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Palos Fen Nature Preserve

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Elevation
190 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Mounded Landfill259 m · 12.4 mi
Nearest byway
Historic Route 665.4 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:30local time
Coordinates
41.6984, -87.8422
Palos Fen Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Palos Fen Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded 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.

Elevation
190 m
Operated by
Forest Preserve District of Cook County

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillW 280°259 m12.4 mi
Mount HoyWNW 298°255 m19.7 mi
Mount TrashmoreNNE 17°204 m23.5 mi
Players HillNNE 17°187 m12.8 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Attractions
Beaches: 41
Peaks: 22
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
Cliffs: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1819:4820:30
September equinox06:3918:1418:50
December solstice07:1615:4016:25

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242738516272777567544130
Precip in2.32.02.54.15.04.64.14.53.53.72.72.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little RED School HSE, 2 mi away.

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