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Salt Creek Woods

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Elevation, modelled
192 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Mounded Landfill259 m · 11.5 mi
Nearest byway
Historic Route 663.1 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:31local time
Coordinates
41.8252, -87.8959
Salt Creek Woods from directly overhead

Salt Creek Woods is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled 192 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Torin's, a garden 0.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 3.1 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Forest Preserve District of Cook County

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Salt Creek Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillSW 235°259 m11.5 mi
Mount HoyW 272°255 m14.6 mi
Mount TrashmoreNE 35°204 m16.8 mi
Players HillENE 62°187 m7.5 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1719:4920:31
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1615:3916:24

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263040516272767568554231
Precip in1.51.51.93.64.14.03.64.02.83.52.41.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Midway AP, 8 mi away.

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