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Catherine Chevalier Woods

Catherine Chevalier Woods from directly overhead

Catherine Chevalier Woods is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 193 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Catherine Chevalier Woods Grove #1, a picnic site 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 11 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

Coordinates41.98002, -87.84661

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Grandparents Park: 0.4 mi
  • Southwest Park: 0.7 mi
  • Brickton Park: 0.9 mi
  • Monument Park: 1.0 mi
  • Dunne Park: 1.1 mi
Gardens
Historic sites
Museums
  • Museum of Hummels: 1.2 mi
  • Wildwood Nature Center: 2.6 mi
  • Norwood Park Historical Society: 2.6 mi
  • Park Ridge Historical Society: 3.0 mi
  • Niles Historical Society: 4.4 mi
Artworks
  • Donald E. Stephens: 1.4 mi
  • The Runners: 2.1 mi
  • Holy Innocents: 2.8 mi
  • Holy Family: 2.8 mi
  • St Maximilian Kolbe: 2.8 mi
Attractions
Beaches
Peaks: 19
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Centennial Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Hidden Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Mount Trashmore: 7.8 mi
  • Horner Park Hill: 7.8 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Lighthouses: 2
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 8.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillSW 215°259 m21.0 mi
Mount HoyWSW 239°255 m20.0 mi
Mount TrashmoreENE 67°204 m7.8 mi
Players HillSSE 151°187 m8.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1719:4920:31
September equinox06:3918:1418:50
December solstice07:1715:3916:24

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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12128698584

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