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Busse Lake Boating Center Grove 22

Busse Lake Boating Center Grove 22 from directly overhead

Busse Lake Boating Center Grove 22 is a picnic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 212 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Busse Lake Boating Center Grove 23, a picnic site 0.1 miles away. Lincoln Highway 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

Coordinates42.02764, -88.02470

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Busse Forest-West: 0.6 mi
  • Connelly Park: 0.6 mi
  • Olympic Park: 0.7 mi
  • Busse Forest-Central: 0.9 mi
  • Busse Forest-North: 1.3 mi
Gardens
  • Illinois Heritage Grove: 1.6 mi
  • Bob Link Arboretum: 1.8 mi
  • Native Prairie Wildflower Sanctuary: 2.9 mi
  • Maple Street Butterfly Waystation (#45081): 5.4 mi
  • Frontier Park Gardens: 6.3 mi
Museums
  • Farmhouse Museum: 1.8 mi
  • Farmhouse Museum: 1.8 mi
  • Rolling Meadows Historical Museum: 2.7 mi
  • School District 54 Nature Center: 3.6 mi
  • Itasca Historical Depot Museum: 3.9 mi
Artworks
  • Heroic Encounter: 1.9 mi
  • Thought - Rise in Vacuum I: 1.9 mi
  • Touching Heaven: 1.9 mi
  • Heavy Dog Kiss: 1.9 mi
  • Skulskeid: 2.0 mi
Attractions
Historic sites
Beaches: 57
  • Whitney Shores Private Beach: 12.1 mi
  • Lakeview Beach and Dock: 15.2 mi
  • Westman Beach: 15.2 mi
  • Diamond Lake Beach: 15.3 mi
  • Glencoe Beach: 16.1 mi
Peaks: 19
  • Heritage Park Sled Hill: 7.0 mi
  • Centennial Hill: 9.2 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 10.6 mi
  • Hidden Hill: 10.7 mi
  • Pine Hill: 14.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Lighthouses: 2
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 17.5 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Busse Lake Boating Center Grove 22. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Johnson’s MoundWSW 242°273 m23.6 mi
Mounded LandfillS 188°259 m20.7 mi
Mount HoySSW 211°255 m15.7 mi
Mount TrashmoreE 91°204 m16.4 mi
Players HillSE 128°187 m16.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2819:04
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, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4194268055

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