Sweet Woods
Sweet Woods is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 185 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Camp Thornton, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 4.1 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Forest Preserve District of Cook County
How to reach it
- 4.1 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
- 20.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 5.8 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Camp Thornton: 0.1 mi
- Hoxie Farm / Wampum Lake: 1.0 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 3.3 mi
- Ford Hangar: 3.4 mi
- Dixie Highway: 3.4 mi
- Brownell Woods: 0.6 mi
- Jurgensen Woods: 0.6 mi
- Jurgensen Woods Nature Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Glenwood Woods North: 1.2 mi
- Glenwood Woods South: 1.6 mi
- Glenwood Woods Park: 1.2 mi
- Hickory Glen Park: 1.3 mi
- George Arquilla Park: 1.4 mi
- VanLaten Park: 1.4 mi
- Whitman Park: 1.6 mi
- Homewood Railroad Viewing Platform: 3.5 mi
- Calumet City (Yellow Smiley Face) Water Tower: 3.7 mi
- Calumet City (Pink Smiley Face) Water Tower: 5.4 mi
- Chinese House of Park Forest: 5.7 mi
- Peteyville Christmas Lights: 8.1 mi
- Sand Ridge Nature Center: 3.9 mi
- Calumet City Historical Society: 5.3 mi
- Robbins Illinois History Museum: 8.1 mi
- Ford Calumet Environmental Center (FCEC): 9.0 mi
- Historic Pullman Foundation Exhibit Hall: 9.3 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 3.9 mi
- HAST Garden: 5.8 mi
- City Hall Rose Garden: 5.9 mi
- Altgeld Gardens Community Farm: 6.9 mi
- Memorial Garden: 8.2 mi
- Lincoln on the Road to Greatness: 4.0 mi
- Arche Fountain: 4.1 mi
- Prairie Boat: 6.5 mi
- Marshall Major Taylor: 7.2 mi
- Flick Statue: 7.2 mi
- Whihala Beach: 10.5 mi
- Whihala Park West Beach: 10.6 mi
- Jeorse Park Beach: 10.8 mi
- Hammond Marina Beach: 10.9 mi
- Buffington Harbor Beach: 10.9 mi
- Sledding Hill: 5.4 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 8.0 mi
- Arbor Hill: 8.1 mi
- Big Hill: 10.6 mi
- Sled Hill: 11.0 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 1.5 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 14.5 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 14.6 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 21.5 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 22.7 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 22.7 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 16.0 mi
- Tedens: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sweet Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lieber | ENE 78° | 214 m | 19.2 mi |
| Chanute Hill | ENE 76° | 195 m | 17.8 mi |
| Players Hill | NNW 339° | 187 m | 23.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 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 | 23 | 27 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Park Forest, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/3441392275
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