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National Grove Picnic Shelter Grove 3

National Grove Picnic Shelter Grove 3 from directly overhead

National Grove Picnic Shelter Grove 3 is a picnic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 187 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is The Spot, a picnic site 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.6 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Forest Preserve District of Cook County

How to reach it

Coordinates41.84115, -87.82978

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Attractions
  • Gray Seal: 0.5 mi
  • California Sea Lion: 0.5 mi
  • California Sea Lion: 0.5 mi
  • Gray Seal: 0.5 mi
  • Bactrian Camel: 0.5 mi
Parks
  • Commons Park: 0.6 mi
  • Big Ball Park: 0.9 mi
  • Veterans Park: 1.0 mi
  • Centennial Plaza: 1.0 mi
  • Candy Cane Park: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Family Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Brookfield Library Pollinator Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Broadview Community Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Fairy Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Kesman Garden: 2.3 mi
Museums
Beaches: 57
Peaks: 19
  • Players Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Hidden Hill: 7.6 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 8.0 mi
  • Mount Bridgeport: 9.4 mi
  • Centennial Hill: 10.6 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 2
  • Rain Garden Springs: 12.4 mi
  • Lake Strini: 19.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of National Grove Picnic Shelter Grove 3. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillWSW 239°259 m14.9 mi
Mount HoyW 268°255 m18.0 mi
Mount TrashmoreNNE 27°204 m14.1 mi
Players HillNE 53°187 m4.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1719:4820:31
September equinox06:3918:1418:50
December solstice07:1615:3916:24

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263040516272767568554231
Precip in1.51.51.93.64.14.03.64.02.83.52.41.8

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/151814584

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