Salt Creek Greenway Forest Preserve
Salt Creek Greenway Forest Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 203 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Picks Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 8.9 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
How to reach it
- 8.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 17.5 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 10 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Picks Park: 0.1 mi
- Plunkett Park: 0.3 mi
- Rotary Park: 0.3 mi
- Ben Allison Bike Park: 0.5 mi
- Ben Allison Park: 0.5 mi
- Villa Park Historical Society Museum: 0.6 mi
- Elmhurst Art Museum: 1.1 mi
- Elmhurst Historical Museum: 1.4 mi
- Lombard Historical Society- Victorian Cottage Museum, Carriage House, and Lilac Emporium Gift Shop: 2.9 mi
- Addison Historical Museum: 3.0 mi
- Alumni Circle: 1.0 mi
- Sally Schulz Memorial Butterfly Garden: 4.6 mi
- Torin's: 6.2 mi
- Broadview Community Garden: 6.3 mi
- Peirce Park Community Garden: 6.5 mi
- Niebuhr Monument: 1.0 mi
- Elmhurst Veterans Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Elmhurst Veterans Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Kiwanis Club of Westchester: 5.3 mi
- Cricket Creek County Forest Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Fischer Woods Forest Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Fullerton Park Forest Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Fisher Woods: 3.3 mi
- Wood Dale Grove Forest Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Bishop's Mausoleum: 3.5 mi
- Al Capone's Gravesite: 3.7 mi
- Mayslake Peabody Estate: 4.5 mi
- GoApe Ropes Course: 5.7 mi
- Schiller Woods Magic Water Pump: 7.4 mi
- All Saints of Ukraine: 5.7 mi
- Lincoln Memorial Replica: 6.5 mi
- Fred Hampton: 6.6 mi
- Brachiosaurus: 6.6 mi
- City Windows: 6.8 mi
- Westman Beach: 5.6 mi
- Centennial Beach: 13.1 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 13.4 mi
- Ardmore Hollywood (Osterman) Beach: 17.2 mi
- Thorndale Avenue Beach: 17.3 mi
- Hidden Hill: 7.3 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 7.6 mi
- Spruce Hill: 8.1 mi
- Hemlock Hill: 8.2 mi
- Pine Hill: 8.2 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 8.6 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 13.0 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 14.2 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 14.2 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 15.6 mi
- Lake Strini: 18.5 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 15.7 mi
- Covington Bluff: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Salt Creek Greenway Forest Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson’s Mound | W 265° | 273 m | 24.0 mi |
| Mounded Landfill | SSW 208° | 259 m | 12.7 mi |
| Mount Hoy | WSW 249° | 255 m | 11.9 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NE 56° | 204 m | 16.0 mi |
| Players Hill | E 97° | 187 m | 10.2 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 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:39 | 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 | 25 | 29 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 66 | 54 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Ohare Intl AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/681639581
Day trips start here
- Oak Brook · 5 mi
- Downers Grove · 6 mi
- Hinsdale · 7 mi
- Brookfield · 8 mi
- La Grange · 8 mi
- Western Springs · 8 mi
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