Winfield Mounds Forest Preserve
Winfield Mounds Forest Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 226 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Oakwood Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 7.3 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 226 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
How to reach it
- 7.3 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
- 13.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fabyan Windmill · 7 mi
- Des Plaines River · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Oakwood Park: 0.4 mi
- Lions Park: 0.6 mi
- General Winfield Scott Park: 0.6 mi
- Wynwood Fields: 0.6 mi
- Chartwell Park: 0.6 mi
- Hedges Station: 0.4 mi
- Robert Rutherford McCormick Mansion Museum: 1.6 mi
- Kruse House Museum: 1.8 mi
- First Infantry Division Museum: 1.8 mi
- DuPage County Historical Museum: 3.0 mi
- Timber Ridge Forest Preserve: 0.9 mi
- West DuPage Woods Forest Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Kline Creek Farm: 1.2 mi
- Timber Ridge Forest Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Belleau Woods Forest Preserve: 1.7 mi
- DuPage County Veterans Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Memorial Park Monument: 2.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial Plaza: 4.1 mi
- memorial marker: 6.4 mi
- Memorial marker: 6.4 mi
- Lion of Cantigny: 1.7 mi
- Search: 3.3 mi
- Carol Stream Arch: 4.1 mi
- All Saints of Ukraine: 6.6 mi
- Four Columns: 6.6 mi
- Octagon Garden Southeast: 1.7 mi
- Rose Garden: 1.7 mi
- Idea Garden: 1.7 mi
- Carol Stream Garden Plots: 3.5 mi
- The Courtyard: 3.5 mi
- St. James Farm Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Mayslake Peabody Estate: 10.9 mi
- Chicago Athenaeum International Sculpture Park: 11.4 mi
- Bishop's Mausoleum: 13.2 mi
- Al Capone's Gravesite: 13.2 mi
- East Picnic Shelter: 3.6 mi
- West Picnic Shelter: 3.6 mi
- South Picnic Shelter: 3.7 mi
- Stand Alone Fireplace: 9.0 mi
- Busse Lake Boating Center Grove 19: 12.5 mi
- Mount Hoy: 3.3 mi
- Pine Hill: 5.8 mi
- Hemlock Hill: 6.0 mi
- Spruce Hill: 6.0 mi
- Heritage Park Sled Hill: 6.6 mi
- Centennial Beach: 7.4 mi
- Westman Beach: 11.6 mi
- Whitney Shores Private Beach: 21.9 mi
- Indian Trail Beach: 22.6 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 23.7 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 15.4 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 15.4 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 15.7 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 17.4 mi
- Lake Strini: 16.4 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 20.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Winfield Mounds Forest Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson’s Mound | W 266° | 273 m | 13.7 mi |
| Mounded Landfill | SSE 157° | 259 m | 11.1 mi |
| Mount Hoy | SSW 196° | 255 m | 3.3 mi |
| Players Hill | E 90° | 187 m | 20.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
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 | 23 | 27 | 38 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 52 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago W Chicago Dupage AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/456689060
Day trips start here
- Wheaton · 3 mi
- Lisle · 7 mi
- Downers Grove · 9 mi
- Naperville · 9 mi
- Aurora · 10 mi
- Woodridge · 11 mi
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