- Elevation, modelled
- 217 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 13.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 666.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.6762, -87.8379
Palos Park Woods Picnic Grounds is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 217 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Palos Park Woods, a nature reserve less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 6.9 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Palos Park Woods Picnic Grounds. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WNW 287° | 259 m | 13.0 mi |
| Mount Hoy | WNW 302° | 255 m | 20.7 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNE 16° | 204 m | 24.9 mi |
| Players Hill | NNE 15° | 187 m | 14.2 mi |
- 6.9 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 11.7 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 7 mi
- Viewing area · 26 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Palos Park Woods: 0.0 mi
- Paddock Woods: 0.4 mi
- McClaughry Springs Woods: 0.5 mi
- Palos Preserves: 0.6 mi
- Swallow Cliff Woods South: 1.0 mi
- McClaughrey Park: 0.4 mi
- Trailhead Bicycle Access: 0.6 mi
- Village Green: 0.7 mi
- Lakeview Park: 1.1 mi
- Swallow Cliff Woods: 1.3 mi
- Centennial Monument: 0.6 mi
- Palos Park Veteran's Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Piotr Przeslica: 3.3 mi
- Reggie Leslie: 3.3 mi
- Pulaski Woods: 3.7 mi
- Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Kesman Garden: 9.3 mi
- Fairy Garden: 9.6 mi
- Wingren: 9.6 mi
- Peirce Park Community Garden: 9.8 mi
- John Paul II: 4.6 mi
- Mamie Till-Mobley: 7.2 mi
- Walking Stick: 7.4 mi
- Sister 2: 7.4 mi
- Jet Era: 7.5 mi
- The Forge: Lemont Quarries: 7.2 mi
- GoApe Ropes Course: 10.7 mi
- Bennet's Wallaby: 10.7 mi
- Emu: 10.7 mi
- Parakeet: 10.7 mi
- Westman Beach: 11.3 mi
- 63rd Street Beach: 15.5 mi
- 57th Street Beach: 15.5 mi
- South Shore Beach: 15.6 mi
- Arthur Ashe Beach: 15.7 mi
- Centennial Hill: 5.3 mi
- Signal Hill: 6.3 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 6.8 mi
- Mounded Landfill: 13.0 mi
- Players Hill: 14.2 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 6.9 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 8.5 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 8.5 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 21.8 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 14.0 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 19.9 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 20.1 mi
- Lake Strini: 13.6 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 22.8 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 1.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 27 | 38 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 67 | 54 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little RED School HSE, 3 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapDay trips start here
- Palos Heights · 2 mi
- Alsip · 5 mi
- Burbank · 5 mi
- Crestwood · 5 mi
- Oak Lawn · 5 mi
- Midlothian · 7 mi
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