- Elevation, modelled
- 225 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 11.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 663.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.7255, -87.8539
Spears Woods Picnic Grove 1 is a picnic site in Illinois, at a modelled 225 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Spears Woods, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 3.5 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Spears Woods Picnic Grove 1. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | W 272° | 259 m | 11.6 mi |
| Mount Hoy | WNW 294° | 255 m | 18.3 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNE 20° | 204 m | 22.0 mi |
| Players Hill | NNE 23° | 187 m | 11.3 mi |
- 3.5 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 15.1 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 4 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 25 mi
- Viewing area · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Spears Woods: 0.2 mi
- Hidden Pond Woods: 0.3 mi
- Cranberry Slough Nature Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Willow Springs Woods: 1.2 mi
- Columbia Woods: 1.8 mi
- Woodland Park: 0.4 mi
- Kruger Park: 0.8 mi
- Eugene Danhoff Park: 1.0 mi
- Petkiewitz Park: 1.1 mi
- Leisure Garden Park: 1.1 mi
- John Paul II: 1.1 mi
- Mamie Till-Mobley: 4.3 mi
- CPD Officer Ella French: 5.8 mi
- American Eagle: 6.0 mi
- American Eagle: 6.0 mi
- Willow Springs Honor Roll: 1.3 mi
- The Worker: 1.3 mi
- Pulaski Woods: 2.4 mi
- Piotr Przeslica: 2.8 mi
- Reggie Leslie: 2.8 mi
- Community Garden: 4.2 mi
- Kesman Garden: 5.9 mi
- Fairy Garden: 6.2 mi
- Peirce Park Community Garden: 6.4 mi
- Brookfield Library Pollinator Garden: 6.9 mi
- The Forge: Lemont Quarries: 7.0 mi
- GoApe Ropes Course: 7.2 mi
- Andean Condor: 7.4 mi
- Pelican: 7.4 mi
- Mexican Gray Wolf: 7.4 mi
- Westman Beach: 8.0 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 14.7 mi
- 41st Street Beach: 14.8 mi
- 57th Street Beach: 14.9 mi
- 49th Street Beach: 15.0 mi
- Centennial Hill: 4.2 mi
- Signal Hill: 5.4 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 9.8 mi
- Players Hill: 11.3 mi
- Mounded Landfill: 11.6 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 5.9 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 8.0 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 8.0 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 18.4 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 16.6 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 23.4 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 23.6 mi
- Lake Strini: 13.8 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 20.0 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 3.2 mi
| 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 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
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, 2 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Hinsdale · 6 mi
- La Grange · 6 mi
- Western Springs · 6 mi
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