Chicago Ridge Prairie Nature Preserve
Chicago Ridge Prairie Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 181 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Commissioners Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 7.4 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 181 m
How to reach it
- 7.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 13.4 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 7 mi
- Viewing area · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Commissioners Park: 0.3 mi
- Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
- Freedom Park: 0.4 mi
- Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
- Columbus Manor Park: 0.8 mi
- The Children's Museum in Oak Lawn: 1.6 mi
- Ridge Historical Society: 4.9 mi
- Robbins Illinois History Museum: 5.0 mi
- Vanderpoel Art Museum: 5.2 mi
- Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture: 5.6 mi
- Tank Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Centennial Monument: 4.4 mi
- Palos Park Veteran's Memorial: 4.4 mi
- Site of Robbins Airport: 5.3 mi
- Birthplace of Emmett Till: 5.6 mi
- Paddock Woods: 3.6 mi
- Palos Fen Nature Preserve: 3.9 mi
- Palos Park Woods: 4.1 mi
- McClaughry Springs Woods: 4.5 mi
- Palos Preserves: 4.5 mi
- Community Garden: 4.4 mi
- Englewood Village Plaza: 8.7 mi
- Kesman Garden: 8.7 mi
- Fairy Garden: 8.8 mi
- Stockyard Gardens: 9.1 mi
- John Paul II: 5.5 mi
- Giant Cow: 5.5 mi
- Mamie Till-Mobley: 5.6 mi
- Eye Can See Now: 5.8 mi
- MLK Living Memorial: 5.9 mi
- Al Capone's House: 8.7 mi
- Emu: 9.6 mi
- Bennet's Wallaby: 9.6 mi
- Red Panda: 9.6 mi
- Reindeer: 9.6 mi
- 63rd Street Beach: 11.4 mi
- 57th Street Beach: 11.5 mi
- South Shore Beach: 11.5 mi
- Arthur Ashe Beach: 11.6 mi
- 49th Street Beach: 11.9 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 5.9 mi
- Centennial Hill: 8.6 mi
- Signal Hill: 9.7 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 11.0 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 11.5 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 10.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 12.2 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 12.2 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 20.6 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 12.1 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 21.4 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 21.5 mi
- Lake Strini: 17.6 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 20.2 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 5.2 mi
- Tedens: 10.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chicago Ridge Prairie Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | W 277° | 259 m | 16.2 mi |
| Mount Hoy | WNW 293° | 255 m | 23.2 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | N 8° | 204 m | 22.5 mi |
| Players Hill | N 360° | 187 m | 12.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:40 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 30 | 40 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 55 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Midway AP 3SW, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/217691434
Day trips start here
- Oak Lawn · 1 mi
- Alsip · 3 mi
- Palos Heights · 3 mi
- Burbank · 4 mi
- Chicago/Far Southwest Side · 4 mi
- Crestwood · 4 mi
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