Webster Wildlife Site
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Webster Wildlife Site is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 179 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Clover Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 2.9 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Chicago Park District
How to reach it
- 2.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 28.6 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Clover Park: 0.2 mi
- Schaefer Park: 0.4 mi
- Park No. 512: 0.4 mi
- Walsh Park: 0.5 mi
- Wrightwood Park: 0.5 mi
- A Greater Perspective: 0.7 mi
- Vincent de Paul with two students: 0.7 mi
- Monsignor John Egan: 0.8 mi
- Doors Open Everywhere at Fullerton: 0.8 mi
- Hayes Healy Gymnasium: 0.8 mi
- Panzer Garden: 0.7 mi
- DePaul Urban Garden: 0.8 mi
- Oz Park Garden: 1.2 mi
- El Yunque: 1.3 mi
- Goose Island Overlook Garden: 1.4 mi
- Vincentian Bicentennial Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Martha Wilson Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Andy Montañez: 1.6 mi
- Elias Diaz y Perez: 1.6 mi
- Abandoned Lake Michigan Shoreline: 1.6 mi
- Biograph Theatre: 1.0 mi
- Red Wolf: 1.7 mi
- Black Bear: 1.7 mi
- American Beaver: 1.7 mi
- River Otter: 1.7 mi
- North Pond Nature Sanctuary: 1.7 mi
- Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool: 1.8 mi
- South Pond Natural Area: 1.8 mi
- Diversey Natural Area: 2.0 mi
- California Park Natural Area: 2.7 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 5: 1.7 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 6: 1.7 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 10: 1.7 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 8: 1.7 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 4: 1.8 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 2.1 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 2.6 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 3.4 mi
- Montrose Dog Beach: 3.5 mi
- Ardmore Hollywood (Osterman) Beach: 4.7 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 3.1 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 5.1 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 5.5 mi
- Players Hill: 6.0 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 7.4 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 11.0 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 21.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 23.4 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 23.5 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 19.5 mi
- Covington Bluff: 22.5 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 4.7 mi
- Tedens: 22.2 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Webster Wildlife Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WSW 238° | 259 m | 24.9 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 345° | 204 m | 7.4 mi |
| Players Hill | WSW 239° | 187 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
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 | 26 | 29 | 38 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 74 | 74 | 67 | 54 | 43 | 31 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Northerly IS, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 1 mi
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 2 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 2 mi
- Chicagoland · 2 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 3 mi
- Chicago/Near West Side · 3 mi
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