Arie Crown Forest Picnic Shelter Grove 3
Arie Crown Forest Picnic Shelter Grove 3 is a picnic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 206 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Srejma-Michalek Memorial Tot Lot, a park 0.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.5 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Forest Preserve District of Cook County
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 17.7 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 2 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Srejma-Michalek Memorial Tot Lot: 0.4 mi
- Woodland Ridge Park: 0.4 mi
- Soehrman Park: 0.5 mi
- Whispering Willow Park: 0.7 mi
- Blackhawk Park: 0.9 mi
- Santa Fe Prairie: 1.1 mi
- Columbia Woods: 2.3 mi
- Willow Springs Woods: 2.6 mi
- Spears Woods: 2.9 mi
- Hidden Pond Woods: 3.2 mi
- Flagg Creek Historical Museum: 1.1 mi
- Willow Springs Historical Society: 1.9 mi
- La Grange Area Historical Society: 2.8 mi
- Western Springs Water Tower: 3.3 mi
- Ekdahl House Museum: 3.4 mi
- John Paul II: 2.0 mi
- Mamie Till-Mobley: 3.8 mi
- Prairie Spirit: 4.4 mi
- Bicentennial Liberty Bell: 4.5 mi
- Marquette and Joliet Explorer Statue: 4.8 mi
- Burr Ridge Veterans Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Jean: 2.3 mi
- Tom Hardies & Otis: 2.3 mi
- Willow Springs Honor Roll: 2.3 mi
- The Worker: 2.3 mi
- Peirce Park Community Garden: 3.5 mi
- Kesman Garden: 3.5 mi
- Fairy Garden: 3.8 mi
- Torin's: 4.0 mi
- Brookfield Library Pollinator Garden: 4.5 mi
- GoApe Ropes Course: 4.2 mi
- Mexican Gray Wolf: 5.1 mi
- Andean Condor: 5.1 mi
- Kill Site: 5.1 mi
- Bald Eagle: 5.1 mi
- Westman Beach: 5.2 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 13.3 mi
- Centennial Beach: 14.4 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 14.9 mi
- 41st Street Beach: 15.1 mi
- Centennial Hill: 4.8 mi
- Signal Hill: 5.7 mi
- Players Hill: 9.5 mi
- Mounded Landfill: 10.6 mi
- Spruce Hill: 11.1 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 6.1 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 8.2 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 8.2 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 15.7 mi
- Lake Strini: 14.0 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 18.2 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 5.9 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 19.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Arie Crown Forest Picnic Shelter Grove 3. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WSW 257° | 259 m | 10.6 mi |
| Mount Hoy | WNW 287° | 255 m | 16.2 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNE 26° | 204 m | 20.0 mi |
| Players Hill | NE 37° | 187 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/419525654
Day trips start here
- La Grange · 3 mi
- Western Springs · 3 mi
- Brookfield · 4 mi
- Burbank · 4 mi
- Hinsdale · 4 mi
- Oak Brook · 5 mi
Take the scenic way to Arie Crown Forest Picnic Shelter Grove 3.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.