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Chippewa Woods

Chippewa Woods from directly overhead

Chippewa Woods is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 193 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Chippewa Woods Grove #1, a picnic site 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 13 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

Coordinates42.00588, -87.86661

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • Donald E. Stephens: 0.7 mi
  • Statue of Liberty: 1.4 mi
  • Wing: 1.5 mi
  • The Runners: 2.3 mi
  • City Windows: 2.6 mi
Museums
  • Wildwood Nature Center: 0.8 mi
  • Museum of Hummels: 1.0 mi
  • Park Ridge Historical Society: 2.2 mi
  • Kinder House: 2.5 mi
  • Des Plaines History Museum: 2.5 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
Beaches
Peaks: 19
  • Centennial Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 3.7 mi
  • Hidden Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Mount Trashmore: 8.4 mi
  • Horner Park Hill: 9.3 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Cliffs: 2
Lighthouses: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 9.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillSSW 210°259 m21.9 mi
Mount HoySW 233°255 m20.1 mi
Mount TrashmoreE 82°204 m8.4 mi
Players HillSSE 150°187 m10.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1719:4920:31
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
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/12115639991

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