Carlson Springs Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 2
Carlson Springs Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 2 is a picnic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 202 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Bachelor's Grove Woods, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 11 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Forest Preserve District of Cook County
How to reach it
- 11.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 8.4 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 11 mi
- Viewing area · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bachelor's Grove Woods: 0.3 mi
- Tinley Creek Woods: 0.6 mi
- Sundrop Prairie Nature Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Paintbrush Prairie Nature Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Paddock Woods: 4.3 mi
- Camp Sullivan: 0.3 mi
- Chicago Gaelic Park: 0.9 mi
- Convent Park: 1.2 mi
- Jesk Park: 1.4 mi
- Tower Park: 1.4 mi
- Tinley Creek Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 0.7 mi
- Rubio Woods Picnic Grove 1: 0.9 mi
- Rubio Woods Picnic Grove 4: 1.0 mi
- Bur Oak Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 3: 1.0 mi
- Bur Oak Woods Picnic Grove 4: 1.1 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 3.5 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 3.6 mi
- Site of Robbins Airport: 3.8 mi
- Palos Park Veteran's Memorial: 3.9 mi
- Centennial Monument: 3.9 mi
- Old Zion Museum: 3.7 mi
- Robbins Illinois History Museum: 3.8 mi
- The Children's Museum in Oak Lawn: 6.6 mi
- Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center: 7.4 mi
- Ridge Historical Society: 7.6 mi
- Community Garden: 3.8 mi
- Altgeld Gardens Community Farm: 10.0 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 11.3 mi
- Wingren: 11.6 mi
- Kesman Garden: 13.0 mi
- Homewood Railroad Viewing Platform: 7.5 mi
- The Grainery Building: 9.6 mi
- Chinese House of Park Forest: 9.8 mi
- The Forge: Lemont Quarries: 10.7 mi
- Schmuhl School: 11.0 mi
- Marshall Major Taylor: 8.1 mi
- Marshall Major Taylor: 8.2 mi
- John Paul II: 8.7 mi
- Yugo Griffin: 8.9 mi
- Prairie Boat: 10.0 mi
- Munson Beach: 14.4 mi
- Calumet Beach: 14.4 mi
- Hammond Marina Beach: 14.7 mi
- Arthur Ashe Beach: 14.9 mi
- South Shore Beach: 15.0 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 2.8 mi
- Centennial Hill: 9.4 mi
- Signal Hill: 10.2 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 14.8 mi
- Sledding Hill: 16.0 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 10.1 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 16.4 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 16.5 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 10.8 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 12.1 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 12.1 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 5.5 mi
- Lake Strini: 16.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Carlson Springs Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 2. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WNW 295° | 259 m | 16.8 mi |
| Mount Hoy | NW 305° | 255 m | 24.8 mi |
| Players Hill | N 3° | 187 m | 17.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
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 | 24 | 27 | 38 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 67 | 54 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little RED School HSE, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/382515072
Day trips start here
- Crestwood · 2 mi
- Oak Forest · 2 mi
- Midlothian · 3 mi
- Palos Heights · 3 mi
- Alsip · 4 mi
- Tinley Park · 4 mi
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