Somme Prairie Grove Nature Preserve
Somme Prairie Grove Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 207 m. Leahy Hill stands 234 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Glenbrook Countryside Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 20 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Forest Preserve District of Cook County
How to reach it
- 19.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 30.0 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Glenbrook Countryside Park: 0.4 mi
- Crestwood Park: 0.5 mi
- Coast Guard Park: 0.6 mi
- Village Green Park: 1.0 mi
- Estates Tot Lot: 1.0 mi
- Hope Union Heritage Center: 0.9 mi
- Northfield Inn: 1.0 mi
- Kohl Childrens Museum: 3.3 mi
- Francis Stupey Log Cabin Museum: 3.4 mi
- Glencoe Historical Society: 3.6 mi
- Trail Marker Tree: 1.2 mi
- Lions Club: 1.8 mi
- The Sower Alcove: 2.1 mi
- Dixon Prairie: 2.1 mi
- The Woodland Edge: 2.3 mi
- Chipilly Woods: 1.3 mi
- Sunset Ridge Woods: 2.0 mi
- Glenbrook North High School Prairie Nature Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Berkeley Prairie: 2.7 mi
- Kent Fuller Air Station Prairie: 2.8 mi
- Moraine Township Food Pantry Garden: 1.5 mi
- Herb Garden: 2.0 mi
- Organic Teaching Garden: 2.1 mi
- Hilltop Garden: 2.1 mi
- Chicago Botanical Garden: 2.1 mi
- Model Railroad Garden: 2.0 mi
- The Magic Rock: 2.5 mi
- Plant identification trail: 4.3 mi
- Sugar Shack: 4.3 mi
- K1 Speed: 5.7 mi
- Canada Goose: 2.0 mi
- The Sower: 2.1 mi
- The Rookery: 2.1 mi
- Cuddly Lion: 2.1 mi
- Guardian: 2.1 mi
- Turnbull Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 2.9 mi
- Forest Way Grove Picnic Shelter: 2.9 mi
- Picnic Grove: 3.0 mi
- Dam No. 1 Woods-East Grove #1: 3.5 mi
- Dam No. 1 Woods-East Grove #2: 3.6 mi
- Rosewood Beach: 3.6 mi
- Millard Beach: 3.6 mi
- Millard Beach: 3.7 mi
- Park Avenue Boating/Fishing Beach: 4.1 mi
- Glencoe Beach: 4.1 mi
- sled hill: 4.7 mi
- Centennial Hill: 9.3 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 10.4 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 12.9 mi
- Hidden Hill: 13.3 mi
- Covington Bluff: 6.0 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 10.5 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 12.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Somme Prairie Grove Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leahy Hill | NNW 348° | 234 m | 20.0 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | SE 142° | 204 m | 10.4 mi |
| Players Hill | S 170° | 187 m | 18.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
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 | 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/175017597
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 17 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 18 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 18 mi
- Chicagoland · 19 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 20 mi
- Chicago/Near West Side · 20 mi
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