Tall Oaks Picnic Area
Tall Oaks Picnic Area is a picnic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 191 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Fox View Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 17 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Silver Spring State Park
How to reach it
- 17.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 13.7 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
- 25.1 mi off the Illinois River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fabyan Windmill · 20 mi
- Viewing area · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Maramech Forest Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Little Rock Creek Forest Preserve: 1.2 mi
- River Road Forest Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Millbrook North Forest Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Shuh Shuh Gah Canoe Launch: 2.2 mi
- Millhurst Fen Nature Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Foli Park: 1.7 mi
- Memorial Park: 2.1 mi
- Lathrop Park: 2.3 mi
- Gorman Park: 2.3 mi
- First Major Industry in Kendall County: 2.2 mi
- Site of First County Seat and Courthouse: 4.3 mi
- Time Capsule: 4.4 mi
- Illinois' Northern Boundary: 4.5 mi
- Oldest Standing Church in Kendall County: 4.5 mi
- Stone Mill Museum: 4.5 mi
- Fern Dell Museum: 6.9 mi
- Air Classics Museum of Aviation: 9.5 mi
- Sugar Grove Historical Society: 9.8 mi
- Little White School Museum: 10.1 mi
- Train: 5.6 mi
- Mastodon Statue: 14.2 mi
- Bear: 14.2 mi
- Bear: 14.2 mi
- Men Digging: 14.3 mi
- Stephanie's Garden: 2.8 mi
- Native Wildflower Garden: 14.1 mi
- Sunken Garden: 14.2 mi
- Community Gardens at Prairie Green: 20.3 mi
- Lenore's Backyard Garden: 20.9 mi
- Farnsworth House: 0.3 mi
- Blackberry Carousel: 11.8 mi
- Heap's Pumpkin Farm: 12.5 mi
- Ellis House and Equestrian Center: 13.5 mi
- CSX Morris Depot: 19.3 mi
- Fox View Picnic Area: 0.2 mi
- Olivia's Party Deck: 11.8 mi
- Stand Alone Fireplace: 22.8 mi
- West Picnic Shelter: 24.1 mi
- South Picnic Shelter: 24.2 mi
- Maramech Hill: 0.7 mi
- Johnson’s Mound: 16.9 mi
- Rotary Hill: 21.6 mi
- Mount Hoy: 22.9 mi
- Mounded Landfill: 24.4 mi
- Three Rivers Rest Area (Westbound): 16.6 mi
- Three Rivers Rest Area (Eastbound): 16.8 mi
- DeKalb Oasis: 21.4 mi
- Holderman Hill: 19.4 mi
- Kankakee Bluffs: 21.5 mi
- Centennial Beach: 21.6 mi
- Lake Strini: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tall Oaks Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson’s Mound | NNE 18° | 273 m | 16.9 mi |
| Mounded Landfill | ENE 74° | 259 m | 24.4 mi |
| Mount Hoy | NE 52° | 255 m | 22.9 mi |
| Maramech Hill | NW 317° | 196 m | 0.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:17 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:43 | 16:28 |
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 | 27 | 38 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Aurora Muni AP, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/735022020
Day trips start here
- Aurora · 15 mi
- Naperville · 21 mi
- Joliet · 22 mi
- Bolingbrook · 23 mi
- Lisle · 25 mi
- Woodridge · 26 mi
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