Stand Alone Fireplace
Stand Alone Fireplace is a picnic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 214 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Pembroke Commons Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 5.3 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
An old colonial standalone fireplace, next to an uncovered picnic table. a nice place for a small cookout.
How to reach it
- 5.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 8.4 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fabyan Windmill · 13 mi
- Des Plaines River · 15 mi
- Viewing area · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pembroke Commons Park: 0.3 mi
- Hobson Grove Park: 0.4 mi
- Bailey Hobson Woods Park: 0.4 mi
- Columbia Commons: 0.6 mi
- Three Meadows Park: 0.6 mi
- Pioneer Park Forest Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Hickory Grove Forest Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Kingsley Prairie: 2.4 mi
- Springbrook Prairie: 2.7 mi
- Whalon Lake Park: 3.0 mi
- Healing Gardens: 1.6 mi
- Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- Honor Garden: 2.1 mi
- Tree Nursery: 2.6 mi
- Sandy Dawe Memorial Butterfly Garden: 2.6 mi
- Growth and Change: 1.9 mi
- The Great Concerto: 2.0 mi
- A Lifetime Together: 2.0 mi
- Laughing Lincoln: 2.0 mi
- Riverwalk Visionaries: 2.1 mi
- Confederate Cannon: 2.0 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors: 2.0 mi
- Shannower 9/11 Memorial: 2.1 mi
- The Spirit of the American Navy: 2.3 mi
- Blue Star Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Naper Settlement: 2.0 mi
- DuPage Children's Museum: 2.3 mi
- McDonald Farm: 2.6 mi
- Knoch Knolls Nature Center: 2.8 mi
- Illinois Aviation Museum: 3.8 mi
- South Picnic Shelter: 5.3 mi
- West Picnic Shelter: 5.4 mi
- East Picnic Shelter: 5.4 mi
- Katherine Pavilion - North Picnic Shelter: 10.8 mi
- South Picnic Shelter: 10.8 mi
- St. James Farm Preserve: 6.2 mi
- The Forge: Lemont Quarries: 8.9 mi
- Mayslake Peabody Estate: 9.8 mi
- GoApe Ropes Course: 12.1 mi
- Al Capone's Gravesite: 13.5 mi
- Rotary Hill: 2.2 mi
- Mounded Landfill: 2.6 mi
- Spruce Hill: 4.8 mi
- Hemlock Hill: 4.8 mi
- Pine Hill: 4.8 mi
- Centennial Beach: 2.3 mi
- Westman Beach: 9.5 mi
- Michigan Beach: 16.6 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 24.0 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 7.5 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 7.5 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 8.6 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 21.3 mi
- Three Rivers Rest Area (Westbound): 23.7 mi
- Three Rivers Rest Area (Eastbound): 25.0 mi
- Lake Strini: 7.4 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 14.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Stand Alone Fireplace. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson’s Mound | WNW 296° | 273 m | 17.6 mi |
| Mounded Landfill | SE 124° | 259 m | 2.6 mi |
| Mount Hoy | NNW 331° | 255 m | 6.3 mi |
| Maramech Hill | WSW 250° | 196 m | 23.1 mi |
| Players Hill | ENE 65° | 187 m | 20.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:41 | 16:26 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 26 | 37 | 48 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lisle - Morton Arboretum, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/691275209
Day trips start here
- Naperville · 2 mi
- Lisle · 3 mi
- Bolingbrook · 4 mi
- Woodridge · 4 mi
- Downers Grove · 7 mi
- Wheaton · 7 mi
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