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Lake Avenue Woods-West

Lake Avenue Woods-West from directly overhead

Lake Avenue Woods-West is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 191 m. Mount Hoy stands 255 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Avenue Woods-West Grove #2, a picnic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 18 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
191 m

What to expect

Operated by
Forest Preserve District of Cook County

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.08922, -87.89151

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Burning Bush Park: 0.3 mi
  • Tamarack Trails Park: 0.6 mi
  • Aspen Trails Park: 0.8 mi
  • Indian Trail Park: 0.9 mi
  • Woodland Trails Park: 0.9 mi
Attractions
Museums
Historic sites
Gardens
Artworks
Beaches: 60
  • Glencoe Beach: 8.1 mi
  • Rosewood Beach: 8.3 mi
  • Tower Road Beach: 8.4 mi
  • Millard Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Millard Beach: 8.5 mi
Peaks: 15
  • Centennial Hill: 6.1 mi
  • sled hill: 8.8 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 9.6 mi
  • Hidden Hill: 9.9 mi
  • Mount Trashmore: 10.6 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rosemont Waterfall: 7.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 12.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HoySW 220°255 m23.1 mi
Leahy HillN 357°234 m23.2 mi
Mount TrashmoreESE 115°204 m10.6 mi
Players HillSSE 157°187 m16.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1719:4920:32
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1715:3816:24

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252938496070757366544130
Precip in1.31.31.83.33.84.03.23.73.03.12.11.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Palwaukee AP, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/369050928

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