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White Eagle Woods South

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White Eagle Woods South is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 185 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is White Eagle Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 2, a picnic site 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.3 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
185 m

What to expect

Operated by
Forest Preserve District of Cook County

How to reach it

Coordinates41.81757, -87.80610

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Amelia Park: 0.6 mi
  • Haley Park: 0.6 mi
  • Robinson Park: 0.7 mi
  • O'Reilly Park: 0.7 mi
  • Forest View Park: 0.8 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • Emu: 1.6 mi
  • Reindeer: 1.6 mi
  • Bennet's Wallaby: 1.6 mi
  • Red Panda: 1.6 mi
  • Alpaca: 1.6 mi
Gardens
  • Family Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Fairy Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Brookfield Library Pollinator Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Kesman Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Lincoln School Garden: 3.5 mi
Historic sites
Beaches: 56
Peaks: 19
  • Players Hill: 4.5 mi
  • Mount Bridgeport: 8.3 mi
  • Hidden Hill: 9.4 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 9.7 mi
  • Centennial Hill: 10.0 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
  • Rain Garden Springs: 13.2 mi
  • Lake Strini: 19.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of White Eagle Woods South. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillWSW 247°259 m15.3 mi
Mount HoyW 273°255 m19.3 mi
Mount TrashmoreNNE 20°204 m15.1 mi
Players HillNNE 26°187 m4.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2719:04
June solstice05:1719:4820:30
September equinox06:3918:1418:50
December solstice07:1615:3916:24

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263040516272767568554231
Precip in1.51.51.93.64.14.03.64.02.83.52.41.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Midway AP, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/180767436

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