Elizabeth A. Conkey Forest - South Picnic Grove 2
Elizabeth A. Conkey Forest - South Picnic Grove 2 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 South Picnic Shelter Grove 1, a picnic site 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 10 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Forest Preserve District of Cook County
How to reach it
- 10.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 9.8 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 10 mi
- Viewing area · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Walsh-Westgate Park: 0.7 mi
- Walker Park: 1.0 mi
- Meyers Park: 1.2 mi
- Austin View Park: 1.4 mi
- Freedom Park: 1.5 mi
- Bachelor's Grove Woods: 1.4 mi
- Tinley Creek Woods: 1.7 mi
- Chicago Ridge Prairie Nature Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Sundrop Prairie Nature Preserve: 3.8 mi
- Paddock Woods: 4.0 mi
- Robbins Illinois History Museum: 2.8 mi
- The Children's Museum in Oak Lawn: 5.0 mi
- Old Zion Museum: 5.1 mi
- Ridge Historical Society: 6.0 mi
- Vanderpoel Art Museum: 7.0 mi
- Site of Robbins Airport: 2.9 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 3.0 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Palos Park Veteran's Memorial: 4.0 mi
- Centennial Monument: 4.0 mi
- Community Garden: 4.0 mi
- Altgeld Gardens Community Farm: 8.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 10.7 mi
- Englewood Village Plaza: 11.5 mi
- Comer Family Reading Garden: 11.6 mi
- Marshall Major Taylor: 6.7 mi
- Marshall Major Taylor: 6.9 mi
- John Paul II: 8.0 mi
- Prairie Boat: 8.9 mi
- Renaissance Park Sculpture: 9.0 mi
- Homewood Railroad Viewing Platform: 7.8 mi
- Calumet City (Pink Smiley Face) Water Tower: 10.3 mi
- Chinese House of Park Forest: 10.6 mi
- Al Capone's House: 10.9 mi
- The Forge: Lemont Quarries: 11.2 mi
- Munson Beach: 13.0 mi
- Calumet Beach: 13.0 mi
- Arthur Ashe Beach: 13.3 mi
- South Shore Beach: 13.4 mi
- Hammond Marina Beach: 13.4 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 2.7 mi
- Centennial Hill: 9.6 mi
- Signal Hill: 10.5 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 13.2 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 14.7 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 11.1 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 12.6 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 12.6 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 24.2 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 9.8 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 17.7 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 17.9 mi
- Lake Strini: 17.3 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 23.7 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 5.6 mi
- Tedens: 11.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Elizabeth A. Conkey Forest - South Picnic Grove 2. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WNW 289° | 259 m | 17.2 mi |
| Mount Hoy | WNW 301° | 255 m | 24.9 mi |
| Players Hill | N 359° | 187 m | 15.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:40 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 30 | 40 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 55 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/3857195832
Day trips start here
- Crestwood · 1 mi
- Alsip · 2 mi
- Palos Heights · 2 mi
- Midlothian · 3 mi
- Oak Forest · 3 mi
- Blue Island · 4 mi
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