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Deer Grove Picnic Grove 3

Deer Grove Picnic Grove 3 from directly overhead

Deer Grove Picnic Grove 3 is a picnic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 243 m. Hill Fifteen stands 276 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Deer Grove Forest Preserve - West, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 21 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Forest Preserve District of Cook County

How to reach it

Coordinates42.14334, -88.06631

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Camp Reinberg: 0.2 mi
  • Hummingbird Park: 0.9 mi
  • Lake Park: 1.2 mi
  • Michael D'Angelo Park: 1.2 mi
  • Tom T. Hamilton Park: 1.4 mi
Museums
Gardens
  • Frontier Park Gardens: 4.2 mi
  • Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Smart Farm: 7.0 mi
  • Meditation Garden: 7.4 mi
  • St. Mary of Vernon Garden: 7.4 mi
Artworks
  • The Dawning: 4.3 mi
  • Butterfly Statue: 5.4 mi
  • First Iron Poured: 5.9 mi
  • Two Steel Dolphins: 5.9 mi
  • William Dunton: 6.1 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
Beaches: 59
  • Whitney Shores Private Beach: 3.9 mi
  • Lakeview Beach and Dock: 7.8 mi
  • Diamond Lake Beach: 8.0 mi
  • Minear Lake Beach: 11.9 mi
  • Minear Lake Beach: 11.9 mi
Peaks: 16
  • Heritage Park Sled Hill: 12.4 mi
  • sled hill: 12.6 mi
  • Centennial Hill: 14.6 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 17.3 mi
  • Hidden Hill: 17.5 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Cliffs: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rosemont Waterfall: 14.9 mi
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Deer Grove Picnic Grove 3. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hill FifteenNNW 333°276 m24.8 mi
Camelback KameNW 325°268 m23.4 mi
Mount HoySSW 195°255 m22.3 mi
Bald KnobNNW 337°235 m18.2 mi
Leahy HillNNE 22°234 m21.0 mi
Mount TrashmoreESE 114°204 m20.3 mi
Players HillSE 140°187 m24.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2819:05
June solstice05:1719:5020:33
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 °F212536475868727063513827
Precip in2.11.92.44.05.14.64.04.63.63.42.62.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Barrington 3SW, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4194047366

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