Dunning Read Natural Area
Dunning Read Natural Area is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 194 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Nesewin - How to Breathe Underwater, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 8.1 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Chicago Park District
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 8.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 26.3 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 12 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Nesewin - How to Breathe Underwater: 0.2 mi
- Vasil Levski: 1.3 mi
- Giant Radio Flyer Wagon: 2.2 mi
- Thomas Jefferson Statue: 2.3 mi
- Quarks VI: 2.3 mi
- Park No. 580: 0.3 mi
- Iron Ball Park: 0.6 mi
- Shabbona Park: 0.7 mi
- Merrimac Park: 0.8 mi
- Watson Church Park: 1.1 mi
- Veterans' Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Jacob A. Riis Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Jefferson Park War Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Robinson Family Burial Ground: 2.5 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Garvy School Garden: 1.6 mi
- Nature & Wildlife Garden: 1.9 mi
- KE37-Harry Caray's: 2.0 mi
- KE39-Hyatt Regency: 2.1 mi
- KE21: 2.1 mi
- Schiller Playfield: 1.8 mi
- Schiller Woods East: 2.1 mi
- Che-Che-Pin-Qua Woods: 2.3 mi
- Schiller Woods East: 2.3 mi
- Seymour Simon Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Grove #14: 2.1 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Grove #12: 2.2 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Grove #13: 2.3 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Grove #11: 2.3 mi
- Che Che Pin Qua Woods Grove #1: 2.3 mi
- Norwood Park Historical Society: 2.1 mi
- National Veterans Art Museum: 2.7 mi
- Irish American Heritage Center: 3.0 mi
- Wonder Works Children's Museum: 3.2 mi
- Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio: 4.1 mi
- Schiller Woods Magic Water Pump: 2.2 mi
- Leaning Tower of Niles: 4.1 mi
- Novelty Golf & Games: 5.1 mi
- Waller Apartments: 7.1 mi
- Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom: 7.4 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 6.0 mi
- Thorndale Avenue Beach: 7.9 mi
- Ardmore Hollywood (Osterman) Beach: 7.9 mi
- Glenlake Avenue Beach: 8.0 mi
- Rosemont Avenue Beach: 8.1 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 2.1 mi
- Hidden Hill: 2.3 mi
- Centennial Hill: 4.4 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 5.4 mi
- Players Hill: 5.7 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 4.0 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 19.1 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 20.9 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 21.0 mi
- Covington Bluff: 19.0 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 19.2 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 6.2 mi
- Tedens: 20.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dunning Read Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | SW 223° | 259 m | 21.0 mi |
| Mount Hoy | WSW 247° | 255 m | 21.2 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NE 45° | 204 m | 6.9 mi |
| Players Hill | SSE 162° | 187 m | 5.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:48 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| 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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/151319531
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Far West Side · 5 mi
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 6 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 7 mi
- Berwyn · 8 mi
- Cicero · 8 mi
- Brookfield · 9 mi
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