi
- Al Capone's Gravesite: 12.3 mi
- Chicago Athenaeum International Sculpture Park: 12.3 mi
- East Picnic Shelter: 2.0 mi
- West Picnic Shelter: 2.1 mi
- South Picnic Shelter: 2.1 mi
- Stand Alone Fireplace: 7.4 mi
- Bemis Woods North Picnic Shelter Grove 4: 12.4 mi
- Mount Hoy: 2.5 mi
- Pine Hill: 4.1 mi
- Hemlock Hill: 4.3 mi
- Spruce Hill: 4.4 mi
- Rotary Hill: 6.1 mi
- Centennial Beach: 6.0 mi
- Westman Beach: 10.2 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 23.0 mi
- Whitney Shores Private Beach: 23.3 mi
- Michigan Beach: 24.0 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 13.7 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 13.7 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 14.0 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 17.4 mi
- Lake Strini: 14.8 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 19.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Belleau Woods Forest Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson’s Mound | W 272° | 273 m | 14.6 mi |
| Mounded Landfill | SSE 159° | 259 m | 9.4 mi |
| Mount Hoy | SW 226° | 255 m | 2.5 mi |
| Players Hill | E 86° | 187 m | 19.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 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 | 23 | 26 | 37 | 48 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lisle - Morton Arboretum, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/31928689
Day trips start here
- Wheaton · 2 mi
- Lisle · 5 mi
- Downers Grove · 8 mi
- Naperville · 8 mi
- Woodridge · 9 mi
- Aurora · 10 mi
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