Heron Hill Rookery (Keep Out)
Heron Hill Rookery (Keep Out) is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 203 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Hickory Creek Forest Preserve, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 1.0 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- permit
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
- 11.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Viewing area · 18 mi
- Des Plaines River · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hickory Creek Forest Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Van Horne Woods Forest Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Orland Grassland South: 2.8 mi
- Hunters Woods: 3.1 mi
- Orland Grassland: 3.9 mi
- Yugo Griffin: 0.6 mi
- Spiral: 8.4 mi
- Sisyphus’Aviary: 8.5 mi
- Paul: 8.5 mi
- Flying Saucer: 8.6 mi
- Tanglewood Park: 0.8 mi
- Lincoln Meadows Park: 1.1 mi
- The Oaks Disc Golf Course: 1.4 mi
- Yunker Park: 1.4 mi
- Mokena Park: 1.5 mi
- The Grainery Building: 1.6 mi
- Schmuhl School: 3.7 mi
- Chinese House of Park Forest: 8.7 mi
- Homewood Railroad Viewing Platform: 10.1 mi
- Old telephone poles: 12.1 mi
- Hickory Creek Barrens Nature Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Bremen Grove Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 6.7 mi
- Vollmer Road Grove Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 7.1 mi
- Yankee Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 2: 7.1 mi
- Yankee Woods Picnic Grove 1: 7.1 mi
- Old Zion Museum: 5.3 mi
- Robbins Illinois History Museum: 11.2 mi
- Gladys Fox Museum: 11.3 mi
- Will County Historical Museum and Research Center: 11.5 mi
- Illinois & Michigan Canal Museum: 11.5 mi
- Nativity Scene: 6.8 mi
- Palos Park Veteran's Memorial: 10.1 mi
- Centennial Monument: 10.1 mi
- Dixie Highway: 10.2 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 10.3 mi
- Community Garden: 10.0 mi
- Wingren: 10.2 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 16.1 mi
- Altgeld Gardens Community Farm: 16.5 mi
- Oak Savanna: 18.2 mi
- Michigan Beach: 10.6 mi
- Westman Beach: 20.8 mi
- Munson Beach: 21.4 mi
- Hammond Marina Beach: 21.5 mi
- Calumet Beach: 21.5 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 9.4 mi
- Centennial Hill: 13.5 mi
- Signal Hill: 13.6 mi
- Big Hill: 15.3 mi
- Sledding Hill: 17.9 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 9.9 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 10.0 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 13.8 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 13.9 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 13.9 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 13.9 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 11.0 mi
- Kankakee Bluffs: 22.5 mi
- Lake Strini: 15.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Heron Hill Rookery (Keep Out). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | NW 322° | 259 m | 18.5 mi |
| Players Hill | N 10° | 187 m | 24.9 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 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:41 | 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 | 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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1443984586
Day trips start here
- Tinley Park · 5 mi
- South Suburbs · 6 mi
- Oak Forest · 8 mi
- Crestwood · 10 mi
- Midlothian · 10 mi
- Palos Heights · 10 mi
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