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Edgebrook Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1

Edgebrook Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1 from directly overhead

Edgebrook Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1 is a picnic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 186 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Road Woods Preserve, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 9.2 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Forest Preserve District of Cook County

How to reach it

Coordinates41.99137, -87.76405

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Edgebrook: 0.4 mi
  • Thomas Jefferson Statue: 1.5 mi
  • Quarks VI: 1.6 mi
  • Angel Gabriel: 1.7 mi
  • Immaculate Conception: 1.9 mi
Gardens
Historic sites
Museums
Attractions
Peaks: 18
  • Mount Trashmore: 3.7 mi
  • Horner Park Hill: 4.1 mi
  • Centennial Hill: 4.4 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 4.7 mi
  • Hidden Hill: 5.0 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Cliffs: 2
Lighthouses: 2
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 3.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Edgebrook Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillSW 222°259 m24.2 mi
Mount HoyWSW 243°255 m24.1 mi
Mount TrashmoreNE 54°204 m3.7 mi
Players HillS 181°187 m8.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2719:03
June solstice05:1619:4820:31
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1715:3816:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252939506171757466544131
Precip in2.02.02.53.84.54.13.74.23.23.42.42.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Ohare Intl AP, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/162839920

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