Joliet Iron Works Historic Site
Joliet Iron Works Historic Site is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 166 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Route 66 Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.3 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Forest Preserve District of Will County
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 0.9 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Viewing area · 12 mi
- Des Plaines River · 21 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Route 66 Park: 0.3 mi
- Legion Park: 0.4 mi
- Heggie Park: 0.4 mi
- Sanchez Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
- Cunningham Park: 0.8 mi
- Slovenian Women's Union and Heritage Museum: 0.7 mi
- Illinois Rock & Roll Museum on Route 66: 1.0 mi
- Joliet Area Historical Society Museum: 1.0 mi
- Gladys Fox Museum: 3.5 mi
- Will County Historical Museum and Research Center: 3.5 mi
- Louis Jolliet: 1.2 mi
- Mary Alfred Moes 1828-1899: 1.2 mi
- Yugo Griffin: 11.7 mi
- Balancing Beam: 12.6 mi
- Unknown: 12.6 mi
- Akin Park Picnic Area: 1.5 mi
- Hickory Creek Barrens Nature Preserve: 8.2 mi
- Tampier Lake Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 11.6 mi
- Tampier Greenway Family Picnic Area Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 12.0 mi
- Cherry Hill Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 14.1 mi
- Lockport Praire East Preserve: 2.7 mi
- Lockport Prairie Nature Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Lambs Woods: 3.3 mi
- Lake Renwick Preserve - Turtle Lake Access: 6.3 mi
- Isle a la Cache County Forest Preserve: 6.8 mi
- Dreams: 3.4 mi
- Illinois & Michigan Canal Office: 3.5 mi
- Plainfield Tornado Memorial: 7.7 mi
- Nativity Scene: 10.9 mi
- A. C. Sanders Memorial Stone: 12.1 mi
- Old telephone poles: 5.1 mi
- Schmuhl School: 8.2 mi
- The Forge: Lemont Quarries: 11.1 mi
- The Grainery Building: 12.2 mi
- Ellis House and Equestrian Center: 12.4 mi
- Wingren: 6.4 mi
- Sandy Dawe Memorial Butterfly Garden: 12.6 mi
- Sensory Garden: 12.6 mi
- Lenore's Backyard Garden: 12.6 mi
- Herb Garden: 12.6 mi
- Signal Hill: 12.9 mi
- Mounded Landfill: 13.0 mi
- Centennial Hill: 13.8 mi
- Rotary Hill: 16.2 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 18.9 mi
- Three Rivers Rest Area (Westbound): 14.5 mi
- Three Rivers Rest Area (Eastbound): 15.8 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 18.9 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 19.0 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 24.9 mi
- Michigan Beach: 2.0 mi
- Centennial Beach: 16.3 mi
- Westman Beach: 19.8 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 11.0 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 11.0 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 12.8 mi
- Kankakee Bluffs: 13.6 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 14.7 mi
- Lake Strini: 7.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Joliet Iron Works Historic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | N 0° | 259 m | 13.0 mi |
| Mount Hoy | NNW 345° | 255 m | 20.7 mi |
| Maramech Hill | WNW 286° | 196 m | 24.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:15 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:41 | 16:26 |
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 | 24 | 28 | 38 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 53 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Joliet Brandon RD DAM, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/638280399
Day trips start here
- Joliet · 3 mi
- Bolingbrook · 11 mi
- Lemont · 11 mi
- Tinley Park · 14 mi
- Woodridge · 14 mi
- Naperville · 15 mi
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