- Elevation, modelled
- 195 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Bald Knob235 m · 23.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 6623.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 42.1972, -87.8289
Skokie River Woods is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled 195 m. Bald Knob stands 235 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Leonardi Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 23 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- Lake County Forest Preserves
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Skokie River Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | NW 304° | 235 m | 23.3 mi |
| Leahy Hill | NNW 345° | 234 m | 16.3 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | SSE 152° | 204 m | 13.6 mi |
| Players Hill | S 172° | 187 m | 22.4 mi |
- 23.4 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Leonardi Park: 0.3 mi
- Sleepy Hollow Park: 0.4 mi
- Buckthorn Park: 0.8 mi
- Cloverdale Park: 0.9 mi
- Danny Cunniff Park: 0.9 mi
- The Preserve of Highland Park: 0.4 mi
- Hybernia Nature Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Highmoor Park Nature Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Walter E. Heller Nature Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Berkeley Prairie: 1.3 mi
- 23: 0.6 mi
- Cow: 1.7 mi
- Large Narrow Horse: 3.2 mi
- The Sower: 3.9 mi
- Cuddly Lion: 4.0 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 1.1 mi
- War Memorial: 1.7 mi
- The Francis Stupey Log Cabin: 1.9 mi
- Cross Monument: 1.9 mi
- War Memorial: 1.9 mi
- The Magic Rock: 1.5 mi
- Model Railroad Garden: 3.9 mi
- K1 Speed: 6.2 mi
- Plant identification trail: 7.6 mi
- Sugar Shack: 7.7 mi
- Organic Teaching Garden: 1.7 mi
- Rose Garden at Laurel Park: 1.9 mi
- Schaffner Garden: 2.7 mi
- Moraine Township Food Pantry Garden: 3.2 mi
- Student Garden: 3.5 mi
- Francis Stupey Log Cabin Museum: 1.9 mi
- History Center Of Lake Forest- Lake Bluff: 3.8 mi
- Hope Union Heritage Center: 4.7 mi
- Northfield Inn: 4.8 mi
- Glencoe Historical Society: 5.6 mi
- Picnic Grove: 3.7 mi
- Turnbull Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 4.3 mi
- Potawatomi Woods Grove #1: 5.4 mi
- Forest Way Grove Picnic Shelter: 5.5 mi
- Dam No. 1 Woods-East Grove #1: 6.1 mi
- Park Avenue Boating/Fishing Beach: 2.1 mi
- Millard Beach: 2.8 mi
- Millard Beach: 2.8 mi
- Rosewood Beach: 3.7 mi
- Forest Park Beach: 3.9 mi
- sled hill: 1.0 mi
- Centennial Hill: 13.1 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 13.6 mi
- Leahy Hill: 16.3 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 16.7 mi
- Covington Bluff: 2.3 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 14.3 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 16.2 mi
- Kenosha Rest Area 26 (I-94 WB): 23.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
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 | 24 | 28 | 37 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Botanic Garden, 5 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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