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Dam No. 1 Woods-East Grove #2

Dam No. 1 Woods-East Grove #2 from directly overhead

Dam No. 1 Woods-East Grove #2 is a picnic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 194 m. Mount Hoy stands 255 m to the southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Dam No. 1 Woods-East Grove #1, a picnic site 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 20 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Forest Preserve District of Cook County

How to reach it

Coordinates42.12228, -87.89417

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Wood Oaks Green Park: 0.7 mi
  • Willow Trails Park: 1.2 mi
  • Heritage Park: 1.6 mi
  • Heritage Park: 1.6 mi
  • Aspen Trails Park: 1.7 mi
Museums
Attractions
Historic sites
Gardens
Artworks
Beaches: 60
  • Millard Beach: 7.1 mi
  • Millard Beach: 7.1 mi
  • Rosewood Beach: 7.1 mi
  • Park Avenue Boating/Fishing Beach: 7.2 mi
  • Glencoe Beach: 7.5 mi
Peaks: 16
  • sled hill: 6.8 mi
  • Centennial Hill: 8.3 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 11.8 mi
  • Mount Trashmore: 11.8 mi
  • Hidden Hill: 12.2 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Cliffs: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rosemont Waterfall: 9.2 mi
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 14.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dam No. 1 Woods-East Grove #2. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HoySW 216°255 m24.9 mi
Bald KnobNW 319°235 m24.2 mi
Leahy HillN 358°234 m21.0 mi
Mount TrashmoreSE 125°204 m11.8 mi
Players HillSSE 159°187 m18.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1619:4920:32
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1715:3816:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252938496070757366544130
Precip in1.31.31.83.33.84.03.23.73.03.12.11.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Palwaukee AP, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/231645029

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