Glenwood Woods North
Glenwood Woods North is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 189 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the east-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Glenwood Woods-North Picnic Shelter Grove 1, a picnic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Lincoln Highway passes 3.1 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Forest Preserve District of Cook County
How to reach it
- 3.1 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
- 20.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 6.2 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 19 mi
- Viewing area · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Glenwood Woods Park: 0.1 mi
- George Arquilla Park: 0.3 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
- Apollo Park: 1.1 mi
- Estates Park: 1.1 mi
- Glenwood Woods South: 0.8 mi
- Brownell Woods: 1.1 mi
- Sweet Woods: 1.2 mi
- Jurgensen Woods: 1.6 mi
- Jurgensen Woods Nature Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Camp Thornton: 1.3 mi
- Hoxie Farm / Wampum Lake: 2.1 mi
- Dixie Highway: 2.4 mi
- Chicago Heights Veterans' Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Undergoroud Railroad Memorial: 4.0 mi
- Homewood Railroad Viewing Platform: 2.6 mi
- Chinese House of Park Forest: 4.6 mi
- Calumet City (Yellow Smiley Face) Water Tower: 4.8 mi
- Calumet City (Pink Smiley Face) Water Tower: 6.3 mi
- Peteyville Christmas Lights: 9.3 mi
- Lincoln on the Road to Greatness: 3.1 mi
- Arche Fountain: 3.2 mi
- Prairie Boat: 7.2 mi
- Marshall Major Taylor: 7.5 mi
- Bodark Arc: 8.3 mi
- Sand Ridge Nature Center: 4.9 mi
- Calumet City Historical Society: 6.5 mi
- Robbins Illinois History Museum: 7.8 mi
- Old Zion Museum: 8.5 mi
- Ford Calumet Environmental Center (FCEC): 9.7 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 4.9 mi
- HAST Garden: 6.9 mi
- City Hall Rose Garden: 7.0 mi
- Altgeld Gardens Community Farm: 7.5 mi
- Memorial Garden: 9.3 mi
- Whihala Beach: 11.5 mi
- Whihala Park West Beach: 11.5 mi
- Hammond Marina Beach: 11.8 mi
- Jeorse Park Beach: 12.0 mi
- Buffington Harbor Beach: 12.1 mi
- Sledding Hill: 6.1 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 7.4 mi
- Arbor Hill: 9.2 mi
- Big Hill: 10.1 mi
- Sled Hill: 11.9 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 2.3 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 13.5 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 13.5 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 20.8 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 21.9 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 21.9 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 15.4 mi
- Tedens: 20.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Glenwood Woods North. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lieber | ENE 77° | 214 m | 20.3 mi |
| Chanute Hill | ENE 75° | 195 m | 19.0 mi |
| Players Hill | NNW 342° | 187 m | 23.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:40 | 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 | 23 | 27 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Park Forest, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/187760887
Day trips start here
- Chicago Heights · 3 mi
- Lansing · 4 mi
- Harvey · 5 mi
- Munster · 6 mi
- Dyer · 7 mi
- Midlothian · 7 mi
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