Mill Creek Greenway
Mill Creek Greenway is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 225 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the southwest, 3.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Mill Creek Community Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 0.6 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Forest Preserve District of Kane County
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
- 20.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fabyan Windmill · 4 mi
- Des Plaines River · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mill Creek Community Park: 0.8 mi
- Weaver Park: 0.8 mi
- Grengs Woods: 1.1 mi
- Breen Park South Soccer Fields: 1.1 mi
- Wellington Park: 1.3 mi
- Geneva Park District Solstice Monument: 1.3 mi
- Kane County Veterans Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Fabyan Windmill: 4.1 mi
- Flag Day Monument: 4.5 mi
- Dunham Castle: 7.1 mi
- Hickory Knolls Nature Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Mill Creek Forest Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Braeburn Marsh Forest Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Gunnar Anderson County Forest Preserve: 3.9 mi
- Ferson Creek Fen Nature Preserve: 4.3 mi
- Peck Farm: 1.7 mi
- Garfield Farm Museum: 1.8 mi
- Garfield Farm Museum: 1.8 mi
- Geneva Historical Society: 3.7 mi
- Saint Charles History Museum: 3.9 mi
- Wind Emotions: 3.8 mi
- Reflections: 3.8 mi
- Continuum: 11.1 mi
- 1835 Expedition: 11.2 mi
- Parade Mural: 11.2 mi
- Community Gardens at Prairie Green: 1.1 mi
- Carol Stream Garden Plots: 11.3 mi
- City Hall Raised Garden: 11.4 mi
- Native Wildflower Garden: 11.5 mi
- Sunken Garden: 11.6 mi
- Olivia's Party Deck: 8.6 mi
- West Picnic Shelter: 12.8 mi
- South Picnic Shelter: 13.0 mi
- East Picnic Shelter: 13.0 mi
- Jelkes Creek Bird Sanctuary: 13.5 mi
- Blackberry Carousel: 8.7 mi
- St. James Farm Preserve: 11.8 mi
- Sycamore Speedway: 12.0 mi
- Paintball Explosion: 15.1 mi
- Monza Wall: 15.8 mi
- Johnson’s Mound: 3.1 mi
- Mount Hoy: 11.1 mi
- Heritage Park Sled Hill: 13.7 mi
- Rotary Hill: 14.3 mi
- Pine Hill: 16.0 mi
- Centennial Beach: 14.2 mi
- Indian Trail Beach: 20.4 mi
- Westman Beach: 22.5 mi
- Main Beach: 23.7 mi
- West Beach: 23.7 mi
- Weston: 6.2 mi
- Coltonville: 19.1 mi
- Brush Point: 21.4 mi
- Tedens: 25.0 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 23.9 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 23.9 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 24.9 mi
- DeKalb Oasis: 18.4 mi
- Lake Strini: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mill Creek Greenway. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson’s Mound | SW 234° | 273 m | 3.1 mi |
| Mounded Landfill | SE 125° | 259 m | 19.1 mi |
| Mount Hoy | ESE 111° | 255 m | 11.1 mi |
| Maramech Hill | SSW 206° | 196 m | 19.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:41 | 16:26 |
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 | 23 | 27 | 38 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 52 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago W Chicago Dupage AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/688805930
Day trips start here
- Aurora · 10 mi
- Wheaton · 14 mi
- Naperville · 15 mi
- Lisle · 16 mi
- Bolingbrook · 20 mi
- Downers Grove · 20 mi
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