Brezina Woods Picnic Grove 1
Brezina Woods Picnic Grove 1 is a picnic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 191 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Brezina Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 2, a picnic site 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 3.2 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Forest Preserve District of Cook County
How to reach it
- 3.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 22.1 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 5 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Community Park: 0.5 mi
- Hainesworth Park: 0.6 mi
- Robin Hood Park: 0.7 mi
- Beverly Park: 0.9 mi
- Mayfair Park: 0.9 mi
- Kiwanis Club of Westchester: 0.5 mi
- The Chase Rock: 0.7 mi
- Cannon Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Baboon Island: 2.3 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Fountain Marker: 2.3 mi
- La Grange Park Woods: 1.0 mi
- Wolf Road Prairie Nature Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Salt Creek Woods: 1.7 mi
- Brookfield Woods Preserve: 1.7 mi
- McCormick Woods Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Sally Schulz Memorial Butterfly Garden: 1.2 mi
- Broadview Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- Torin's: 1.7 mi
- Brookfield Library Pollinator Garden: 1.9 mi
- Family Garden: 2.4 mi
- La Grange Park Fire History Museum: 1.5 mi
- Brookfield Historical Society: 2.3 mi
- Ekdahl House Museum: 2.6 mi
- Western Springs Water Tower: 2.7 mi
- La Grange Area Historical Society: 2.7 mi
- Al Capone's Gravesite: 2.0 mi
- Golden Lion Tamarins: 2.0 mi
- Saddle Billed Stork: 2.0 mi
- White Stork: 2.0 mi
- Red river hog: 2.0 mi
- Tree: 2.1 mi
- Elephant: 2.1 mi
- Tree: 2.1 mi
- Ant Hill: 2.1 mi
- Ant Hill: 2.1 mi
- Westman Beach: 4.6 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 9.8 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 13.6 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 13.9 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 13.9 mi
- Players Hill: 6.0 mi
- Hidden Hill: 7.5 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 7.9 mi
- Centennial Hill: 9.9 mi
- Signal Hill: 10.5 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 10.2 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 10.6 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 12.5 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 12.5 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 13.8 mi
- Lake Strini: 17.9 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 11.4 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Brezina Woods Picnic Grove 1. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | SW 233° | 259 m | 13.1 mi |
| Mount Hoy | W 267° | 255 m | 15.7 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NE 35° | 204 m | 15.2 mi |
| Players Hill | ENE 69° | 187 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:48 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
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 | 26 | 30 | 40 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 55 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Midway AP, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/4195718569
Day trips start here
- Brookfield · 2 mi
- La Grange · 3 mi
- Oak Brook · 3 mi
- Western Springs · 3 mi
- Berwyn · 4 mi
- Hinsdale · 4 mi
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