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St. Paul Woods

St. Paul Woods from directly overhead

St. Paul Woods is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 190 m. Mount Hoy stands 255 m to the southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is St. Paul Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1, a picnic site 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 12 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Forest Preserve District of Cook County

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.03711, -87.78746

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Pioneer Park: 0.3 mi
  • Trafalgar North West Courtyard: 0.4 mi
  • Trafalgar North Courtyard: 0.4 mi
  • Trafalgar Courtyard: 0.4 mi
  • Trafalgar South West Courtyard: 0.4 mi
Artworks
Gardens
Historic sites
Attractions
Museums
Beaches
Peaks: 17
  • Centennial Hill: 3.7 mi
  • Mount Trashmore: 4.3 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 6.3 mi
  • Hidden Hill: 6.7 mi
  • Horner Park Hill: 7.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Lighthouses: 2
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 6.1 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of St. Paul Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HoySW 235°255 m24.7 mi
Mount TrashmoreESE 103°204 m4.3 mi
Players HillS 175°187 m11.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2719:03
June solstice05:1619:4920:31
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1715:3816:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242837475868737265534130
Precip in2.12.02.34.04.84.33.74.23.63.62.62.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Botanic Garden, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/10879853142

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