Plum Valley Ravines
Plum Valley Ravines is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 203 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Eberly Park, a park 1.6 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 2.4 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Forest Preserve District of Will County
How to reach it
- 2.4 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
- 27.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 2.9 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Eberly Park: 1.6 mi
- Autumn Chase Park: 1.9 mi
- Lincolnshire Park: 2.2 mi
- Edgewood Estates Park: 2.3 mi
- Cottonwood Park: 2.8 mi
- Michael J. O'Malley Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Teibel Nature Preserve: 4.8 mi
- Biesecker Prairie Nature Preserve: 4.9 mi
- Goodenow Grove Nature Preserve: 4.9 mi
- Sauk Trail Woods: 5.7 mi
- The Lincoln Highway: 3.2 mi
- Lincoln Highway: 3.3 mi
- Lincoln Highway Ideal Section: 3.6 mi
- Lincoln Highway Ideal Section: 3.6 mi
- Lincoln Highway Ideal Section: 3.8 mi
- Saint John the Evangelist: 4.2 mi
- The Virgin Mary: 4.2 mi
- Jesus Dies on the Cross: 4.3 mi
- Jesus is Taken Down from the Cross: 4.3 mi
- Jesus is Nailed to the Cross: 4.3 mi
- Memorial Garden: 8.3 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 10.3 mi
- City Hall Rose Garden: 10.5 mi
- HAST Garden: 11.2 mi
- Altgeld Gardens Community Farm: 13.9 mi
- Sand Ridge Nature Center: 10.3 mi
- Calumet City Historical Society: 10.8 mi
- Michael Jackson Childhood Home: 13.4 mi
- Old Zion Museum: 14.5 mi
- Gary Land Company Building: 15.0 mi
- Ceadar Lake Beach: 8.9 mi
- Buffington Harbor Beach: 14.3 mi
- Jeorse Park Beach: 14.6 mi
- Whihala Beach: 16.1 mi
- Whihala Park West Beach: 16.3 mi
- Chinese House of Park Forest: 8.0 mi
- Homewood Railroad Viewing Platform: 9.5 mi
- Calumet City (Yellow Smiley Face) Water Tower: 9.5 mi
- Peteyville Christmas Lights: 11.0 mi
- Calumet City (Pink Smiley Face) Water Tower: 12.0 mi
- Sledding Hill: 4.6 mi
- Big Hill: 4.8 mi
- Arbor Hill: 8.5 mi
- Sled Hill: 8.9 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 14.6 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 8.8 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 12.5 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 12.5 mi
- I-65 Rest Stop (southbound): 24.6 mi
- I-65 Rest Stop (northbound): 24.8 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Plum Valley Ravines. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lieber | NE 56° | 214 m | 19.4 mi |
| Chanute Hill | NE 53° | 195 m | 18.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:46 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:40 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 27 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Park Forest, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/689295574
Day trips start here
- Dyer · 3 mi
- Chicago Heights · 6 mi
- Schererville · 6 mi
- Munster · 7 mi
- Lansing · 8 mi
- Beecher · 9 mi
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