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Thatcher Woods

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Elevation, modelled
188 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Mounded Landfill259 m · 17.2 mi
Nearest byway
Historic Route 664.9 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:31local time
Coordinates
41.8940, -87.8275
Thatcher Woods from directly overhead

Thatcher Woods is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled 188 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Thatcher Woods Trailside Meuseum of Natural History, a nature reserve less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 4.9 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 Thatcher Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillSW 229°259 m17.2 mi
Mount HoyWSW 257°255 m18.6 mi
Mount TrashmoreNE 35°204 m10.9 mi
Players HillESE 112°187 m3.3 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Springs: 2
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1719:4820:31
September equinox06:3918:1418:50
December solstice07:1615:3916:24

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252939506171757466544131
Precip in2.02.02.53.84.54.13.74.23.23.42.42.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Ohare Intl AP, 7 mi away.

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