Nature reserve · Illinois
Shoe Factory Road Woods
Shoe Factory Road Woods is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 238 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. Lincoln Highway passes 12 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 238 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Forest Preserve District of Cook County
How to reach it
Coordinates42.04911, -88.20410
- 12.3 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
- 24.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fabyan Windmill · 13 mi
- Des Plaines River · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Shoe Factory Road Woods: 0.3 mi
- Carl R. Hanson Woods: 0.5 mi
- Shoe Factory Road Prairie Nature Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Poplar Creek Forest Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Rolling Knolls: 1.8 mi
Parks
- Hunters Ridge Wetlands: 0.6 mi
- Hunters Ridge Wetlands Park: 0.6 mi
- Cannon Crossings Park: 0.6 mi
- Walnut Grove Pond: 0.8 mi
- Rohrssen Park: 0.9 mi
Gardens
- Spruce Trees Nursery: 2.0 mi
- Meditation Garden: 3.2 mi
- City Hall Raised Garden: 4.2 mi
- Community Garden: 6.5 mi
- Sherman Natural Prairie and Community Garden: 6.5 mi
Museums
- School House Museum: 2.2 mi
- Elgin Public Museum: 3.0 mi
- Elgin Fire Barn Number 5 Museum: 3.7 mi
- Elgin History Museum: 3.8 mi
- Bartlett Depot Museum: 4.0 mi
Attractions
- Goebbert's Farm & Garden Center of South Barrington: 2.4 mi
- Paintball Explosion: 4.0 mi
- Medieval Times: 6.6 mi
- Steffan's Straight: 6.7 mi
- Serpentine: 6.7 mi
Historic sites
- Streamwood Veterans Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Streamwood Veterans Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Illinois Watch Case Company: 3.4 mi
- Pratt's Castle: 3.7 mi
- Elgin National Watch Company: 4.0 mi
Artworks
- Another Thought Sculpture: 3.8 mi
- Dance of Wonder: 3.8 mi
- Elgin Embrace: 4.0 mi
- Arts In Bartlett: 4.0 mi
- Droid 8508: 4.1 mi
Picnic sites
- Jelkes Creek Bird Sanctuary: 5.8 mi
- Busse Lake Boating Center Grove 19: 9.1 mi
- Busse Lake Boating Center Grove 21: 9.2 mi
- Busse Lake Boating Center Grove 22: 9.3 mi
- Busse Lake Boating Center Grove 23: 9.4 mi
Beaches: 25
- Indian Trail Beach: 11.0 mi
- Whitney Shores Private Beach: 11.2 mi
- Main Beach: 14.6 mi
- West Beach: 15.2 mi
- Lakeview Beach and Dock: 17.0 mi
Peaks: 13
- Heritage Park Sled Hill: 6.3 mi
- Mount Hoy: 15.0 mi
- Pine Hill: 17.2 mi
- Johnson’s Mound: 17.2 mi
- Hemlock Hill: 17.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Weston: 14.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Rosemont Waterfall: 18.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Covington Bluff: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Shoe Factory Road Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson’s Mound | SW 222° | 273 m | 17.2 mi |
| Mounded Landfill | SSE 164° | 259 m | 22.9 mi |
| Mount Hoy | S 175° | 255 m | 15.0 mi |
| Bald Knob | N 360° | 235 m | 23.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:50 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
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 | 23 | 26 | 37 | 48 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 52 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Streamwood, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/196795844
Day trips start here
- Wheaton · 14 mi
- Downers Grove · 19 mi
- Lisle · 19 mi
- Aurora · 20 mi
- Naperville · 21 mi
- Oak Brook · 21 mi
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