O'Hara Woods Nature Preserve
O'Hara Woods Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 200 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Village Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 5.0 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Forest Preserve District of Will County
How to reach it
- 5.0 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
- 1.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 17 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 19 mi
- Viewing area · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Village Park: 0.3 mi
- Deer Crossing Park: 0.3 mi
- Village Park: 0.4 mi
- Lakewood Estates West Park: 0.4 mi
- Conservation Park: 0.4 mi
- Romeoville Area Historical Society: 1.3 mi
- Isle La Cache Museum: 2.0 mi
- Illinois Aviation Museum: 3.8 mi
- Illinois & Michigan Canal Museum: 4.5 mi
- Will County Historical Museum and Research Center: 4.5 mi
- Romeoville Prairie Nature Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Isle a la Cache County Forest Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Lily Cache Greenway: 2.9 mi
- Veteran Woods County Forest Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Romeoville Prairie County Forest Preserve: 3.9 mi
- Illinois & Michigan Canal Office: 4.5 mi
- Dreams: 4.6 mi
- Plainfield Tornado Memorial: 5.9 mi
- ZGS Piston: 8.3 mi
- A. C. Sanders Memorial Stone: 8.5 mi
- Sandy Dawe Memorial Butterfly Garden: 5.4 mi
- Sensory Garden: 5.4 mi
- Lenore's Backyard Garden: 5.4 mi
- Herb Garden: 5.4 mi
- Tree Nursery: 5.4 mi
- The Forge: Lemont Quarries: 7.2 mi
- Old telephone poles: 12.3 mi
- Schmuhl School: 13.1 mi
- St. James Farm Preserve: 13.5 mi
- Ellis House and Equestrian Center: 13.9 mi
- Stand Alone Fireplace: 7.4 mi
- Akin Park Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
- Tampier Lake Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 10.2 mi
- Red Gate Woods: 11.0 mi
- Tampier Greenway Family Picnic Area Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 11.1 mi
- Mounded Landfill: 6.1 mi
- Signal Hill: 8.9 mi
- Rotary Hill: 9.0 mi
- Centennial Hill: 10.0 mi
- Spruce Hill: 11.8 mi
- Three Rivers Rest Area (Westbound): 17.9 mi
- Three Rivers Rest Area (Eastbound): 19.2 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 24.5 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 24.6 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 6.2 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 6.3 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 8.4 mi
- Centennial Beach: 9.1 mi
- Michigan Beach: 9.2 mi
- Westman Beach: 14.0 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 12.8 mi
- Kankakee Bluffs: 18.8 mi
- Lake Strini: 0.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of O'Hara Woods Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson’s Mound | NW 312° | 273 m | 22.5 mi |
| Mounded Landfill | NNE 14° | 259 m | 6.1 mi |
| Mount Hoy | NNW 344° | 255 m | 13.5 mi |
| Maramech Hill | W 269° | 196 m | 22.5 mi |
| Players Hill | NE 47° | 187 m | 23.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:41 | 16:26 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 28 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Romeoville WFO, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/44763540
Day trips start here
- Bolingbrook · 4 mi
- Lemont · 7 mi
- Naperville · 8 mi
- Woodridge · 8 mi
- Joliet · 9 mi
- Lisle · 10 mi
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