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Saw Wee Kee Park

Saw Wee Kee Park from directly overhead

Saw Wee Kee Park is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 183 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Yorkville Prairie Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 11 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
183 m

What to expect

Operated by
Oswegoland Park District

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.66605, -88.40104

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Rotary Park: 0.9 mi
  • Green's Filling Station Park: 1.0 mi
  • Autumn Creek North: 1.4 mi
  • Stepping Stones Park: 1.5 mi
  • Riemenschneider Park: 1.5 mi
Museums: 58
  • Little White School Museum: 2.9 mi
  • Sugar Grove Historical Society: 6.7 mi
  • Early Streets Museum: 6.9 mi
  • Farm Museum: 6.9 mi
  • SciTech Hands on Museum: 7.6 mi
Artworks: 52
  • Mastodon Statue: 7.3 mi
  • Bear: 7.3 mi
  • Bear: 7.3 mi
  • Men Digging: 7.3 mi
  • Mastodon Statue: 7.4 mi
Gardens: 47
Attractions: 10
Peaks: 10
  • Maramech Hill: 7.5 mi
  • Johnson’s Mound: 13.8 mi
  • Rotary Hill: 14.5 mi
  • Mount Hoy: 16.2 mi
  • Mounded Landfill: 17.2 mi
Picnic sites: 8
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 2
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 1
  • Lake Strini: 15.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Saw Wee Kee Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Johnson’s MoundN 354°273 m13.8 mi
Mounded LandfillENE 75°259 m17.2 mi
Mount HoyNE 45°255 m16.2 mi
Maramech HillWSW 256°196 m7.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:2019:5020:32
September equinox06:4218:1618:53
December solstice07:1815:4216:27

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232738496070737164523928
Precip in1.31.42.23.64.14.03.73.33.03.22.31.7

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/729705927

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