Picnic site · Illinois
Pulaski Woods
Pulaski Woods is a picnic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 223 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west, 9.5 miles off. Historic Route 66 passes 3.3 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Forest Preserve District of Cook County
How to reach it
Coordinates41.70853, -87.89648
- 3.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 13.7 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 6 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 24 mi
- Viewing area · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Pulaski Woods: 0.1 mi
- Chicago Pile 1 Plot M: 0.7 mi
- Reggie Leslie: 0.7 mi
- Piotr Przeslica: 0.7 mi
- Chicago Pile 1 Site A: 0.9 mi
Picnic sites
- Wolf Road Woods: 0.3 mi
- Maple Lake: 0.8 mi
- Red Gate Woods: 0.8 mi
- Columbia Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 1.5 mi
- Pioneer Woods: 1.6 mi
Nature reserves
- John Husar I&M Canal: 0.8 mi
- Des Plaines Riverway Forest Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Willow Springs Woods: 1.6 mi
- Columbia Woods: 1.7 mi
- Cranberry Slough Nature Preserve: 2.1 mi
Museums
- Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center: 1.0 mi
- Sagawau Environmental Learning Center: 2.0 mi
- Willow Springs Historical Society: 3.0 mi
- Flagg Creek Historical Museum: 3.2 mi
- National Shrine Museum of St. Thesese: 4.5 mi
Parks
- Santa Fe Park: 1.3 mi
- Santa Fe Park: 1.3 mi
- Palisades Park: 1.8 mi
- Healing Waters Park: 1.9 mi
- Willow Park: 2.0 mi
Artworks
- John Paul II: 3.0 mi
- Walking Stick: 4.0 mi
- Jet Era: 4.0 mi
- Sister 2: 4.1 mi
- Unknown: 4.1 mi
Gardens
- Community Garden: 4.2 mi
- Peirce Park Community Garden: 6.8 mi
- Kesman Garden: 7.5 mi
- Hurwitz Memorial Garden: 7.6 mi
- Fairy Garden: 7.8 mi
Attractions
- The Forge: Lemont Quarries: 4.5 mi
- GoApe Ropes Course: 7.9 mi
- Mayslake Peabody Estate: 8.9 mi
- Andean Condor: 9.0 mi
- Mexican Gray Wolf: 9.0 mi
Beaches: 40
- Westman Beach: 7.9 mi
- Centennial Beach: 14.1 mi
- Michigan Beach: 15.8 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 16.9 mi
- 57th Street Beach: 17.3 mi
Peaks: 20
- Centennial Hill: 1.8 mi
- Signal Hill: 3.0 mi
- Mounded Landfill: 9.5 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 10.6 mi
- Spruce Hill: 12.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 3.5 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 5.6 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 5.6 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 19.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 17.8 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 22.8 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 22.9 mi
Springs: 2
- Lake Strini: 11.3 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 22.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Swallow Cliffs: 2.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pulaski Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | W 279° | 259 m | 9.5 mi |
| Mount Hoy | WNW 300° | 255 m | 16.9 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNE 24° | 204 m | 23.9 mi |
| Players Hill | NNE 30° | 187 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
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 | 24 | 27 | 38 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 67 | 54 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little RED School HSE, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8975885634
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