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Des Plaines State Conservation Area

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Elevation
159 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Mounded Landfill259 m · 24.3 mi
Nearest byway
Historic Route 660.9 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:31local time
Coordinates
41.3934, -88.2101
Des Plaines State Conservation Area from directly overhead

Des Plaines State Conservation Area is a park in Illinois, at a recorded 159 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Diamond Park, a park 1.7 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.9 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Elevation
159 m

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Des Plaines State Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillNNE 16°259 m24.3 mi
Maramech HillNW 315°196 m24.1 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 39
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Peaks: 2
Beaches: 1
Springs: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2919:05
June solstice05:2019:4920:31
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1615:4316:27

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242939506171757366544230
Precip in2.11.72.13.84.64.53.93.73.23.12.52.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Channahon Dresden ISL DAM, 4 mi away.

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