Potawatomi Woods
Potawatomi Woods is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 195 m. Bald Knob stands 235 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Dam No. 1 Woods-East, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 22 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Forest Preserve District of Cook County
How to reach it
- 21.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 27.0 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 25 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Dam No. 1 Woods-East: 0.1 mi
- Dam No. 1 Woods-West: 1.0 mi
- Dam No. 1 Woods-West: 1.2 mi
- Forest Preserve District of Cook County: 2.2 mi
- Edward L Ryerson Conservation Area: 2.5 mi
- Potawatomi Woods Grove #1: 0.1 mi
- Dam No. 1 Woods-East Grove #1: 1.2 mi
- Dam No. 1 Woods-East Grove #2: 1.3 mi
- Massasauga Family Picnic Area: 1.6 mi
- Allison Woods Grove #1: 2.8 mi
- Chamber Park: 0.6 mi
- Heritage Park: 0.9 mi
- Heritage Park: 0.9 mi
- Northside Park: 0.9 mi
- Salceda Park: 1.1 mi
- Wheeling Historical Society: 0.7 mi
- River Trail Nature Center: 3.2 mi
- Northfield Inn: 4.1 mi
- Hope Union Heritage Center: 4.1 mi
- Raupp Museum: 4.4 mi
- K1 Speed: 2.2 mi
- Plant identification trail: 3.3 mi
- Sugar Shack: 3.3 mi
- Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe: 4.9 mi
- The Magic Rock: 5.0 mi
- Iconic Rocks: 2.8 mi
- 1834 Capt. Daniel Wright: 3.0 mi
- Lions Club: 3.7 mi
- Trail Marker Tree: 4.2 mi
- The Plank Road: 4.5 mi
- Garden: 3.9 mi
- Organic Teaching Garden: 4.4 mi
- Frontier Park Gardens: 4.9 mi
- Moraine Township Food Pantry Garden: 5.1 mi
- Maple Street Butterfly Waystation (#45081): 5.2 mi
- Butterfly Statue: 4.1 mi
- 23: 5.4 mi
- The Dawning: 5.5 mi
- William Dunton: 5.6 mi
- Canada Goose: 5.8 mi
- Millard Beach: 6.9 mi
- Millard Beach: 6.9 mi
- Park Avenue Boating/Fishing Beach: 6.9 mi
- Rosewood Beach: 7.1 mi
- Glencoe Beach: 7.9 mi
- sled hill: 5.9 mi
- Centennial Hill: 9.6 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 12.9 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 13.1 mi
- Hidden Hill: 13.5 mi
- Covington Bluff: 7.7 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 10.5 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 15.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Potawatomi Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | NW 318° | 235 m | 23.0 mi |
| Leahy Hill | N 359° | 234 m | 19.7 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | SE 128° | 204 m | 12.9 mi |
| Players Hill | SSE 159° | 187 m | 19.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
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 | 25 | 29 | 38 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Palwaukee AP, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12092214968
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 18 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 19 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 20 mi
- Berwyn · 21 mi
- Chicagoland · 21 mi
- Oak Brook · 21 mi
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