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Busse Forest-South Grove 16

Busse Forest-South Grove 16 from directly overhead

Busse Forest-South Grove 16 is a picnic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 211 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Busse Forest-South Grove 15, a picnic site 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 17 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Forest Preserve District of Cook County

How to reach it

Coordinates42.02583, -88.00468

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Busse Forest-North: 0.4 mi
  • Busse Forest-Central: 0.4 mi
  • Busse Forest-West: 0.7 mi
  • Busse Forest-South: 0.7 mi
  • Busse Forest Main Dam: 0.9 mi
Museums
Artworks
  • Taking Flight: 2.5 mi
  • Heroic Encounter: 2.9 mi
  • Thought - Rise in Vacuum I: 2.9 mi
  • Touching Heaven: 2.9 mi
  • Heavy Dog Kiss: 3.0 mi
Gardens
  • Illinois Heritage Grove: 2.6 mi
  • Bob Link Arboretum: 2.8 mi
  • Native Prairie Wildflower Sanctuary: 3.9 mi
  • Maple Street Butterfly Waystation (#45081): 4.7 mi
  • Frontier Park Gardens: 6.2 mi
Historic sites
Beaches: 58
  • Whitney Shores Private Beach: 12.6 mi
  • Westman Beach: 14.9 mi
  • Glencoe Beach: 15.2 mi
  • Lakeview Beach and Dock: 15.3 mi
  • Tower Road Beach: 15.4 mi
Peaks: 19
  • Heritage Park Sled Hill: 7.8 mi
  • Centennial Hill: 8.2 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 9.7 mi
  • Hidden Hill: 9.8 mi
  • Pine Hill: 15.0 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Lighthouses: 2
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 16.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Busse Forest-South Grove 16. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Johnson’s MoundWSW 243°273 m24.5 mi
Mounded LandfillS 191°259 m20.8 mi
Mount HoySW 214°255 m16.1 mi
Mount TrashmoreE 91°204 m15.4 mi
Players HillSE 130°187 m16.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1719:4920:32
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 node/4194268052

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