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Wampum Lake Picnic Grove 1

Wampum Lake Picnic Grove 1 from directly overhead

Wampum Lake Picnic Grove 1 is a picnic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 190 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Hoxie Farm / Wampum Lake, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Lincoln Highway passes 5.1 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Forest Preserve District of Cook County

How to reach it

Coordinates41.57066, -87.59280

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
Attractions
  • Calumet City (Yellow Smiley Face) Water Tower: 2.7 mi
  • Homewood Railroad Viewing Platform: 4.0 mi
  • Calumet City (Pink Smiley Face) Water Tower: 4.3 mi
  • Chinese House of Park Forest: 6.7 mi
  • Peteyville Christmas Lights: 7.4 mi
Museums
Gardens
Artworks
Beaches: 30
  • Whihala Beach: 9.5 mi
  • Whihala Park West Beach: 9.5 mi
  • Hammond Marina Beach: 9.8 mi
  • Jeorse Park Beach: 9.9 mi
  • Buffington Harbor Beach: 10.0 mi
Peaks: 19
  • Sledding Hill: 5.6 mi
  • Arbor Hill: 7.8 mi
  • Belly Button Hill: 7.8 mi
  • Sled Hill: 10.9 mi
  • Big Hill: 11.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LieberE 80°214 m18.6 mi
Chanute HillE 79°195 m17.2 mi
Players HillNNW 337°187 m22.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1719:4720:29
September equinox06:3818:1318:49
December solstice07:1415:3916:24

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232737496070747265534029
Precip in2.52.12.64.04.64.94.74.03.43.63.02.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Park Forest, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4196011315

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