Deer Grove East Picnic Shelter 2
Deer Grove East Picnic Shelter 2 is a picnic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 232 m. Camelback Kame stands 268 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Deer Grove East Picnic Shelter Grove 1, a picnic site 0.1 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 22 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Forest Preserve District of Cook County
How to reach it
- 22.1 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
- 25.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fabyan Windmill · 23 mi
- Des Plaines River · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Deer Grove East Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 0.1 mi
- Deer Grove East Picnic Shelter 3: 0.2 mi
- Deer Grove East Picnic Shelter 4: 0.3 mi
- Deer Grove Picnic Grove 3: 1.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
- Deer Grove Forest Preserve - East: 0.1 mi
- Deer Grove Forest Preserve - West: 1.1 mi
- Deer Grove Forest Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Deer Grove West Forest Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Buffalo Creek Forest Preserve: 2.7 mi
- Eagle Park: 0.6 mi
- Camp Reinberg: 0.9 mi
- Tom T. Hamilton Park: 0.9 mi
- Cherrywood Park: 1.1 mi
- Falcon Park: 1.1 mi
- Frontier Park Gardens: 3.3 mi
- Garden: 4.5 mi
- St. Mary of Vernon Garden: 6.9 mi
- Maple Street Butterfly Waystation (#45081): 7.7 mi
- Smart Farm: 7.9 mi
- Long Grove Historical Society: 3.4 mi
- Sock Monkey Museum: 3.5 mi
- Raupp Museum: 3.9 mi
- Arlington Heights Historical Museum: 4.9 mi
- Rolling Meadows Historical Museum: 5.4 mi
- The Dawning: 3.5 mi
- Butterfly Statue: 4.4 mi
- William Dunton: 5.4 mi
- First Iron Poured: 5.9 mi
- Two Steel Dolphins: 6.2 mi
- Garden Gate: 4.3 mi
- Unknown Author Stone: 4.3 mi
- K.A.M.P. Memorial: 5.6 mi
- Motorola Retirees Memorial: 5.6 mi
- Edwin Frank Children's Memorial: 6.8 mi
- K1 Speed: 5.6 mi
- Medieval Times: 5.6 mi
- Goebbert's Farm & Garden Center of South Barrington: 8.0 mi
- Chicago Athenaeum International Sculpture Park: 8.2 mi
- Sugar Shack: 8.9 mi
- Whitney Shores Private Beach: 4.5 mi
- Lakeview Beach and Dock: 7.5 mi
- Diamond Lake Beach: 7.6 mi
- Minear Lake Beach: 11.4 mi
- Minear Lake Beach: 11.4 mi
- sled hill: 11.7 mi
- Heritage Park Sled Hill: 12.8 mi
- Centennial Hill: 13.8 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 16.7 mi
- Hidden Hill: 16.9 mi
- Covington Bluff: 13.3 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 14.2 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 21.3 mi
- Weston: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Deer Grove East Picnic Shelter 2. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camelback Kame | NW 323° | 268 m | 24.0 mi |
| Mount Hoy | SSW 198° | 255 m | 22.6 mi |
| Bald Knob | NNW 334° | 235 m | 18.7 mi |
| Leahy Hill | NNE 19° | 234 m | 20.7 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | ESE 115° | 204 m | 19.3 mi |
| Players Hill | SE 142° | 187 m | 23.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 25 | 36 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 51 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Barrington 3SW, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/309125434
Day trips start here
- Wheaton · 20 mi
- Oak Brook · 22 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 23 mi
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 23 mi
- Downers Grove · 23 mi
- Brookfield · 24 mi
Take the scenic way to Deer Grove East Picnic Shelter 2.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.