Van Horne Woods Forest Preserve
Van Horne Woods Forest Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 219 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Hickory Creek County Forest Preserve, a park 0.8 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 0.4 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 219 m
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
- 10.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Viewing area · 16 mi
- Des Plaines River · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hickory Creek County Forest Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Prairie Ridge Park: 0.9 mi
- Tanglewood Park: 0.9 mi
- The Oaks Disc Golf Course: 1.0 mi
- Michelle Bingham Park: 1.0 mi
- Hickory Creek Forest Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Heron Hill Rookery (Keep Out): 1.7 mi
- Jackson Creek Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Orland Grassland South: 3.7 mi
- Hunters Woods: 4.2 mi
- Yugo Griffin: 1.4 mi
- Spiral: 9.2 mi
- Sisyphus’Aviary: 9.3 mi
- Paul: 9.3 mi
- Flying Saucer: 9.4 mi
- The Grainery Building: 1.8 mi
- Schmuhl School: 2.3 mi
- Chinese House of Park Forest: 10.1 mi
- Old telephone poles: 10.5 mi
- Homewood Railroad Viewing Platform: 11.7 mi
- Hickory Creek Barrens Nature Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Bremen Grove Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 8.2 mi
- Vollmer Road Grove Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 8.6 mi
- Yankee Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 2: 8.8 mi
- Yankee Woods Picnic Grove 1: 8.8 mi
- Old Zion Museum: 7.0 mi
- Illinois Rock & Roll Museum on Route 66: 10.4 mi
- Joliet Area Historical Society Museum: 10.4 mi
- Slovenian Women's Union and Heritage Museum: 10.4 mi
- Gladys Fox Museum: 10.5 mi
- Nativity Scene: 7.4 mi
- Dreams: 10.6 mi
- Illinois & Michigan Canal Office: 10.6 mi
- Palos Park Veteran's Memorial: 11.2 mi
- Centennial Monument: 11.2 mi
- Wingren: 9.8 mi
- Community Garden: 11.1 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 17.7 mi
- Oak Savanna: 18.1 mi
- Altgeld Gardens Community Farm: 18.1 mi
- Michigan Beach: 9.2 mi
- Westman Beach: 21.4 mi
- Centennial Beach: 23.0 mi
- Munson Beach: 23.1 mi
- Calumet Beach: 23.2 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 11.0 mi
- Signal Hill: 14.0 mi
- Centennial Hill: 14.0 mi
- Big Hill: 16.1 mi
- Mounded Landfill: 18.4 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 9.8 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 10.0 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 15.4 mi
- Three Rivers Rest Area (Westbound): 23.4 mi
- Three Rivers Rest Area (Eastbound): 24.6 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 14.0 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 14.0 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 14.3 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 11.9 mi
- Kankakee Bluffs: 20.9 mi
- Lake Strini: 14.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Van Horne Woods Forest Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | NNW 327° | 259 m | 18.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:41 | 16:25 |
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, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/354150105
Day trips start here
- Tinley Park · 6 mi
- South Suburbs · 7 mi
- Oak Forest · 10 mi
- Crestwood · 12 mi
- Midlothian · 12 mi
- Palos Heights · 12 mi
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