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Miller Meadow North

Miller Meadow North from directly overhead

Miller Meadow North is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 189 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Miller Meadow-South Grove #3, a picnic site 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 3.1 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Forest Preserve District of Cook County

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.86443, -87.82885

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Artworks
  • George Dilboy Memorial Statue: 0.6 mi
  • Fred Hampton: 1.6 mi
  • U.S. Map: 1.7 mi
  • Wolf Head: 2.0 mi
  • Whale: 2.0 mi
Historic sites
Parks
  • Lexington Park: 0.6 mi
  • Crossman Circle: 0.7 mi
  • Forest Park: 1.0 mi
  • Water Works Park: 1.2 mi
  • Schroeder Park: 1.2 mi
Museums
Gardens
  • Broadview Community Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Healing Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Lincoln School Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Oak Park Conservatory: 2.1 mi
  • Family Garden: 2.3 mi
Attractions
  • Bactrian Camel: 2.1 mi
  • Przewalski's Horse: 2.1 mi
  • Grevy's Zebra: 2.1 mi
  • Short-Nosed Echidna: 2.1 mi
  • Wombat: 2.1 mi
Beaches: 56
Peaks: 20
  • Players Hill: 3.2 mi
  • Hidden Hill: 6.0 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 6.4 mi
  • Mount Bridgeport: 9.4 mi
  • Horner Park Hill: 9.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 2
  • Rain Garden Springs: 11.1 mi
  • Lake Strini: 20.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillSW 234°259 m15.8 mi
Mount HoyW 263°255 m18.2 mi
Mount TrashmoreNNE 30°204 m12.7 mi
Players HillENE 76°187 m3.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1719:4820:31
September equinox06:3918:1418:50
December solstice07:1615:3916:24

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263040516272767568554231
Precip in1.51.51.93.64.14.03.64.02.83.52.41.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Midway AP, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/3854982085

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