- Elevation
- 173 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 16.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lincoln Highway4.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 41.5100, -88.1745
Middle Rock Run Forest Preserve is a park in Illinois, at a recorded 173 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is West Shore Park, a park 1.6 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 4.0 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 173 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Middle Rock Run Forest Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | NNE 18° | 259 m | 16.0 mi |
| Mount Hoy | N 359° | 255 m | 22.3 mi |
| Maramech Hill | WNW 295° | 196 m | 21.0 mi |
- 4.0 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
- 1.2 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Overlooks nearby
- Viewing area · 10 mi
- Des Plaines River · 25 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- West Shore Park: 1.6 mi
- Whiteford Field: 1.9 mi
- Lower Rock Run Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Ca Crest Park: 2.2 mi
- River's Edge Park: 2.2 mi
- Mary Alfred Moes 1828-1899: 4.2 mi
- Louis Jolliet: 5.3 mi
- Green Eggs and Ham: 13.8 mi
- DNA Wind Sculpture: 16.3 mi
- Yugo Griffin: 16.5 mi
- Akin Park Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
- Hickory Creek Barrens Nature Preserve: 12.9 mi
- Tampier Lake Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 16.8 mi
- Stand Alone Fireplace: 16.9 mi
- Tampier Greenway Family Picnic Area Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 17.3 mi
- Plainfield Tornado Memorial: 6.5 mi
- Dreams: 8.1 mi
- Illinois & Michigan Canal Office: 8.2 mi
- High Prairie Trail: 9.2 mi
- A. C. Sanders Memorial Stone: 10.3 mi
- Wingren: 11.4 mi
- Sensory Garden: 14.4 mi
- Lenore's Backyard Garden: 14.4 mi
- Sandy Dawe Memorial Butterfly Garden: 14.4 mi
- Herb Garden: 14.4 mi
- Old telephone poles: 5.7 mi
- Ellis House and Equestrian Center: 7.4 mi
- Heap's Pumpkin Farm: 9.0 mi
- Dollinger Family Farm: 9.2 mi
- Schmuhl School: 12.8 mi
- Mounded Landfill: 16.0 mi
- Signal Hill: 17.6 mi
- Rotary Hill: 17.9 mi
- Centennial Hill: 18.5 mi
- Maramech Hill: 21.0 mi
- Three Rivers Rest Area (Westbound): 9.1 mi
- Three Rivers Rest Area (Eastbound): 10.4 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 22.3 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 22.4 mi
- Michigan Beach: 5.9 mi
- Centennial Beach: 18.0 mi
- Westman Beach: 23.8 mi
- Kankakee Bluffs: 8.9 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 19.9 mi
- Holderman Hill: 21.7 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 15.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 15.3 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 17.3 mi
- Lake Strini: 10.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:42 | 16:27 |
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, 4 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapDay trips start here
- Joliet · 2 mi
- Bolingbrook · 14 mi
- Lemont · 15 mi
- Naperville · 16 mi
- Aurora · 18 mi
- Woodridge · 18 mi
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