Black Walnut Creek Preserve
Black Walnut Creek Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 225 m. Chanute Hill stands 195 m to the east-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Palmer Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 4.5 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Forest Preserve District of Will County
How to reach it
- 4.5 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
- 21.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Viewing area · 24 mi
- Des Plaines River · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Palmer Park: 0.7 mi
- Riegel Farm Park: 0.9 mi
- Craig Park: 1.7 mi
- Heritage Park: 1.7 mi
- Martin Park: 2.3 mi
- Thorn Creek Headwaters Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Goodenow Grove Nature Preserve: 3.2 mi
- King's Grove: 3.9 mi
- Racoon Grove Nature Reserve: 4.8 mi
- Sauk Trail Woods: 5.0 mi
- Windwaves: 3.2 mi
- Field Rotation: 3.2 mi
- Illinois Landscape N 5: 3.2 mi
- Working On The Failed Utopis: 3.3 mi
- Lanleff - Demeure N 4: 3.3 mi
- Steger Veteran's Memorial: 3.8 mi
- Indian & Pioneer Campground: 4.0 mi
- Chicago Heights Veterans' Memorial: 6.2 mi
- The Lincoln Highway: 9.6 mi
- Lincoln Highway: 9.7 mi
- Kings Grove Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 4.0 mi
- Sauk Trail Woods Grove 5: 4.6 mi
- Sauk Trial Woods Grove 1: 4.8 mi
- Sauk Trail Woods Grove 2: 4.8 mi
- Sauk Trail Woods Grove 3: 4.9 mi
- Old Zion Museum: 12.3 mi
- Sand Ridge Nature Center: 13.9 mi
- Calumet City Historical Society: 15.1 mi
- Robbins Illinois History Museum: 15.5 mi
- Ford Calumet Environmental Center (FCEC): 19.0 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 13.9 mi
- Memorial Garden: 14.6 mi
- City Hall Rose Garden: 15.3 mi
- HAST Garden: 15.6 mi
- Altgeld Gardens Community Farm: 16.8 mi
- Ceadar Lake Beach: 13.0 mi
- Buffington Harbor Beach: 19.9 mi
- Jeorse Park Beach: 20.0 mi
- Whihala Beach: 20.5 mi
- Whihala Park West Beach: 20.6 mi
- Chinese House of Park Forest: 6.1 mi
- Homewood Railroad Viewing Platform: 9.8 mi
- The Grainery Building: 11.0 mi
- Calumet City (Yellow Smiley Face) Water Tower: 13.5 mi
- Minne Monesse Golf Club: 14.5 mi
- Big Hill: 3.3 mi
- Sledding Hill: 10.6 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 14.2 mi
- Arbor Hill: 14.7 mi
- Sled Hill: 15.5 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 20.7 mi
- Tedens: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Black Walnut Creek Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chanute Hill | ENE 56° | 195 m | 24.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:47 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 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 | 27 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Park Forest, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/689355033
Day trips start here
- Beecher · 6 mi
- Chicago Heights · 6 mi
- South Suburbs · 6 mi
- Dyer · 9 mi
- Lansing · 12 mi
- Harvey · 13 mi
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