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Wolf Road Woods

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Elevation, modelled
216 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Mounded Landfill259 m · 9.6 mi
Nearest byway
Historic Route 663.5 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:30local time
Coordinates
41.7045, -87.8963
Wolf Road Woods from directly overhead

Wolf Road Woods is a picnic site in Illinois, at a modelled 216 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Pulaski Woods, a picnic site 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 3.5 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Forest Preserve District of Cook County

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wolf Road Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillW 281°259 m9.6 mi
Mount HoyWNW 301°255 m17.1 mi
Mount TrashmoreNNE 24°204 m24.1 mi
Players HillNNE 29°187 m13.6 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Beaches: 39
Peaks: 20
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
Cliffs: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1819:4820:30
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1615:4016:25

Local time (America/Chicago).

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