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Tampier Lake

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Elevation, modelled
214 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Mounded Landfill259 m · 10.9 mi
Nearest byway
Historic Route 666.7 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:30local time
Coordinates
41.6514, -87.8957
Tampier Lake from directly overhead

Tampier Lake is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled 214 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Tampier Lake Picnic Shelter Grove 1, a picnic site 0.6 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 6.7 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Forest Preserve District of Cook County

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillWNW 300°259 m10.9 mi
Mount HoyNW 311°255 m19.3 mi
Players HillNNE 23°187 m16.8 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Beaches: 22
Peaks: 20
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1819:4820:30
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1615:4016:25

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242738516272777567544130
Precip in2.32.02.54.15.04.64.14.53.53.72.72.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little RED School HSE, 4 mi away.

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