Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve
Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 197 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the southwest, 10.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Fullersburg Woods Nature Education Center, a museum 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 4.4 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 197 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
How to reach it
- 4.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 19.0 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 6 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fullersburg Woods Nature Education Center: 0.1 mi
- Graue Mill: 0.4 mi
- Graue House: 0.4 mi
- Historical Society Oak Brook: 0.9 mi
- Hinsdale Historical Society: 1.5 mi
- Dean Nature Sanctuary: 0.6 mi
- Burns Field Park: 1.1 mi
- Sereda Park: 1.2 mi
- Laidlaw Park: 1.4 mi
- Burlington Park: 1.5 mi
- GoApe Ropes Course: 1.4 mi
- Mayslake Peabody Estate: 1.5 mi
- Al Capone's Gravesite: 3.0 mi
- Bishop's Mausoleum: 3.2 mi
- Golden Lion Tamarins: 4.8 mi
- Mayslake Forest Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Wolf Road Prairie Nature Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Salt Creek Woods: 1.9 mi
- La Grange Park Woods: 2.7 mi
- Brookfield Woods Preserve: 4.7 mi
- Peirce Park Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- Torin's: 2.2 mi
- Sally Schulz Memorial Butterfly Garden: 2.3 mi
- Brookfield Library Pollinator Garden: 4.3 mi
- Hurwitz Memorial Garden: 4.4 mi
- Türkân Ilkdemirci: 2.9 mi
- Lilly: 2.9 mi
- The McCabes: 3.0 mi
- Tom Hardies & Otis: 3.0 mi
- Jean: 3.0 mi
- Prairie Spirit: 4.6 mi
- Bicentennial Liberty Bell: 4.7 mi
- Ant Hill: 4.8 mi
- Tree: 4.8 mi
- Elephant: 4.8 mi
- Westman Beach: 1.4 mi
- Centennial Beach: 12.2 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 13.0 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 16.8 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 16.8 mi
- Spruce Hill: 7.8 mi
- Hemlock Hill: 7.8 mi
- Pine Hill: 7.9 mi
- Centennial Hill: 8.1 mi
- Signal Hill: 8.4 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 8.4 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 9.9 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 10.0 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 12.1 mi
- Lake Strini: 15.0 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 16.8 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 10.6 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | SW 229° | 259 m | 10.0 mi |
| Mount Hoy | W 272° | 255 m | 12.8 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NE 40° | 204 m | 18.0 mi |
| Players Hill | ENE 67° | 187 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
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 | 23 | 26 | 37 | 48 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lisle - Morton Arboretum, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/186586121
Day trips start here
- Oak Brook · 1 mi
- Hinsdale · 2 mi
- La Grange · 3 mi
- Western Springs · 3 mi
- Brookfield · 4 mi
- Downers Grove · 4 mi
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