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Elizabeth A. Conkey Forest - North Picnic Shelter Grove 8

Elizabeth A. Conkey Forest - North Picnic Shelter Grove 8 from directly overhead

Elizabeth A. Conkey Forest - North Picnic Shelter Grove 8 is a picnic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 189 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Elizabeth A. Conkey Forest - North Picnic Grove 7, a picnic site 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 10 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Forest Preserve District of Cook County

How to reach it

Coordinates41.65068, -87.75950

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Walker Park: 0.9 mi
  • Walsh-Westgate Park: 0.9 mi
  • Freedom Park: 1.2 mi
  • Lacrosse Tot Lot: 1.2 mi
  • Austin View Park: 1.2 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • Site of Robbins Airport: 2.7 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 2.9 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial: 2.9 mi
  • Palos Park Veteran's Memorial: 4.2 mi
  • Centennial Monument: 4.2 mi
Gardens
  • Community Garden: 4.2 mi
  • Altgeld Gardens Community Farm: 8.6 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 10.5 mi
  • Englewood Village Plaza: 11.2 mi
  • Comer Family Reading Garden: 11.3 mi
Artworks
  • Marshall Major Taylor: 6.4 mi
  • Marshall Major Taylor: 6.6 mi
  • John Paul II: 8.0 mi
  • Prairie Boat: 8.7 mi
  • Renaissance Park Sculpture: 8.7 mi
Attractions
  • Homewood Railroad Viewing Platform: 7.8 mi
  • Calumet City (Pink Smiley Face) Water Tower: 10.0 mi
  • Al Capone's House: 10.6 mi
  • Chinese House of Park Forest: 10.7 mi
  • Calumet City (Yellow Smiley Face) Water Tower: 11.4 mi
Beaches: 29
Peaks: 19
  • Belly Button Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Centennial Hill: 9.7 mi
  • Signal Hill: 10.7 mi
  • Obama Center Sled Hill: 12.9 mi
  • Mount Bridgeport: 14.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 2
  • Lake Strini: 17.5 mi
  • Rain Garden Springs: 23.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Elizabeth A. Conkey Forest - North Picnic Shelter Grove 8. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillWNW 289°259 m17.4 mi
Players HillN 358°187 m15.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2719:03
June solstice05:1819:4820:30
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1515:4016:24

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263040516272777568554232
Precip in2.32.12.74.14.84.54.04.13.33.92.72.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Midway AP 3SW, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/382515064

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