Columbia Woods
Columbia Woods is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 181 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Columbia Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1, a picnic site 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 2.2 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 181 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Forest Preserve District of Cook County
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 15.4 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 4 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 24 mi
- Viewing area · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Healing Waters Park: 0.3 mi
- Willow Park: 0.3 mi
- White Buffalo Park: 0.7 mi
- Lions Park: 1.0 mi
- Savoy Park: 1.2 mi
- The Worker: 0.5 mi
- Willow Springs Honor Roll: 0.5 mi
- Pulaski Woods: 1.6 mi
- Burr Ridge Veterans Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Chicago Pile 1 Plot M: 2.1 mi
- Willow Springs Woods: 0.6 mi
- John Husar I&M Canal: 1.0 mi
- Spears Woods: 1.6 mi
- Hidden Pond Woods: 2.1 mi
- Des Plaines Riverway Forest Preserve: 2.2 mi
- John Paul II: 1.6 mi
- Walking Stick: 4.7 mi
- Jet Era: 4.7 mi
- Unknown: 4.8 mi
- Sea Bird: 4.8 mi
- Willow Springs Historical Society: 1.6 mi
- Flagg Creek Historical Museum: 1.6 mi
- Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center: 1.7 mi
- Sagawau Environmental Learning Center: 3.5 mi
- National Shrine Museum of St. Thesese: 4.6 mi
- Community Garden: 5.3 mi
- Peirce Park Community Garden: 5.3 mi
- Kesman Garden: 5.8 mi
- Fairy Garden: 6.1 mi
- Torin's: 6.2 mi
- The Forge: Lemont Quarries: 5.7 mi
- GoApe Ropes Course: 6.3 mi
- Andean Condor: 7.3 mi
- Mexican Gray Wolf: 7.3 mi
- Pelican: 7.4 mi
- Westman Beach: 6.6 mi
- Centennial Beach: 14.1 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 15.3 mi
- 41st Street Beach: 16.2 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 16.3 mi
- Centennial Hill: 2.8 mi
- Signal Hill: 3.9 mi
- Mounded Landfill: 9.8 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 11.3 mi
- Spruce Hill: 11.5 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 4.4 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 6.5 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 6.6 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 18.0 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 18.3 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 24.2 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 24.4 mi
- Lake Strini: 12.4 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 20.4 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 3.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Columbia Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | W 269° | 259 m | 9.8 mi |
| Mount Hoy | WNW 295° | 255 m | 16.6 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNE 25° | 204 m | 22.2 mi |
| Players Hill | NNE 32° | 187 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
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 | 24 | 27 | 38 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 67 | 54 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little RED School HSE, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/180070130
Day trips start here
- Burbank · 4 mi
- Hinsdale · 5 mi
- La Grange · 5 mi
- Western Springs · 5 mi
- Lemont · 6 mi
- Brookfield · 7 mi
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