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Chipilly Woods

Chipilly Woods from directly overhead

Chipilly Woods is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 199 m. Leahy Hill stands 234 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Sunset Ridge Woods, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 19 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Forest Preserve District of Cook County

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.13495, -87.80531

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Museums
Artworks
Gardens
  • Hilltop Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Mitsuzo and Kyoko Shida Evaluation Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Herb Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Pergola Garden: 1.2 mi
  • Kieunto Dry Garden: 1.3 mi
Attractions
Beaches: 60
  • Glencoe Beach: 2.9 mi
  • Rosewood Beach: 2.9 mi
  • Millard Beach: 3.3 mi
  • Millard Beach: 3.4 mi
  • Tower Road Beach: 4.0 mi
Peaks: 11
  • sled hill: 5.5 mi
  • Centennial Hill: 9.1 mi
  • Mount Trashmore: 9.2 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 12.5 mi
  • Hidden Hill: 12.9 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Cliffs: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rosemont Waterfall: 10.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 11.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Leahy HillNNW 345°234 m20.8 mi
Mount TrashmoreSSE 146°204 m9.2 mi
Players HillS 174°187 m18.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2719:04
June solstice05:1619:4920:31
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1715:3816:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242837475868737265534130
Precip in2.12.02.34.04.84.33.74.23.63.62.62.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Botanic Garden, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/900576030

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