Maywood Grove
Maywood Grove is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 186 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Maywood Grove Grove #1, a picnic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 4.8 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 186 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Forest Preserve District of Cook County
How to reach it
- 4.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 24.2 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 8 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Maywood Grove Grove #1: 0.0 mi
- Quercus Woods Family Picnic Area: 0.4 mi
- Thatcher Woods Grove #1: 0.5 mi
- Thatcher Woods Grove #2: 0.6 mi
- Silver Creek Family Picnic Area: 0.7 mi
- Maywood Grove Preserve: 0.1 mi
- Forest Preserve District of Cook County: 0.2 mi
- Thatcher Woods Trailside Meuseum of Natural History: 0.4 mi
- Thatcher Woods: 0.4 mi
- Quercus Woods Preserve: 0.4 mi
- Underground Railroad Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Veteran Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Honor Roll: 0.4 mi
- Grand Army of the Republic: 0.6 mi
- Gram: 0.8 mi
- Maywood Park: 0.3 mi
- Keystone Park: 0.5 mi
- Keystone Park: 0.6 mi
- Silver Creek Eagle Nest Park: 0.6 mi
- Forest & Augusta Triangle Park: 0.7 mi
- Fred Hampton: 0.3 mi
- Cougar Pride: 1.4 mi
- Shrouded Body: 1.4 mi
- Well: 1.7 mi
- Wolf Head: 1.7 mi
- Hal Tyrrell Trailside Museum of Natural History: 0.4 mi
- 16 Inch Softball Hall of Fame Museum: 1.5 mi
- Austin Gardens Environmental Education Center: 1.7 mi
- Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio: 1.8 mi
- Ernest Hemingway Birthplace Museum: 2.0 mi
- Triton College Botanical Garden: 1.8 mi
- Healing Garden: 1.8 mi
- Lincoln School Garden: 2.5 mi
- Broadview Community Garden: 2.5 mi
- Oak Park Conservatory: 2.6 mi
- Bactrian Camel: 3.8 mi
- Przewalski's Horse: 3.8 mi
- Grevy's Zebra: 3.8 mi
- Addax: 3.8 mi
- Short-Nosed Echidna: 3.8 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 6.8 mi
- Westman Beach: 8.2 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 10.9 mi
- Montrose Dog Beach: 11.2 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 11.3 mi
- Players Hill: 3.5 mi
- Hidden Hill: 4.2 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 4.6 mi
- Centennial Hill: 8.1 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 8.5 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 7.1 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 14.4 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 16.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 16.3 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 10.0 mi
- Lake Strini: 21.7 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 14.6 mi
- Covington Bluff: 23.4 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Maywood Grove. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | SW 229° | 259 m | 16.8 mi |
| Mount Hoy | WSW 257° | 255 m | 18.3 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NE 35° | 204 m | 11.3 mi |
| Players Hill | ESE 106° | 187 m | 3.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:48 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 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 | 25 | 29 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 66 | 54 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Ohare Intl AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12175272947
Day trips start here
- Berwyn · 4 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 4 mi
- Brookfield · 5 mi
- Cicero · 5 mi
- La Grange · 6 mi
- Oak Brook · 6 mi
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