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Elliot Woods Park

Elliot Woods Park from directly overhead

Elliot Woods Park is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 207 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Memorial Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Lincoln Highway runs past it. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
207 m

What to expect

Operated by
Olympia Fields Park District

How to reach it

Coordinates41.50918, -87.70651

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Chinese House of Park Forest: 1.0 mi
  • Homewood Railroad Viewing Platform: 4.1 mi
  • The Grainery Building: 7.5 mi
  • Calumet City (Yellow Smiley Face) Water Tower: 10.0 mi
  • Calumet City (Pink Smiley Face) Water Tower: 11.1 mi
Historic sites
  • Indian & Pioneer Campground: 3.1 mi
  • Chicago Heights Veterans' Memorial: 3.4 mi
  • Dixie Highway: 4.1 mi
  • Steger Veteran's Memorial: 4.4 mi
  • Camp Thornton: 6.5 mi
Artworks
Museums
Gardens: 59
Beaches: 20
  • Whihala Park West Beach: 16.4 mi
  • Whihala Beach: 16.4 mi
  • Hammond Marina Beach: 16.5 mi
  • Munson Beach: 16.7 mi
  • Calumet Beach: 16.9 mi
Peaks: 12
  • Belly Button Hill: 7.7 mi
  • Big Hill: 9.0 mi
  • Sledding Hill: 10.2 mi
  • Arbor Hill: 13.9 mi
  • Sled Hill: 16.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1
  • Lake Strini: 22.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillNW 309°259 m24.6 mi
Chanute HillENE 72°195 m24.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2719:03
June solstice05:1819:4720:29
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1515:4016:25

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232737496070747265534029
Precip in2.52.12.64.04.64.94.74.03.43.63.02.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Park Forest, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/369059948

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