Eggers Grove
Eggers Grove is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 178 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Eggers Grove Picnic Grove 2, a picnic site 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 14 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Forest Preserve District of Cook County
How to reach it
- 14.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 13.1 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
- 13.2 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Eggers Grove Picnic Grove 2: 0.1 mi
- Beaubien Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 3.8 mi
- Green Lake Woods Picnic Grove 1: 5.7 mi
- Green Lake Woods Picnic Grove 3: 5.8 mi
- Green Lake Woods Picnic Grove 2: 5.8 mi
- Rowan Park: 0.5 mi
- Forsythe Park: 0.7 mi
- Wolfe Park: 1.2 mi
- Lakefront Park: 1.2 mi
- Francis Vernon Krause Park: 1.3 mi
- Wolf Lake Overlook: 0.5 mi
- Park 565 "Indian Ridge Marsh": 1.8 mi
- Heron Pond: 2.3 mi
- Hegewisch Marsh: 2.9 mi
- Burnham Prairie: 3.2 mi
- Memorial Day Massacre of 1937: 0.6 mi
- Nike Ajax Missile: 1.3 mi
- William Powers Monument: 1.6 mi
- Whiting Veterans Memorial: 1.8 mi
- East Side Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Pride Of East Side: 2.0 mi
- Sims Metal Management Mural: 2.9 mi
- Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Mural: 3.2 mi
- The Mural @ 91st & Commercial: 3.3 mi
- Sky Art: 3.3 mi
- Schrage Mansion: 2.0 mi
- Mascot Hall of Fame: 2.3 mi
- Ford Calumet Environmental Center (FCEC): 2.3 mi
- Bronzeville Children's Museum: 4.0 mi
- A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum: 4.1 mi
- Formal Garden: 2.2 mi
- South Chicago Farm: 3.2 mi
- Altgeld Gardens Community Farm: 3.9 mi
- HAST Garden: 4.7 mi
- Saginaw Neighbors Garden: 5.2 mi
- Calumet City (Pink Smiley Face) Water Tower: 4.3 mi
- Michelle Obama's Childhood Home: 5.7 mi
- Calumet City (Yellow Smiley Face) Water Tower: 6.4 mi
- Peteyville Christmas Lights: 7.0 mi
- Al Capone's House: 7.1 mi
- Hammond Marina Beach: 1.2 mi
- Whihala Park West Beach: 1.3 mi
- Whihala Beach: 1.6 mi
- Munson Beach: 1.7 mi
- Calumet Beach: 1.9 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 7.4 mi
- Arbor Hill: 10.2 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 11.4 mi
- Sledding Hill: 11.6 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 12.5 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 8.3 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 24.0 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 24.1 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 22.6 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 24.4 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 24.5 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 17.3 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 22.4 mi
- Tedens: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Eggers Grove. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lieber | ESE 108° | 214 m | 15.7 mi |
| Chanute Hill | ESE 109° | 195 m | 14.3 mi |
| Mount Holden | E 93° | 194 m | 24.6 mi |
| Mount Tom | E 94° | 193 m | 24.4 mi |
| Mount Jackson | E 94° | 192 m | 24.7 mi |
| Players Hill | NW 317° | 187 m | 18.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:39 | 16:23 |
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 | 26 | 29 | 38 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 74 | 74 | 67 | 54 | 43 | 31 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Northerly IS, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/140587975
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Far Southeast Side · 2 mi
- Chicago/Chatham-South Shore · 5 mi
- East Chicago · 5 mi
- Hammond · 5 mi
- Blue Island · 8 mi
- Chicago/Hyde Park · 8 mi
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