Vollmer Road Grove Picnic Shelter Grove 1
Vollmer Road Grove Picnic Shelter Grove 1 is a picnic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 213 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Cypress Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 1.6 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Forest Preserve District of Cook County
How to reach it
- 1.6 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
- 18.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 18 mi
- Viewing area · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cypress Park: 0.7 mi
- Ballantrae Park: 0.7 mi
- Tolentine Park: 1.1 mi
- Bicentennial Park: 1.2 mi
- Oakwood Park: 1.2 mi
- Elliot Woods Park: 1.5 mi
- Spirit Trail Park: 1.7 mi
- Bartel Grassland Land and Water Reserve: 2.2 mi
- Old Plank Road Prairie Nature Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Old Plank Road Prairie Nature Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Chinese House of Park Forest: 2.3 mi
- Homewood Railroad Viewing Platform: 3.4 mi
- The Grainery Building: 7.1 mi
- Calumet City (Yellow Smiley Face) Water Tower: 9.8 mi
- Calumet City (Pink Smiley Face) Water Tower: 10.5 mi
- Dixie Highway: 3.5 mi
- Chicago Heights Veterans' Memorial: 4.3 mi
- Indian & Pioneer Campground: 4.6 mi
- Steger Veteran's Memorial: 5.8 mi
- Camp Thornton: 6.5 mi
- Woodrow Wilson Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 4.3 mi
- Sauk Trail Woods Grove 3: 4.4 mi
- Sauk Trail Woods Grove 5: 4.6 mi
- Joe Orr Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 4.6 mi
- Sauk Trail Woods Grove 2: 4.7 mi
- Arche Fountain: 4.3 mi
- Lincoln on the Road to Greatness: 4.3 mi
- Spiral: 5.3 mi
- Sisyphus’Aviary: 5.3 mi
- Bodark Arc: 5.3 mi
- Old Zion Museum: 4.5 mi
- Robbins Illinois History Museum: 7.7 mi
- Sand Ridge Nature Center: 9.6 mi
- Calumet City Historical Society: 11.4 mi
- Ridge Historical Society: 12.1 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 9.6 mi
- Altgeld Gardens Community Farm: 10.9 mi
- Community Garden: 11.3 mi
- HAST Garden: 11.8 mi
- City Hall Rose Garden: 12.1 mi
- Whihala Park West Beach: 15.8 mi
- Whihala Beach: 15.9 mi
- Hammond Marina Beach: 15.9 mi
- Munson Beach: 16.0 mi
- Calumet Beach: 16.2 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 6.3 mi
- Big Hill: 10.5 mi
- Sledding Hill: 10.8 mi
- Arbor Hill: 14.3 mi
- Centennial Hill: 16.5 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 17.6 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 18.4 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 18.4 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 12.8 mi
- Lake Strini: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Vollmer Road Grove Picnic Shelter Grove 1. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | NW 307° | 259 m | 23.2 mi |
| Chanute Hill | ENE 75° | 195 m | 24.2 mi |
| Players Hill | N 354° | 187 m | 24.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
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 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Park Forest, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/224309115
Day trips start here
- South Suburbs · 3 mi
- Chicago Heights · 5 mi
- Tinley Park · 5 mi
- Oak Forest · 6 mi
- Harvey · 7 mi
- Midlothian · 7 mi
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