Miller Meadow-South Grove #7
Miller Meadow-South Grove #7 is a picnic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 189 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Miller Meadow-South Grove #6, a picnic site 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 2.7 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Forest Preserve District of Cook County
How to reach it
- 2.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 24.2 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 5 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Miller Meadow-South Grove #6: 0.1 mi
- Miller Meadow-South Grove #8: 0.2 mi
- Miller Meadow-South Grove #5: 0.2 mi
- Miller Meadow-South Grove #4: 0.4 mi
- Miller Meadow-South Grove #2: 0.4 mi
- Miller Meadow South: 0.1 mi
- Miller Meadow South: 0.2 mi
- Miller Meadow North: 0.5 mi
- Schuth's Grove: 0.6 mi
- Callahan Grove: 0.6 mi
- Crossman Circle: 0.5 mi
- Schroeder Park: 0.9 mi
- Lexington Park: 0.9 mi
- Commons Park: 0.9 mi
- Reiger Park: 1.2 mi
- George Dilboy Memorial Statue: 0.5 mi
- Lion: 1.6 mi
- King Nyani: 1.6 mi
- Kangaroo: 1.6 mi
- Walrus "Olga": 1.6 mi
- Showmen's Rest: 0.8 mi
- Haymarket Martyrs' Monument: 1.0 mi
- 16 Inch Softball Hall of Fame: 1.3 mi
- Milton F. Eggerding: 1.5 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Fountain Marker: 1.7 mi
- Broadview Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Family Garden: 1.8 mi
- Lincoln School Garden: 2.0 mi
- Healing Garden: 2.1 mi
- Oak Park Conservatory: 2.4 mi
- 16 Inch Softball Hall of Fame Museum: 1.3 mi
- Riverside Historical Museum: 2.1 mi
- Brookfield Historical Society: 2.4 mi
- Hal Tyrrell Trailside Museum of Natural History: 2.5 mi
- Austin Gardens Environmental Education Center: 2.7 mi
- Bactrian Camel: 1.6 mi
- Przewalski's Horse: 1.6 mi
- Grevy's Zebra: 1.6 mi
- Short-Nosed Echidna: 1.6 mi
- Wombat: 1.6 mi
- Westman Beach: 7.1 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 7.4 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 11.2 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 11.5 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 11.5 mi
- Players Hill: 3.5 mi
- Hidden Hill: 6.4 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 6.8 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 9.5 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 9.9 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 9.4 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 12.5 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 14.5 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 14.5 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 11.6 mi
- Lake Strini: 20.1 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 12.4 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Miller Meadow-South Grove #7. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | SW 236° | 259 m | 15.5 mi |
| Mount Hoy | W 265° | 255 m | 18.0 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNE 29° | 204 m | 13.2 mi |
| Players Hill | ENE 69° | 187 m | 3.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:48 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:39 | 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 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 55 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Midway AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12353989464
Day trips start here
- Berwyn · 2 mi
- Brookfield · 3 mi
- Cicero · 4 mi
- La Grange · 4 mi
- Western Springs · 4 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 5 mi
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