Huyck's Grove Preserve
Huyck's Grove Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 203 m. Pilot Hill stands 227 m to the south-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Will County Forest Preserve, a park 4.0 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 12 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Forest Preserve District of Will County
How to reach it
- 11.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 13.8 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Viewing area · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Will County Forest Preserve: 4.0 mi
- Eagles Landing Park: 4.1 mi
- Legacy Park: 4.3 mi
- Don Belcher Park: 4.5 mi
- Eddie Reed Park: 4.6 mi
- Wayne Lehnert Preserve: 5.3 mi
- Kankakee River State Park: 8.5 mi
- Monee Reservoir: 9.8 mi
- Racoon Grove Nature Reserve: 10.2 mi
- Jackson Creek Preserve: 10.9 mi
- Field Rotation: 14.1 mi
- Sextant Yoke: 14.1 mi
- Outgrown Pyramid 2: 14.1 mi
- Large Planar Hybrid: 14.1 mi
- Working On The Failed Utopis: 14.2 mi
- Hickory Creek Barrens Nature Preserve: 14.4 mi
- Akin Park Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
- Kings Grove Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 17.7 mi
- Sauk Trail Woods Grove 5: 18.3 mi
- Vollmer Road Grove Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 18.4 mi
- Chief Shauwanasee Memorial: 6.9 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 12.2 mi
- Flag Memorial: 13.0 mi
- Soldiers Monument: 13.0 mi
- Monument Honoring Fallen Police Officers and Firefighters of Kankakee County: 13.0 mi
- Bourbonnais Grove Historical: 10.1 mi
- Exploration Station Children's Museum: 11.1 mi
- Wilmington Historical Society Building: 12.3 mi
- Kankakee County Museum: 13.3 mi
- Braidwood Area Historical Society: 16.2 mi
- Gemini Giant: 12.4 mi
- Willowhaven Interpretive Center: 12.7 mi
- The Grainery Building: 13.8 mi
- Old telephone poles: 14.4 mi
- Schmuhl School: 14.4 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 9.2 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 9.3 mi
- Three Rivers Rest Area (Westbound): 23.8 mi
- Three Rivers Rest Area (Eastbound): 24.3 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 24.9 mi
- Big Hill: 17.2 mi
- Mount Langham: 18.2 mi
- Pilot Hill: 20.2 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 23.7 mi
- Michigan Beach: 16.6 mi
- Kankakee Bluffs: 19.2 mi
- Wingren: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Huyck's Grove Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Hill | SSW 199° | 227 m | 20.2 mi |
| Mount Langham | SSE 157° | 221 m | 18.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:42 | 16:26 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 28 | 39 | 50 | 62 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 54 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kankakee Metro Wastewater, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/689515768
Day trips start here
- Beecher · 15 mi
- South Suburbs · 16 mi
- Joliet · 19 mi
- Tinley Park · 19 mi
- Chicago Heights · 20 mi
- Oak Forest · 23 mi
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