- Elevation, modelled
- 210 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 11.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 664.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.7109, -87.8556
Cranberry Slough Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled 210 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is White Oak Woods Picnic Grove 1, a picnic site 0.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 4.3 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cranberry Slough 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 | 11.6 mi |
| Mount Hoy | WNW 297° | 255 m | 18.7 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNE 20° | 204 m | 22.9 mi |
| Players Hill | NNE 22° | 187 m | 12.2 mi |
- 4.3 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 14.1 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 5 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 26 mi
- Viewing area · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Volunteer Park: 0.9 mi
- Woodland Park: 1.1 mi
- Aspen Park: 1.3 mi
- Kruger Park: 1.4 mi
- Osborne Park: 1.4 mi
- Spears Woods: 1.0 mi
- Hidden Pond Woods: 1.0 mi
- Palos Fen Nature Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Willow Springs Woods: 1.6 mi
- Swallow Cliff Woods North: 2.0 mi
- The Worker: 1.8 mi
- Willow Springs Honor Roll: 1.8 mi
- Pulaski Woods: 2.0 mi
- Piotr Przeslica: 2.2 mi
- Reggie Leslie: 2.2 mi
- John Paul II: 2.1 mi
- Mamie Till-Mobley: 5.2 mi
- Walking Stick: 6.1 mi
- Jet Era: 6.1 mi
- Sister 2: 6.2 mi
- Community Garden: 3.3 mi
- Kesman Garden: 6.9 mi
- Fairy Garden: 7.2 mi
- Peirce Park Community Garden: 7.3 mi
- Torin's: 7.9 mi
- The Forge: Lemont Quarries: 6.5 mi
- GoApe Ropes Course: 8.1 mi
- Andean Condor: 8.4 mi
- Pelican: 8.4 mi
- Mexican Gray Wolf: 8.4 mi
- Westman Beach: 8.8 mi
- 57th Street Beach: 15.3 mi
- 63rd Street Beach: 15.3 mi
- 41st Street Beach: 15.4 mi
- 49th Street Beach: 15.4 mi
- Centennial Hill: 3.9 mi
- Signal Hill: 5.1 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 9.1 mi
- Mounded Landfill: 11.6 mi
- Players Hill: 12.2 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 5.7 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 7.7 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 7.7 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 19.4 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 16.1 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 22.5 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 22.6 mi
- Lake Strini: 13.3 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 20.9 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 2.2 mi
| 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 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
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, 1 mi away.
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