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Dam No. 4 Woods-East

Dam No. 4 Woods-East from directly overhead

Dam No. 4 Woods-East is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 194 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Dam No. 4 Woods-East Grove #2, a picnic site 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 12 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

Coordinates42.00036, -87.85498

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Donald E. Stephens: 0.6 mi
  • Statue of Liberty: 2.1 mi
  • Wing: 2.1 mi
  • The Runners: 2.3 mi
  • Undercover History: 2.5 mi
Parks
Museums
  • Museum of Hummels: 0.7 mi
  • Wildwood Nature Center: 1.1 mi
  • Park Ridge Historical Society: 2.0 mi
  • Kinder House: 3.1 mi
  • Des Plaines History Museum: 3.1 mi
Gardens
Historic sites
Beaches: 60
Peaks: 19
  • Centennial Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Hidden Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Mount Trashmore: 7.8 mi
  • Horner Park Hill: 8.6 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Cliffs: 2
Lighthouses: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 8.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dam No. 4 Woods-East. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillSSW 212°259 m21.9 mi
Mount HoySW 235°255 m20.4 mi
Mount TrashmoreENE 78°204 m7.8 mi
Players HillSSE 152°187 m9.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1719:4920:31
September equinox06:3918:1418:50
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/12115639993

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