Santa Fe Prairie
Santa Fe Prairie is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Whispering Willow Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.4 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Illinois Nature Preserves Commission
How to reach it
- 1.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 17.4 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 2 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Whispering Willow Park: 0.6 mi
- Hodgkins Park: 1.0 mi
- Commissioner's Park: 1.1 mi
- Leisure Garden Park: 1.3 mi
- Woodland Ridge Park: 1.3 mi
- Willow Springs Historical Society: 1.1 mi
- Flagg Creek Historical Museum: 1.9 mi
- La Grange Area Historical Society: 3.3 mi
- Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center: 3.6 mi
- Western Springs Water Tower: 4.2 mi
- John Paul II: 1.2 mi
- Mamie Till-Mobley: 3.0 mi
- Marquette and Joliet Explorer Statue: 4.3 mi
- Prairie Spirit: 4.5 mi
- CPD Officer Ella French: 4.5 mi
- Willow Springs Honor Roll: 2.1 mi
- The Worker: 2.1 mi
- Birthplace of Emmett Till: 2.8 mi
- Burr Ridge Veterans Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Jean: 3.4 mi
- Spears Woods: 2.3 mi
- Willow Springs Woods: 2.3 mi
- Columbia Woods: 2.4 mi
- Hidden Pond Woods: 2.4 mi
- Cranberry Slough Nature Preserve: 3.3 mi
- Kesman Garden: 3.6 mi
- Fairy Garden: 3.9 mi
- Peirce Park Community Garden: 4.5 mi
- Brookfield Library Pollinator Garden: 4.7 mi
- Torin's: 4.7 mi
- GoApe Ropes Course: 5.1 mi
- Andean Condor: 5.2 mi
- Pelican: 5.2 mi
- Mexican Gray Wolf: 5.2 mi
- Bald Eagle: 5.2 mi
- Westman Beach: 6.3 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 12.9 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 14.1 mi
- 41st Street Beach: 14.2 mi
- 49th Street Beach: 14.5 mi
- Centennial Hill: 5.2 mi
- Signal Hill: 6.2 mi
- Players Hill: 9.3 mi
- Mounded Landfill: 11.5 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 11.7 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 6.6 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 8.8 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 8.8 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 16.1 mi
- Lake Strini: 14.6 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 18.0 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 5.5 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 18.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Santa Fe Prairie. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | W 260° | 259 m | 11.5 mi |
| Mount Hoy | WNW 287° | 255 m | 17.3 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNE 23° | 204 m | 19.9 mi |
| Players Hill | NNE 30° | 187 m | 9.3 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 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:40 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 27 | 38 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 67 | 54 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little RED School HSE, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1033376986
Day trips start here
- Burbank · 3 mi
- La Grange · 3 mi
- Western Springs · 3 mi
- Brookfield · 4 mi
- Hinsdale · 5 mi
- Oak Brook · 6 mi
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