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Busse Forest-North Grove 2

Busse Forest-North Grove 2 from directly overhead

Busse Forest-North Grove 2 is a picnic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 219 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Busse Forest Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 18 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Forest Preserve District of Cook County

How to reach it

Coordinates42.03739, -88.00133

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Busse Forest-North: 0.5 mi
  • Busse Forest-Central: 0.6 mi
  • Busse Forest-West: 0.7 mi
  • Busse Forest-South: 0.8 mi
  • Busse Forest Elk Pasture: 0.9 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Illinois Heritage Grove: 2.9 mi
  • Bob Link Arboretum: 3.2 mi
  • Maple Street Butterfly Waystation (#45081): 4.1 mi
  • Native Prairie Wildflower Sanctuary: 4.2 mi
  • Frontier Park Gardens: 5.4 mi
Artworks
  • Heroic Encounter: 3.2 mi
  • Thought - Rise in Vacuum I: 3.2 mi
  • First Iron Poured: 3.2 mi
  • Touching Heaven: 3.2 mi
  • Heavy Dog Kiss: 3.3 mi
Beaches
  • Whitney Shores Private Beach: 11.9 mi
  • Lakeview Beach and Dock: 14.5 mi
  • Diamond Lake Beach: 14.6 mi
  • Glencoe Beach: 14.7 mi
  • Tower Road Beach: 14.9 mi
Peaks: 18
  • Centennial Hill: 8.2 mi
  • Heritage Park Sled Hill: 8.4 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 10.0 mi
  • Hidden Hill: 10.1 mi
  • sled hill: 14.6 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Lighthouses: 2
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 16.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Busse Forest-North Grove 2. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillS 191°259 m21.6 mi
Mount HoySSW 213°255 m16.9 mi
Mount TrashmoreE 94°204 m15.2 mi
Players HillSE 133°187 m16.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1719:5020:32
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1815:3916:24

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252939506171757466544131
Precip in2.02.02.53.84.54.13.74.23.23.42.42.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Ohare Intl AP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/59140594

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