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La Grange Park Woods

La Grange Park Woods from directly overhead

La Grange Park Woods is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 195 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Stone and Monroe Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 2.9 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
195 m

What to expect

Operated by
Forest Preserve District of Cook County

How to reach it

Coordinates41.83074, -87.87952

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Stone and Monroe Park: 0.2 mi
  • Poet's Corner: 0.4 mi
  • Robin Hood Park: 0.6 mi
  • Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
  • Salt Creek Woods Nature Preserve: 0.8 mi
Museums
Gardens
  • Torin's: 0.8 mi
  • Sally Schulz Memorial Butterfly Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Brookfield Library Pollinator Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Fairy Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Kesman Garden: 2.1 mi
Attractions
  • GoApe Ropes Course: 1.5 mi
  • Golden Lion Tamarins: 2.0 mi
  • Saddle Billed Stork: 2.1 mi
  • White Stork: 2.1 mi
  • Red river hog: 2.1 mi
Artworks
Beaches: 56
Peaks: 19
  • Players Hill: 6.5 mi
  • Hidden Hill: 8.4 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 8.9 mi
  • Centennial Hill: 8.9 mi
  • Signal Hill: 9.6 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
  • Rain Garden Springs: 14.6 mi
  • Lake Strini: 17.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillSW 236°259 m12.4 mi
Mount HoyW 270°255 m15.5 mi
Mount TrashmoreNE 34°204 m16.0 mi
Players HillENE 62°187 m6.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1719:4820:31
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1615:3916:24

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263040516272767568554231
Precip in1.51.51.93.64.14.03.64.02.83.52.41.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Midway AP, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/174384785

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