Ted Lechowicz Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1
Ted Lechowicz Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1 is a picnic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 182 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Road Woods Preserve, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 9.0 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Forest Preserve District of Cook County
How to reach it
- 9.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 28.7 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 15 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Indian Road Woods Preserve: 0.1 mi
- Thaddeus S. "Ted" Lechowicz Woods: 0.2 mi
- Edgebrook Woods: 0.4 mi
- Forest Glen Woods: 0.7 mi
- LaBagh Woods: 1.1 mi
- DeJulio Playlot Park: 0.5 mi
- Mary Berkmeier Quinn Park of Trees: 0.6 mi
- Eagle Park: 0.7 mi
- Jeffery Green Park: 0.8 mi
- Edgebrook Park: 0.8 mi
- Edgebrook: 0.6 mi
- Thomas Jefferson Statue: 1.3 mi
- Quarks VI: 1.4 mi
- Angel Gabriel: 1.8 mi
- Samuel Gompers Monument: 2.0 mi
- KE39-Hyatt Regency: 1.0 mi
- KE18: 1.1 mi
- KE21: 1.2 mi
- KE37-Harry Caray's: 1.7 mi
- Garvy School Garden: 1.9 mi
- Ella Labagh: 1.1 mi
- Old Treaty Elm Historic Marker: 1.2 mi
- Jefferson Park War Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Wildwood Chicago Police & Fire Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Memorial of the Assyrian Martyrs: 1.6 mi
- Norwood Park Historical Society: 1.7 mi
- Irish American Heritage Center: 1.9 mi
- North Park Village Nature Center: 2.0 mi
- Emily Oak Nature Center: 2.5 mi
- National Veterans Art Museum: 2.5 mi
- Leaning Tower of Niles: 2.0 mi
- Novelty Golf & Games: 2.3 mi
- Schiller Woods Magic Water Pump: 4.9 mi
- Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom: 5.5 mi
- Biograph Theatre: 7.2 mi
- Leone Beach: 5.5 mi
- Sherwin Beach: 5.5 mi
- Marion Mahoney Griffin Beach: 5.5 mi
- Fargo Beach: 5.5 mi
- Howard Beach: 5.5 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 3.8 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 4.0 mi
- Centennial Hill: 4.5 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 4.6 mi
- Hidden Hill: 5.0 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 5.0 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 22.1 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 24.0 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 24.0 mi
- Covington Bluff: 16.7 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 22.0 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 3.8 mi
- Tedens: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ted Lechowicz Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | SW 222° | 259 m | 24.1 mi |
| Mount Hoy | WSW 243° | 255 m | 24.0 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NE 51° | 204 m | 3.8 mi |
| Players Hill | S 182° | 187 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:48 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
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 | 25 | 29 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 66 | 54 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Ohare Intl AP, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/162809694
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 6 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 7 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 7 mi
- Chicagoland · 8 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 9 mi
- Chicago/Near West Side · 9 mi
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