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Wayside Woods

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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 from directly overhead

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.

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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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HoySW 234°255 m24.8 mi
Mount TrashmoreESE 107°204 m4.5 mi
Players HillS 174°187 m11.6 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Waterfalls: 2
Lighthouses: 2
Springs: 1
Cliffs: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2719:03
June solstice05:1619:4920:31
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1715:3816:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242837475868737265534130
Precip in2.12.02.34.04.84.33.74.23.63.62.62.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Botanic Garden, 7 mi away.

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