- Elevation
- 199 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 17.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lincoln Highway0.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.5142, -87.8953
Hickory Creek County Forest Preserve is a park in Illinois, at a recorded 199 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Van Horne Woods Forest Preserve, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 0.6 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 199 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hickory Creek County Forest Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | NNW 328° | 259 m | 17.7 mi |
- 0.6 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
- 9.6 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Overlooks nearby
- Viewing area · 16 mi
- Des Plaines River · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Van Horne Woods Forest Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Hickory Creek Forest Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Heron Hill Rookery (Keep Out): 2.1 mi
- Orland Grassland South: 3.5 mi
- Jackson Creek Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Mokena Park: 0.9 mi
- The Oaks Disc Golf Course: 0.9 mi
- Acorn Park: 1.0 mi
- Prairie Ridge Park: 1.0 mi
- Yunker Park: 1.1 mi
- Schmuhl School: 1.6 mi
- The Grainery Building: 2.5 mi
- Old telephone poles: 10.0 mi
- Chinese House of Park Forest: 10.7 mi
- Homewood Railroad Viewing Platform: 12.2 mi
- Yugo Griffin: 2.1 mi
- Louis Jolliet: 9.3 mi
- Spiral: 10.0 mi
- Sisyphus’Aviary: 10.1 mi
- Paul: 10.1 mi
- Nativity Scene: 7.0 mi
- Dreams: 9.9 mi
- Illinois & Michigan Canal Office: 9.9 mi
- Palos Park Veteran's Memorial: 10.9 mi
- Centennial Monument: 11.0 mi
- Old Zion Museum: 7.2 mi
- Gladys Fox Museum: 9.7 mi
- Illinois Rock & Roll Museum on Route 66: 9.7 mi
- Slovenian Women's Union and Heritage Museum: 9.7 mi
- Joliet Area Historical Society Museum: 9.7 mi
- Wingren: 9.1 mi
- Community Garden: 10.9 mi
- Oak Savanna: 17.4 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 18.2 mi
- Altgeld Gardens Community Farm: 18.5 mi
- Michigan Beach: 8.6 mi
- Westman Beach: 20.9 mi
- Centennial Beach: 22.3 mi
- Munson Beach: 23.3 mi
- Calumet Beach: 23.5 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 11.2 mi
- Signal Hill: 13.4 mi
- Centennial Hill: 13.5 mi
- Big Hill: 16.8 mi
- Mounded Landfill: 17.7 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 10.5 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 10.7 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 15.9 mi
- Three Rivers Rest Area (Westbound): 22.9 mi
- Three Rivers Rest Area (Eastbound): 24.0 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 13.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 13.4 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 13.7 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 11.6 mi
- Kankakee Bluffs: 20.4 mi
- Lake Strini: 13.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:41 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 28 | 38 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 53 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Joliet Brandon RD DAM, 11 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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