- Elevation, modelled
- 214 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 17.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lincoln Highwayon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.5124, -87.9254
Hickory Creek Barrens Nature Preserve is a picnic site in Illinois, at a modelled 214 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Schmuhl School, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Lincoln Highway runs past it. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hickory Creek Barrens Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | NNW 332° | 259 m | 17.0 mi |
- On the Lincoln HighwayNational
- 8.0 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Overlooks nearby
- Viewing area · 15 mi
- Des Plaines River · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Schmuhl School: 0.1 mi
- The Grainery Building: 4.0 mi
- Old telephone poles: 8.5 mi
- The Forge: Lemont Quarries: 12.0 mi
- Chinese House of Park Forest: 12.3 mi
- Schoolhouse Manor Park: 0.3 mi
- Woodmere Tot Lot: 0.6 mi
- Crystal Springs Park: 0.8 mi
- Riivendell Park: 0.9 mi
- Sharon's Bay Park: 1.0 mi
- Van Horne Woods Forest Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Hickory Creek Forest Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Heron Hill Rookery (Keep Out): 3.7 mi
- Jackson Creek Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Orland Grassland South: 4.5 mi
- Yugo Griffin: 3.6 mi
- Louis Jolliet: 7.8 mi
- Mary Alfred Moes 1828-1899: 9.1 mi
- Spiral: 11.4 mi
- Sisyphus’Aviary: 11.4 mi
- Nativity Scene: 7.3 mi
- Dreams: 8.7 mi
- Illinois & Michigan Canal Office: 8.7 mi
- Palos Park Veteran's Memorial: 11.6 mi
- Centennial Monument: 11.6 mi
- Illinois Rock & Roll Museum on Route 66: 8.2 mi
- Joliet Area Historical Society Museum: 8.2 mi
- Slovenian Women's Union and Heritage Museum: 8.2 mi
- Gladys Fox Museum: 8.5 mi
- Old Zion Museum: 8.6 mi
- Wingren: 8.3 mi
- Community Garden: 11.5 mi
- Oak Savanna: 16.8 mi
- Sandy Dawe Memorial Butterfly Garden: 18.1 mi
- Sensory Garden: 18.1 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 12.5 mi
- Signal Hill: 13.3 mi
- Centennial Hill: 13.5 mi
- Mounded Landfill: 17.0 mi
- Big Hill: 18.2 mi
- Michigan Beach: 7.0 mi
- Westman Beach: 20.9 mi
- Centennial Beach: 21.5 mi
- Munson Beach: 24.7 mi
- Calumet Beach: 24.8 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 11.4 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 11.6 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 17.5 mi
- Three Rivers Rest Area (Westbound): 21.3 mi
- Three Rivers Rest Area (Eastbound): 22.5 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 12.9 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 12.9 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 13.5 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 12.0 mi
- Kankakee Bluffs: 19.0 mi
- Lake Strini: 12.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:41 | 16:26 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 28 | 38 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 53 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Joliet Brandon RD DAM, 9 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapDay trips start here
- Tinley Park · 8 mi
- South Suburbs · 10 mi
- Joliet · 11 mi
- Oak Forest · 11 mi
- Lemont · 12 mi
- Palos Heights · 12 mi
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