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Crow Island Woods

Crow Island Woods from directly overhead

Crow Island Woods is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 190 m. Leahy Hill stands 234 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Anita Willets Burnham Log House, a museum 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 16 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
190 m

What to expect

Operated by
Winnetka Park District

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.09931, -87.74772

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Parks
Historic sites
Beaches
Gardens
  • Glencoe Community Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Community garden: 2.1 mi
  • Eklund Garden: 2.5 mi
  • West Fork Corridor Native Rain Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Mitsuzo and Kyoko Shida Evaluation Garden: 3.6 mi
Artworks
Attractions
Peaks: 12
  • Mount Trashmore: 5.7 mi
  • Centennial Hill: 8.2 mi
  • sled hill: 8.9 mi
  • Horner Park Hill: 10.0 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 11.0 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 8.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rosemont Waterfall: 9.4 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Leahy HillNNW 340°234 m24.0 mi
Mount TrashmoreSSE 158°204 m5.7 mi
Players HillS 184°187 m15.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
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, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/184505929

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