Palos Fen Nature Preserve
Palos Fen Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 190 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Crooked Creek Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 4, a picnic site 0.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 5.4 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 190 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Forest Preserve District of Cook County
How to reach it
- 5.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 13.2 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 6 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 27 mi
- Viewing area · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Aspen Park: 0.5 mi
- Loveland Park: 0.7 mi
- Osborne Park: 0.7 mi
- Volunteer Park: 0.9 mi
- Trailhead Bicycle Access: 1.3 mi
- Cranberry Slough Nature Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Palos Preserves: 1.4 mi
- Paddock Woods: 1.5 mi
- Swallow Cliff Woods North: 1.5 mi
- Palos Park Woods: 1.5 mi
- Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center: 2.0 mi
- Willow Springs Historical Society: 3.1 mi
- Sagawau Environmental Learning Center: 4.4 mi
- Flagg Creek Historical Museum: 4.8 mi
- The Children's Museum in Oak Lawn: 5.1 mi
- Centennial Monument: 2.2 mi
- Palos Park Veteran's Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Piotr Przeslica: 2.7 mi
- Reggie Leslie: 2.7 mi
- Pulaski Woods: 2.8 mi
- Community Garden: 2.3 mi
- Kesman Garden: 7.8 mi
- Fairy Garden: 8.0 mi
- Peirce Park Community Garden: 8.4 mi
- Brookfield Library Pollinator Garden: 8.8 mi
- John Paul II: 3.0 mi
- Mamie Till-Mobley: 5.7 mi
- Walking Stick: 6.8 mi
- Jet Era: 6.9 mi
- Sister 2: 6.9 mi
- The Forge: Lemont Quarries: 7.0 mi
- GoApe Ropes Course: 9.2 mi
- Andean Condor: 9.2 mi
- Bennet's Wallaby: 9.2 mi
- Emu: 9.2 mi
- Westman Beach: 9.9 mi
- 63rd Street Beach: 15.0 mi
- 57th Street Beach: 15.0 mi
- 49th Street Beach: 15.2 mi
- South Shore Beach: 15.3 mi
- Centennial Hill: 4.7 mi
- Signal Hill: 5.8 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 8.0 mi
- Mounded Landfill: 12.4 mi
- Players Hill: 12.8 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 6.4 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 8.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 8.3 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 20.3 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 15.0 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 21.5 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 21.6 mi
- Lake Strini: 13.7 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 21.4 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 1.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Palos Fen Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | W 280° | 259 m | 12.4 mi |
| Mount Hoy | WNW 298° | 255 m | 19.7 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNE 17° | 204 m | 23.5 mi |
| Players Hill | NNE 17° | 187 m | 12.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
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 | 27 | 38 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 67 | 54 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little RED School HSE, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/417100801
Day trips start here
- Palos Heights · 3 mi
- Burbank · 4 mi
- Oak Lawn · 5 mi
- Alsip · 6 mi
- Crestwood · 6 mi
- Evergreen Park · 7 mi
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