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Turtlehead Lake Picnic Shelter Grove 1

Turtlehead Lake Picnic Shelter Grove 1 from directly overhead

Turtlehead Lake Picnic Shelter Grove 1 is a picnic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 205 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Bur Oak Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1, a picnic site 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 9.8 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Forest Preserve District of Cook County

How to reach it

Coordinates41.64473, -87.79778

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Tinley Creek Bike Path: 0.6 mi
  • Newberry Park: 0.9 mi
  • Ishnala Woods Park: 0.9 mi
  • Crawford Park: 1.0 mi
  • Walsh-Westgate Park: 1.1 mi
Gardens
Historic sites
  • Palos Park Veteran's Memorial: 2.5 mi
  • Centennial Monument: 2.6 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 4.5 mi
  • Site of Robbins Airport: 4.5 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial: 4.6 mi
Museums
Artworks
  • John Paul II: 7.3 mi
  • Marshall Major Taylor: 8.4 mi
  • Marshall Major Taylor: 8.6 mi
  • Mamie Till-Mobley: 9.2 mi
  • Yugo Griffin: 9.6 mi
Attractions
  • Homewood Railroad Viewing Platform: 8.8 mi
  • The Forge: Lemont Quarries: 9.6 mi
  • The Grainery Building: 10.4 mi
  • Chinese House of Park Forest: 11.1 mi
  • Schmuhl School: 11.4 mi
Beaches: 25
Peaks: 20
  • Belly Button Hill: 3.9 mi
  • Centennial Hill: 8.2 mi
  • Signal Hill: 9.0 mi
  • Obama Center Sled Hill: 14.6 mi
  • Mounded Landfill: 15.6 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
  • Lake Strini: 15.6 mi
  • Rain Garden Springs: 24.3 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Turtlehead Lake Picnic Shelter Grove 1. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillWNW 292°259 m15.6 mi
Mount HoyWNW 303°255 m23.6 mi
Players HillN 6°187 m16.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2719:03
June solstice05:1819:4820:30
September equinox06:3918:1418:50
December solstice07:1615:4016:25

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242738516272777567544130
Precip in2.32.02.54.15.04.64.14.53.53.72.72.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little RED School HSE, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/382515044

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