Calumet Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1
Calumet Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1 is a picnic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 182 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Louis S. Viverito Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 9.7 miles off. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Forest Preserve District of Cook County
How to reach it
- 9.7 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
- 13.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Louis S. Viverito Park: 0.7 mi
- Centennial Park: 0.8 mi
- Central Park: 1.0 mi
- Schrei Field: 1.1 mi
- Memorial Park: 1.2 mi
- Whistler Woods: 1.8 mi
- Park No. 595: 2.1 mi
- Markham Prairie - East Nature Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Sundrop Prairie Nature Preserve: 2.7 mi
- Gensburg - Markham Prairie Nature Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Marshall Major Taylor: 2.0 mi
- Marshall Major Taylor: 3.3 mi
- Prairie Boat: 3.9 mi
- Renaissance Park Sculpture: 7.2 mi
- Mahalia Jackson: 7.5 mi
- Riverdale Veterans Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Site of Robbins Airport: 2.3 mi
- WWI War Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 2.8 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Robbins Illinois History Museum: 2.3 mi
- Ridge Historical Society: 3.7 mi
- Historic Pullman Foundation Exhibit Hall: 4.3 mi
- Vanderpoel Art Museum: 5.0 mi
- A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum: 5.2 mi
- Altgeld Gardens Community Farm: 3.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 6.0 mi
- HAST Garden: 7.7 mi
- South Chicago Farm: 8.7 mi
- Comer Family Reading Garden: 8.7 mi
- Calumet City (Pink Smiley Face) Water Tower: 5.3 mi
- Homewood Railroad Viewing Platform: 5.9 mi
- Calumet City (Yellow Smiley Face) Water Tower: 7.0 mi
- Al Capone's House: 8.4 mi
- Michelle Obama's Childhood Home: 9.1 mi
- Munson Beach: 8.4 mi
- Calumet Beach: 8.6 mi
- Hammond Marina Beach: 8.7 mi
- Whihala Park West Beach: 9.0 mi
- Whihala Beach: 9.2 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 3.7 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 10.4 mi
- Sledding Hill: 12.0 mi
- Arbor Hill: 13.3 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 13.6 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 5.9 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 18.5 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 18.6 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 15.9 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 17.5 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 17.5 mi
- Lake Strini: 22.3 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 23.5 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 10.4 mi
- Tedens: 16.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Calumet Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WNW 285° | 259 m | 22.0 mi |
| Mount Lieber | E 95° | 214 m | 22.3 mi |
| Chanute Hill | E 95° | 195 m | 20.8 mi |
| Players Hill | NNW 342° | 187 m | 16.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 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 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 55 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Midway AP 3SW, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/230285767
Day trips start here
- Blue Island · 1 mi
- Harvey · 3 mi
- Midlothian · 3 mi
- Alsip · 4 mi
- Chicago/Far Southwest Side · 4 mi
- Crestwood · 4 mi
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