- Elevation
- 208 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Johnson’s Mound273 m · 23.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 6612.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 41.9552, -87.9855
Salt Creek Park Forest Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded 208 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is White Oak Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 13 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 208 m
- Operated by
- Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Salt Creek Park Forest Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson’s Mound | WSW 255° | 273 m | 23.7 mi |
| Mounded Landfill | SSW 197° | 259 m | 16.3 mi |
| Mount Hoy | SW 230° | 255 m | 13.1 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | ENE 72° | 204 m | 15.1 mi |
| Players Hill | ESE 116° | 187 m | 12.5 mi |
- 12.6 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 17.1 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 14 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- White Oak Park: 0.4 mi
- Wooddale Community Square: 0.7 mi
- Tamera Heights Park: 1.0 mi
- Byron Park: 1.0 mi
- Raymond Benson Park: 1.0 mi
- Addison Historical Museum: 1.7 mi
- Itasca Historical Depot Museum: 2.1 mi
- Farmhouse Museum: 3.6 mi
- Farmhouse Museum: 3.6 mi
- Elmhurst Art Museum: 4.5 mi
- Taking Flight: 2.7 mi
- All Saints of Ukraine: 4.1 mi
- Brachiosaurus: 4.4 mi
- Lincoln Memorial Replica: 4.4 mi
- City Windows: 4.5 mi
- Heaven’s Brigade and All Heroes: 4.1 mi
- Edward Butch O'Hare: 4.4 mi
- Niebuhr Monument: 4.6 mi
- Elmhurst Veterans Memorial: 4.7 mi
- Elmhurst Veterans Memorial: 4.7 mi
- Alumni Circle: 4.5 mi
- Bob Link Arboretum: 5.9 mi
- Illinois Heritage Grove: 6.1 mi
- Native Prairie Wildflower Sanctuary: 6.8 mi
- KE20: 8.0 mi
- Busse Forest-South Grove 13: 4.7 mi
- Busse Forest-South Grove 14: 4.7 mi
- Busse Forest-South Grove 9: 4.7 mi
- Busse Forest-South Grove 10: 4.7 mi
- Busse Forest-South Grove 8: 4.8 mi
- Chicago Athenaeum International Sculpture Park: 6.3 mi
- 1000 gecs tree: 6.4 mi
- Schiller Woods Magic Water Pump: 7.3 mi
- Bishop's Mausoleum: 7.3 mi
- Al Capone's Gravesite: 7.6 mi
- Westman Beach: 9.9 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 14.9 mi
- Centennial Beach: 15.5 mi
- Cherry Street Beach: 17.0 mi
- South Boulevard Beach: 17.1 mi
- Hidden Hill: 7.2 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 7.4 mi
- Heritage Park Sled Hill: 7.9 mi
- Centennial Hill: 8.0 mi
- Pine Hill: 10.9 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 6.9 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 17.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 18.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 18.3 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 15.4 mi
- Lake Strini: 22.1 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 20.0 mi
- Covington Bluff: 20.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
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, 3 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Wheaton · 9 mi
- Downers Grove · 10 mi
- Hinsdale · 11 mi
- Brookfield · 12 mi
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