King's Grove
King's Grove is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 217 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the east-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Kings Grove Picnic Shelter Grove 1, a picnic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Lincoln Highway passes 1.0 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Forest Preserve District of Cook County
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
- 21.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 23 mi
- Viewing area · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kings Grove Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 0.0 mi
- Sauk Trail Woods Grove 5: 0.7 mi
- Sauk Trial Woods Grove 1: 0.9 mi
- Sauk Trail Woods Grove 2: 1.0 mi
- Sauk Trail Woods Grove 3: 1.0 mi
- Indian & Pioneer Campground: 0.4 mi
- Steger Veteran's Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Chicago Heights Veterans' Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Dixie Highway: 5.9 mi
- Camp Thornton: 6.3 mi
- Hecht Park: 0.6 mi
- Murphy Park: 0.8 mi
- Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
- Cedar Park: 1.1 mi
- Eastgate Park: 1.3 mi
- Sauk Trail Woods: 1.1 mi
- Halsted Woods: 2.7 mi
- Joe Orr Woods: 3.1 mi
- Spirit Trail Park: 3.3 mi
- Elliot Woods Park: 3.5 mi
- Arche Fountain: 2.3 mi
- Lincoln on the Road to Greatness: 2.3 mi
- Windwaves: 3.5 mi
- Illinois Landscape N 5: 3.5 mi
- Bodark Arc: 3.5 mi
- Old Zion Museum: 9.5 mi
- Sand Ridge Nature Center: 10.2 mi
- Calumet City Historical Society: 11.5 mi
- Robbins Illinois History Museum: 11.8 mi
- Historic Pullman Foundation Exhibit Hall: 15.1 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 10.2 mi
- City Hall Rose Garden: 11.8 mi
- HAST Garden: 12.0 mi
- Memorial Garden: 12.1 mi
- Altgeld Gardens Community Farm: 12.9 mi
- Ceadar Lake Beach: 14.1 mi
- Buffington Harbor Beach: 16.7 mi
- Jeorse Park Beach: 16.7 mi
- Whihala Beach: 16.8 mi
- Whihala Park West Beach: 16.9 mi
- Chinese House of Park Forest: 2.7 mi
- Homewood Railroad Viewing Platform: 6.0 mi
- Calumet City (Yellow Smiley Face) Water Tower: 9.9 mi
- The Grainery Building: 10.2 mi
- Calumet City (Pink Smiley Face) Water Tower: 11.7 mi
- Big Hill: 5.6 mi
- Sledding Hill: 8.1 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 10.7 mi
- Arbor Hill: 12.2 mi
- Sled Hill: 13.8 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 22.6 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 23.2 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 23.3 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 17.7 mi
- Tedens: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of King's Grove. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lieber | ENE 66° | 214 m | 23.7 mi |
| Chanute Hill | ENE 64° | 195 m | 22.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/369051905
Day trips start here
- Chicago Heights · 2 mi
- South Suburbs · 5 mi
- Dyer · 7 mi
- Lansing · 8 mi
- Beecher · 9 mi
- Harvey · 9 mi
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