- Elevation, modelled
- 190 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Hoy255 m · 24.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 6612.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 42.0426, -87.7895
Wayside Woods is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled 190 m. Mount Hoy stands 255 m to the southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Wayside Woods Preserve, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 13 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wayside Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Hoy | SW 234° | 255 m | 24.8 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | ESE 107° | 204 m | 4.5 mi |
| Players Hill | S 174° | 187 m | 11.6 mi |
- 12.9 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 28.5 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 18 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wayside Woods Preserve: 0.1 mi
- Linne Woods: 0.3 mi
- St. Paul Woods: 0.4 mi
- Miami Woods: 0.9 mi
- Forest Preserve District of Cook County: 0.9 mi
- Harrer Park: 0.4 mi
- Prairie View Park: 0.4 mi
- Jacobs Park: 0.4 mi
- Pioneer Park: 0.5 mi
- Trafalgar North West Courtyard: 0.7 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 0.7 mi
- Undercover History: 2.0 mi
- Viking: 2.1 mi
- Lincoln on a Bench: 2.2 mi
- Glenview Bear: 2.4 mi
- Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center: 1.8 mi
- Skokie Heritage Museum: 2.0 mi
- Niles Historical Society: 2.0 mi
- Glenview History Center: 2.3 mi
- Park Ridge Historical Society: 2.5 mi
- Skokie Community Garden: 1.9 mi
- West Fork Corridor Native Rain Garden: 2.1 mi
- Niles Community Rain Garden: 2.3 mi
- Community garden: 2.8 mi
- KE37-Harry Caray's: 4.1 mi
- Iraq & Afghanistan Veterans Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Holocaust Memorial: 2.0 mi
- World War II Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Lincoln Arch: 2.2 mi
- Wildwood Veteran Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Leaning Tower of Niles: 2.1 mi
- Novelty Golf & Games: 4.7 mi
- Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe: 5.7 mi
- Plant identification trail: 6.0 mi
- Sugar Shack: 6.1 mi
- Kenilworth Beach: 5.5 mi
- Elder Lane Beach: 5.5 mi
- Cherry Street Beach: 5.5 mi
- Langdon Park Beach: 5.6 mi
- Langdon Beach: 5.7 mi
- Centennial Hill: 3.8 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 4.5 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 6.6 mi
- Hidden Hill: 7.0 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 7.5 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 5.1 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 25.0 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 6.4 mi
- Covington Bluff: 12.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 28 | 37 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Botanic Garden, 7 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 9 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 10 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 11 mi
- Chicagoland · 12 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 13 mi
- Chicago/Near West Side · 13 mi
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