Jurgensen Woods Nature Preserve
Jurgensen Woods Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 187 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Jurgensen Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1, a picnic site 0.1 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 4.2 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Forest Preserve District of Cook County
How to reach it
- 4.2 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
- 21.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 5.2 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Jurgensen Woods: 0.2 mi
- Sweet Woods: 0.7 mi
- Brownell Woods: 1.3 mi
- Glenwood Woods North: 1.7 mi
- Glenwood Woods South: 1.9 mi
- Camp Thornton: 0.6 mi
- Hoxie Farm / Wampum Lake: 1.2 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Ford Hangar: 2.7 mi
- Lansing Firefighters Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Hickory Glen Park: 0.9 mi
- VanLaten Park: 1.0 mi
- Whitman Park: 1.2 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 1.3 mi
- Glenwood Woods Park: 1.7 mi
- Calumet City (Yellow Smiley Face) Water Tower: 3.5 mi
- Homewood Railroad Viewing Platform: 4.2 mi
- Calumet City (Pink Smiley Face) Water Tower: 5.5 mi
- Chinese House of Park Forest: 6.1 mi
- Peteyville Christmas Lights: 7.6 mi
- Sand Ridge Nature Center: 3.8 mi
- Calumet City Historical Society: 5.1 mi
- Robbins Illinois History Museum: 8.8 mi
- Ford Calumet Environmental Center (FCEC): 9.2 mi
- Historic Pullman Foundation Exhibit Hall: 9.6 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 3.8 mi
- City Hall Rose Garden: 5.5 mi
- HAST Garden: 5.6 mi
- Altgeld Gardens Community Farm: 7.1 mi
- Memorial Garden: 7.6 mi
- Lincoln on the Road to Greatness: 4.2 mi
- Arche Fountain: 4.3 mi
- Flick Statue: 6.6 mi
- Prairie Boat: 6.8 mi
- United We Stand: 7.4 mi
- Whihala Beach: 10.4 mi
- Jeorse Park Beach: 10.4 mi
- Whihala Park West Beach: 10.5 mi
- Buffington Harbor Beach: 10.5 mi
- Hammond Marina Beach: 10.8 mi
- Sledding Hill: 4.7 mi
- Arbor Hill: 7.5 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 8.6 mi
- Sled Hill: 10.3 mi
- Big Hill: 10.4 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 1.9 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 14.8 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 14.8 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 22.1 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 23.4 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 23.4 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 16.7 mi
- Tedens: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jurgensen Woods Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lieber | ENE 76° | 214 m | 18.6 mi |
| Chanute Hill | ENE 75° | 195 m | 17.2 mi |
| Players Hill | NNW 338° | 187 m | 24.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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