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Plum Creek Play Meadow Picnic Shelter Grove 1

Plum Creek Play Meadow Picnic Shelter Grove 1 from directly overhead

Plum Creek Play Meadow Picnic Shelter Grove 1 is a picnic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 202 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Plum Creek Play Meadow Picnic Shelter Grove 2, a picnic site 0.1 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 0.7 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Forest Preserve District of Cook County

How to reach it

Coordinates41.48585, -87.53694

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Autumn Chase Park: 0.9 mi
  • Elmer Miller Park: 1.0 mi
  • Cottonwood Park: 1.4 mi
  • Eberly Park: 1.7 mi
  • Liberty Memorial Park: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
  • The Lincoln Highway: 1.5 mi
  • Lincoln Highway: 1.6 mi
  • Lincoln Highway Ideal Section: 2.1 mi
  • Lincoln Highway Ideal Section: 2.1 mi
  • Lincoln Highway Ideal Section: 2.4 mi
Artworks
Gardens: 49
Museums: 35
Beaches: 26
  • Ceadar Lake Beach: 10.0 mi
  • Buffington Harbor Beach: 12.3 mi
  • Jeorse Park Beach: 12.6 mi
  • Whihala Beach: 14.1 mi
  • Whihala Park West Beach: 14.3 mi
Attractions: 19
  • Calumet City (Yellow Smiley Face) Water Tower: 7.6 mi
  • Chinese House of Park Forest: 8.0 mi
  • Homewood Railroad Viewing Platform: 8.6 mi
  • Peteyville Christmas Lights: 9.0 mi
  • Calumet City (Pink Smiley Face) Water Tower: 10.1 mi
Peaks: 17
  • Sledding Hill: 2.6 mi
  • Arbor Hill: 6.7 mi
  • Big Hill: 6.8 mi
  • Sled Hill: 7.6 mi
  • Belly Button Hill: 13.6 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LieberENE 60°214 m17.9 mi
Chanute HillENE 57°195 m16.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2619:02
June solstice05:1719:4620:28
September equinox06:3818:1318:49
December solstice07:1415:4016:24

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232737496070747265534029
Precip in2.52.12.64.04.64.94.74.03.43.63.02.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Park Forest, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/337484547

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