Racoon Grove Nature Reserve
Racoon Grove Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 229 m. Mount Langham stands 221 m to the south, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Monee Reservoir, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 7.9 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 229 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Forest Preserve District of Will County
How to reach it
- 7.9 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
- 17.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Viewing area · 20 mi
- Des Plaines River · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Monee Reservoir: 0.7 mi
- Thorn Creek Headwaters Preserve: 3.3 mi
- Black Walnut Creek Preserve: 4.8 mi
- Wayne Lehnert Preserve: 5.0 mi
- Sauk Trail Reservoir: 6.8 mi
- Firemens Park: 2.1 mi
- Lloyd Bate Park: 4.0 mi
- Pine Lake Park: 4.3 mi
- Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park: 4.5 mi
- Palmer Park: 4.5 mi
- Field Rotation: 4.2 mi
- Sextant Yoke: 4.3 mi
- Working On The Failed Utopis: 4.3 mi
- Outgrown Pyramid 2: 4.3 mi
- Large Planar Hybrid: 4.3 mi
- Indian & Pioneer Campground: 7.5 mi
- Steger Veteran's Memorial: 8.0 mi
- Chicago Heights Veterans' Memorial: 9.8 mi
- Dixie Highway: 12.5 mi
- Camp Thornton: 13.9 mi
- Kings Grove Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 7.6 mi
- Sauk Trail Woods Grove 5: 8.2 mi
- Sauk Trail Woods Grove 3: 8.5 mi
- Sauk Trail Woods Grove 2: 8.5 mi
- Sauk Trial Woods Grove 1: 8.6 mi
- Old Zion Museum: 12.7 mi
- Robbins Illinois History Museum: 17.3 mi
- Bourbonnais Grove Historical: 17.6 mi
- Sand Ridge Nature Center: 17.7 mi
- Exploration Station Children's Museum: 18.3 mi
- Chinese House of Park Forest: 8.6 mi
- The Grainery Building: 9.0 mi
- Schmuhl School: 12.3 mi
- Homewood Railroad Viewing Platform: 12.5 mi
- Minne Monesse Golf Club: 15.0 mi
- Big Hill: 7.6 mi
- Sledding Hill: 15.2 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 15.8 mi
- Arbor Hill: 19.4 mi
- Sled Hill: 20.3 mi
- Ceadar Lake Beach: 17.0 mi
- Michigan Beach: 18.2 mi
- Buffington Harbor Beach: 24.3 mi
- Jeorse Park Beach: 24.3 mi
- Whihala Beach: 24.3 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 17.7 mi
- Memorial Garden: 19.3 mi
- City Hall Rose Garden: 19.4 mi
- Community Garden: 19.4 mi
- HAST Garden: 19.6 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 24.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 24.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 24.4 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 20.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Racoon Grove Nature Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Langham | S 183° | 221 m | 22.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:41 | 16:25 |
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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/689515759
Day trips start here
- South Suburbs · 7 mi
- Beecher · 8 mi
- Chicago Heights · 10 mi
- Tinley Park · 13 mi
- Dyer · 14 mi
- Oak Forest · 15 mi
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