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Meacham Creek Park

Meacham Creek Park from directly overhead

Meacham Creek Park is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 216 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Natasha D Brandt Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 15 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Medinah Park District

How to reach it

Coordinates41.98386, -88.04782

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Medinah Park: 0.3 mi
  • Jensen Park South: 0.7 mi
  • Manary Park: 0.7 mi
  • Shenandoah Park: 0.8 mi
  • Springhill Park: 0.8 mi
Museums
Artworks
  • Taking Flight: 2.0 mi
  • Heroic Encounter: 2.9 mi
  • Touching Heaven: 2.9 mi
  • Thought - Rise in Vacuum I: 2.9 mi
  • Skulskeid: 2.9 mi
Gardens
  • Bob Link Arboretum: 2.7 mi
  • Illinois Heritage Grove: 3.0 mi
  • Native Prairie Wildflower Sanctuary: 3.2 mi
  • Meditation Garden: 6.8 mi
  • Carol Stream Garden Plots: 7.2 mi
Attractions
Historic sites
  • Stratford Farms Historic Marker: 3.4 mi
  • Heaven’s Brigade and All Heroes: 3.5 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Plaza: 5.3 mi
  • Motorola Retirees Memorial: 5.4 mi
  • K.A.M.P. Memorial: 5.5 mi
Beaches: 57
Peaks: 19
  • Heritage Park Sled Hill: 4.7 mi
  • Centennial Hill: 10.4 mi
  • Hidden Hill: 10.7 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 10.8 mi
  • Pine Hill: 11.7 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
  • Rain Garden Springs: 18.4 mi
  • Lake Strini: 23.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Johnson’s MoundWSW 247°273 m21.3 mi
Mounded LandfillS 185°259 m17.6 mi
Mount HoySSW 213°255 m12.5 mi
Mount TrashmoreE 81°204 m17.8 mi
Players HillESE 117°187 m16.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2819:05
June solstice05:1819:5020:32
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1815:3916:24

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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1526213400

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