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Irene C. Hernandez Picnic Shelter Grove 1

Irene C. Hernandez Picnic Shelter Grove 1 from directly overhead

Irene C. Hernandez Picnic Shelter Grove 1 is a picnic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 185 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Irene C. Hernandez Family Picnic Grove, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 7.6 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.97626, -87.74009

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Historic sites
  • Ella Labagh: 0.3 mi
  • Memorial of the Assyrian Martyrs: 0.4 mi
  • The Shrine of Assyrian Patriarchs & Bishops: 0.5 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 0.6 mi
  • Iroquois Theatre Fire Memorial: 0.6 mi
Picnic sites
Artworks
  • Samuel Gompers Monument: 0.6 mi
  • Quarks VI: 1.2 mi
  • Thomas Jefferson Statue: 1.2 mi
  • Hope and Renewal: 1.5 mi
  • Hope and Renewal: 1.5 mi
Museums
Gardens
Attractions
Beaches
Peaks: 19
  • Horner Park Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Mount Trashmore: 3.7 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 5.4 mi
  • Hidden Hill: 5.7 mi
  • Centennial Hill: 5.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Cliffs: 2
Lighthouses: 2
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 2.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillSW 226°259 m24.3 mi
Mount HoyWSW 246°255 m24.7 mi
Mount TrashmoreNNE 29°204 m3.7 mi
Players HillSSW 191°187 m7.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4820:31
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1615:3816:23

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, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/162475183

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