Songbird Slough Forest Preserve
Songbird Slough Forest Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 214 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Raymond Benson Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 14 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 214 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
How to reach it
- 13.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 15.8 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 15 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Raymond Benson Park: 0.4 mi
- Farmwood Park: 0.6 mi
- Foxdale Park: 0.6 mi
- Washington Park: 0.7 mi
- Wesley G. Usher Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
- Itasca Historical Depot Museum: 1.0 mi
- Addison Historical Museum: 2.1 mi
- Farmhouse Museum: 3.1 mi
- Farmhouse Museum: 3.1 mi
- Bloomingdale Park District Museum: 3.5 mi
- Taking Flight: 2.2 mi
- All Saints of Ukraine: 2.9 mi
- Heroic Encounter: 5.3 mi
- Thought - Rise in Vacuum I: 5.3 mi
- Touching Heaven: 5.3 mi
- Heaven’s Brigade and All Heroes: 3.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 5.0 mi
- Niebuhr Monument: 5.5 mi
- Elmhurst Veterans Memorial: 5.6 mi
- Elmhurst Veterans Memorial: 5.6 mi
- Busse Forest-South Grove 14: 4.5 mi
- Busse Forest-South Grove 13: 4.5 mi
- Busse Forest-South Grove 15: 4.6 mi
- Busse Forest-South Grove 9: 4.6 mi
- Busse Forest-South Grove 10: 4.6 mi
- Bob Link Arboretum: 5.0 mi
- Illinois Heritage Grove: 5.3 mi
- Alumni Circle: 5.4 mi
- Native Prairie Wildflower Sanctuary: 5.7 mi
- The Courtyard: 7.4 mi
- Chicago Athenaeum International Sculpture Park: 5.3 mi
- 1000 gecs tree: 7.2 mi
- Medieval Times: 8.1 mi
- Bishop's Mausoleum: 8.3 mi
- Al Capone's Gravesite: 8.5 mi
- Westman Beach: 10.4 mi
- Centennial Beach: 14.9 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 16.3 mi
- Whitney Shores Private Beach: 16.9 mi
- Cherry Street Beach: 18.1 mi
- Heritage Park Sled Hill: 6.5 mi
- Hidden Hill: 8.6 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 8.8 mi
- Centennial Hill: 9.1 mi
- Pine Hill: 10.4 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 8.2 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 17.6 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 18.5 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 18.5 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 16.7 mi
- Lake Strini: 22.0 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 20.7 mi
- Covington Bluff: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Songbird Slough Forest Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson’s Mound | WSW 253° | 273 m | 22.4 mi |
| Mounded Landfill | SSW 192° | 259 m | 16.1 mi |
| Mount Hoy | SW 225° | 255 m | 12.2 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | ENE 74° | 204 m | 16.4 mi |
| Players Hill | ESE 114° | 187 m | 13.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
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 | 25 | 29 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 66 | 54 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Ohare Intl AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/183350525
Day trips start here
- Wheaton · 9 mi
- Downers Grove · 10 mi
- Oak Brook · 10 mi
- Hinsdale · 12 mi
- Lisle · 12 mi
- Brookfield · 13 mi
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