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Miller Meadow South

Miller Meadow South from directly overhead

Miller Meadow South is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 190 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Miller Meadow-South Grove #8, a picnic site 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 2.5 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

Coordinates41.85476, -87.83284

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Broadview Community Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Family Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Lincoln School Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Brookfield Library Pollinator Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Healing Garden: 2.3 mi
Attractions
  • Bactrian Camel: 1.4 mi
  • Przewalski's Horse: 1.4 mi
  • Grevy's Zebra: 1.4 mi
  • Short-Nosed Echidna: 1.4 mi
  • Wombat: 1.4 mi
Museums
Beaches: 57
Peaks: 20
  • Players Hill: 3.7 mi
  • Hidden Hill: 6.6 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 7.0 mi
  • Mount Bridgeport: 9.6 mi
  • Horner Park Hill: 10.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 2
  • Rain Garden Springs: 11.8 mi
  • Lake Strini: 19.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillSW 236°259 m15.3 mi
Mount HoyW 265°255 m17.9 mi
Mount TrashmoreNNE 29°204 m13.4 mi
Players HillENE 67°187 m3.7 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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/3854982086

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