Cricket Creek County Forest Preserve
Cricket Creek County Forest Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 202 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Lakes Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 9.9 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 202 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
How to reach it
- 9.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 17.4 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 11 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Twin Lakes Park: 0.6 mi
- Berens Park: 0.7 mi
- Westview Park: 0.7 mi
- Salt Creek Park: 0.9 mi
- Marjorie Davis Park: 1.1 mi
- Salt Creek Greenway Forest Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Fischer Woods Forest Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Fisher Woods: 2.0 mi
- Wood Dale Grove Forest Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Fullerton Park Forest Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Alumni Circle: 1.6 mi
- Sally Schulz Memorial Butterfly Garden: 5.7 mi
- Triton College Botanical Garden: 6.7 mi
- The Courtyard: 7.1 mi
- Broadview Community Garden: 7.2 mi
- Niebuhr Monument: 1.7 mi
- Elmhurst Veterans Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Elmhurst Veterans Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Heaven’s Brigade and All Heroes: 4.9 mi
- Elmhurst Art Museum: 1.7 mi
- Addison Historical Museum: 1.8 mi
- Elmhurst Historical Museum: 1.8 mi
- Villa Park Historical Society Museum: 1.9 mi
- Lombard Historical Society- Victorian Cottage Museum, Carriage House, and Lilac Emporium Gift Shop: 3.3 mi
- Bishop's Mausoleum: 4.5 mi
- Al Capone's Gravesite: 4.7 mi
- Mayslake Peabody Estate: 5.9 mi
- Schiller Woods Magic Water Pump: 7.0 mi
- GoApe Ropes Course: 7.0 mi
- All Saints of Ukraine: 4.9 mi
- Lincoln Memorial Replica: 5.5 mi
- Brachiosaurus: 5.6 mi
- Taking Flight: 5.7 mi
- City Windows: 5.7 mi
- Westman Beach: 6.9 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 13.6 mi
- Centennial Beach: 13.8 mi
- Thorndale Avenue Beach: 17.0 mi
- Ardmore Hollywood (Osterman) Beach: 17.0 mi
- Hidden Hill: 6.9 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 7.2 mi
- Spruce Hill: 8.9 mi
- Hemlock Hill: 8.9 mi
- Pine Hill: 9.0 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 7.8 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 14.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 15.5 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 15.5 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 15.3 mi
- Lake Strini: 19.6 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 17.0 mi
- Covington Bluff: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cricket Creek County Forest Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson’s Mound | W 262° | 273 m | 23.9 mi |
| Mounded Landfill | SSW 204° | 259 m | 13.8 mi |
| Mount Hoy | WSW 243° | 255 m | 12.2 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | ENE 60° | 204 m | 15.5 mi |
| Players Hill | ESE 104° | 187 m | 10.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 29 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 66 | 54 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Ohare Intl AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/649223735
Day trips start here
- Oak Brook · 6 mi
- Downers Grove · 8 mi
- Hinsdale · 8 mi
- Wheaton · 8 mi
- Brookfield · 9 mi
- La Grange · 9 mi
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