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Butterfield Creek Headwaters Land and Water Reserve

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Elevation, modelled
217 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Mounded Landfill259 m · 23.0 mi
Nearest byway
Lincoln Highway0.7 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:29local time
Coordinates
41.4959, -87.7611
Butterfield Creek Headwaters Land and Water Reserve from directly overhead

Butterfield Creek Headwaters Land and Water Reserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled 217 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Dewey Helmick Nature Preserve Addition to Old Plank Road Prairie Nature Preserve Buffer, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 0.7 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Operated by
Forest Preserve District of Cook County

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Butterfield Creek Headwaters Land and Water Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillNW 315°259 m23.0 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Beaches: 17
Peaks: 10
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2719:03
June solstice05:1819:4720:29
September equinox06:3918:1418:50
December solstice07:1515:4016:25

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232737496070747265534029
Precip in2.52.12.64.04.64.94.74.03.43.63.02.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Park Forest, 4 mi away.

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