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Robinson Homestead Family Picnic Area

Robinson Homestead Family Picnic Area from directly overhead

Robinson Homestead Family Picnic Area is a picnic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 193 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is North Village Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 9.9 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Forest Preserve District of Cook County

How to reach it

Coordinates41.96229, -87.86111

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • North Village Park: 0.4 mi
  • Stalica Park: 0.6 mi
  • Clocktower Park: 0.6 mi
  • Fairview Park: 0.8 mi
  • Kennedy Park: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
Artworks
Museums
  • Museum of Hummels: 2.1 mi
  • Norwood Park Historical Society: 3.7 mi
  • Wildwood Nature Center: 3.7 mi
  • Casa Italia: 4.3 mi
  • Park Ridge Historical Society: 4.4 mi
Gardens
Beaches
Peaks: 20
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Hidden Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Centennial Hill: 3.2 mi
  • Players Hill: 7.7 mi
  • Horner Park Hill: 8.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Lighthouses: 2
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 9.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Robinson Homestead Family Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillSW 215°259 m19.5 mi
Mount HoyWSW 241°255 m18.7 mi
Mount TrashmoreENE 62°204 m9.0 mi
Players HillSE 141°187 m7.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1719:4920:31
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1715:3916:24

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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12132786267

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