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LaBagh Woods

LaBagh Woods from directly overhead

LaBagh Woods is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 187 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Ella Labagh, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 7.9 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Forest Preserve District of Cook County

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.97753, -87.74790

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Ella Labagh: 0.1 mi
  • Old Treaty Elm Historic Marker: 0.7 mi
  • Memorial of the Assyrian Martyrs: 0.8 mi
  • The Shrine of Assyrian Patriarchs & Bishops: 0.8 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 0.8 mi
Parks
Museums
Artworks
  • Thomas Jefferson Statue: 0.9 mi
  • Quarks VI: 0.9 mi
  • Samuel Gompers Monument: 1.0 mi
  • Edgebrook: 1.6 mi
  • Hope and Renewal: 1.9 mi
Gardens
Attractions
Peaks: 19
  • Horner Park Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Mount Trashmore: 3.8 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 5.0 mi
  • Hidden Hill: 5.3 mi
  • Centennial Hill: 5.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Cliffs: 2
Lighthouses: 2
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 3.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillSW 225°259 m24.1 mi
Mount HoyWSW 246°255 m24.4 mi
Mount TrashmoreNE 34°204 m3.8 mi
Players HillS 188°187 m7.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4820:31
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1615:3816:23

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, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/4591260894

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