Veteran Woods County Forest Preserve
Veteran Woods County Forest Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 208 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Meadowalk Park, a park 1.0 miles away. Historic Route 66 runs past it. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 208 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Forest Preserve District of Will County
How to reach it
- On the Historic Route 66, National
- 7.7 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 14 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 19 mi
- Viewing area · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Meadowalk Park: 1.0 mi
- Pine Trails Park: 1.1 mi
- Central Park: 1.7 mi
- Briarcliffe Park: 1.8 mi
- Mather Park: 1.8 mi
- Romeoville Area Historical Society: 1.9 mi
- Isle La Cache Museum: 2.1 mi
- Lemont Area Historical Society Museum: 3.1 mi
- Illinois Aviation Museum: 4.0 mi
- Nuclear Energy Exhibition Hall: 4.9 mi
- Oak Savanna: 4.2 mi
- Wingren: 4.6 mi
- Sandy Dawe Memorial Butterfly Garden: 5.4 mi
- Sensory Garden: 5.5 mi
- Herb Garden: 5.5 mi
- The Forge: Lemont Quarries: 4.4 mi
- Mayslake Peabody Estate: 12.1 mi
- St. James Farm Preserve: 12.7 mi
- Schmuhl School: 12.9 mi
- GoApe Ropes Course: 13.3 mi
- Unknown: 4.9 mi
- Sister 1: 5.0 mi
- Buddhist Society Statue: 5.0 mi
- Four Corners: 5.0 mi
- Unknown: 5.0 mi
- ZGS Piston: 5.4 mi
- Illinois & Michigan Canal Office: 5.4 mi
- Dreams: 5.5 mi
- Chicago Pile 1 Site A: 8.0 mi
- Chicago Pile 1 Plot M: 8.1 mi
- Stand Alone Fireplace: 6.5 mi
- Tampier Lake Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 7.9 mi
- Red Gate Woods: 8.1 mi
- Wolf Road Woods: 8.8 mi
- Pulaski Woods: 8.9 mi
- Mounded Landfill: 4.3 mi
- Signal Hill: 6.0 mi
- Centennial Hill: 7.1 mi
- Rotary Hill: 8.5 mi
- Spruce Hill: 10.2 mi
- Three Rivers Rest Area (Westbound): 20.7 mi
- Three Rivers Rest Area (Eastbound): 22.1 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 24.2 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 24.3 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 24.6 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 3.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 3.3 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 5.5 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 24.5 mi
- Centennial Beach: 8.6 mi
- Michigan Beach: 10.6 mi
- Westman Beach: 11.3 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 24.6 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 10.1 mi
- Kankakee Bluffs: 21.4 mi
- Lake Strini: 2.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Veteran Woods County Forest Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson’s Mound | NW 305° | 273 m | 23.3 mi |
| Mounded Landfill | NNW 347° | 259 m | 4.3 mi |
| Mount Hoy | NNW 331° | 255 m | 12.9 mi |
| Players Hill | NE 46° | 187 m | 20.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:15 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:41 | 16:26 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 28 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Romeoville WFO, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/439421335
Day trips start here
- Bolingbrook · 3 mi
- Lemont · 4 mi
- Woodridge · 5 mi
- Naperville · 8 mi
- Lisle · 9 mi
- Downers Grove · 10 mi
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