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Jerome Huppert Woods

Jerome Huppert Woods from directly overhead

Jerome Huppert Woods is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 191 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Jerome Huppert Woods Grove #1, a picnic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 6.8 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Forest Preserve District of Cook County

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.92150, -87.83280

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
  • Triton College Botanical Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Greenleaf Garden: 3.0 mi
  • West Cook Wild Ones Wildlife Corridoor: 3.4 mi
  • Healing Garden: 3.4 mi
  • Oak Park Apartments: 3.8 mi
Parks
Artworks
  • Cougar Pride: 1.9 mi
  • Shrouded Body: 1.9 mi
  • Giant Radio Flyer Wagon: 2.3 mi
  • Fred Hampton: 2.4 mi
  • Frank Lloyd Wright: 2.7 mi
Attractions
Beaches
Peaks: 20
  • Hidden Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Players Hill: 4.6 mi
  • Centennial Hill: 6.0 mi
  • Horner Park Hill: 7.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 2
  • Rain Garden Springs: 8.7 mi
  • Lake Strini: 23.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jerome Huppert Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillSW 224°259 m18.3 mi
Mount HoyWSW 251°255 m18.9 mi
Mount TrashmoreNE 43°204 m9.6 mi
Players HillSE 133°187 m4.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1719:4920:31
September equinox06:3918:1418:50
December solstice07:1715:3916:24

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252939506171757466544131
Precip in2.02.02.53.84.54.13.74.23.23.42.42.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Ohare Intl AP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12163803424

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