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Bemis Woods South Picnic Shelter Grove 5

Bemis Woods South Picnic Shelter Grove 5 from directly overhead

Bemis Woods South Picnic Shelter Grove 5 is a picnic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 198 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is GoApe Ropes Course, a attraction 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 3.1 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Step-free access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates41.82151, -87.90175

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Parks
  • Sereda Park: 0.5 mi
  • Northeast Park: 0.5 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
  • Laidlaw Park: 0.6 mi
  • Salt Creek Woods Nature Preserve: 0.7 mi
Gardens
Historic sites
Artworks
Beaches: 54
Peaks: 19
  • Players Hill: 7.9 mi
  • Centennial Hill: 8.0 mi
  • Signal Hill: 8.6 mi
  • Spruce Hill: 9.3 mi
  • Hemlock Hill: 9.3 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
  • Lake Strini: 15.8 mi
  • Rain Garden Springs: 15.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bemis Woods South Picnic Shelter Grove 5. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillSW 235°259 m11.1 mi
Mount HoyW 273°255 m14.4 mi
Mount TrashmoreNE 36°204 m17.2 mi
Players HillENE 62°187 m7.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1819:4920:31
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1715:4016:24

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242738516272777567544130
Precip in2.32.02.54.15.04.64.14.53.53.72.72.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little RED School HSE, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/191198335

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