- Elevation, modelled
- 209 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 18.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lincoln Highway1.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.5217, -87.8647
Hickory Creek Forest Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled 209 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Heron Hill Rookery (Keep Out), a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 1.1 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hickory Creek Forest Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | NW 323° | 259 m | 18.2 mi |
| Players Hill | NNE 12° | 187 m | 25.0 mi |
- 1.1 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
- 11.1 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Overlooks nearby
- Viewing area · 17 mi
- Des Plaines River · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Heron Hill Rookery (Keep Out): 0.5 mi
- Van Horne Woods Forest Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Orland Grassland South: 2.7 mi
- Hunters Woods: 3.5 mi
- Orland Grassland: 3.8 mi
- Tanglewood Park: 0.6 mi
- The Oaks Disc Golf Course: 0.9 mi
- Yunker Park: 0.9 mi
- Mokena Park: 1.1 mi
- Lincoln Meadows Park: 1.2 mi
- Yugo Griffin: 0.8 mi
- Spiral: 8.9 mi
- Sisyphus’Aviary: 8.9 mi
- Paul: 8.9 mi
- Flying Saucer: 9.0 mi
- The Grainery Building: 1.7 mi
- Schmuhl School: 3.3 mi
- Chinese House of Park Forest: 9.2 mi
- Homewood Railroad Viewing Platform: 10.5 mi
- Old telephone poles: 11.7 mi
- Old Zion Museum: 5.6 mi
- Gladys Fox Museum: 10.9 mi
- Will County Historical Museum and Research Center: 11.0 mi
- Illinois & Michigan Canal Museum: 11.0 mi
- Illinois Rock & Roll Museum on Route 66: 11.3 mi
- Nativity Scene: 6.6 mi
- Palos Park Veteran's Memorial: 10.1 mi
- Centennial Monument: 10.1 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 10.6 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 10.6 mi
- Wingren: 9.8 mi
- Community Garden: 10.0 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 16.5 mi
- Altgeld Gardens Community Farm: 16.8 mi
- Oak Savanna: 17.9 mi
- Michigan Beach: 10.2 mi
- Westman Beach: 20.7 mi
- Munson Beach: 21.8 mi
- Calumet Beach: 21.9 mi
- Hammond Marina Beach: 21.9 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 9.7 mi
- Centennial Hill: 13.3 mi
- Signal Hill: 13.4 mi
- Big Hill: 15.7 mi
- Mounded Landfill: 18.2 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 10.1 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 10.3 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 14.3 mi
- Three Rivers Rest Area (Westbound): 24.5 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 13.6 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 13.6 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 13.7 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 10.9 mi
- Kankakee Bluffs: 22.1 mi
- Lake Strini: 14.8 mi
| 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).
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, 10 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Tinley Park · 5 mi
- South Suburbs · 7 mi
- Oak Forest · 8 mi
- Midlothian · 10 mi
- Crestwood · 11 mi
- Palos Heights · 11 mi
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