- Elevation, modelled
- 208 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 19.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lincoln Highway6.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 41.5936, -87.7573
Yankee Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 2 is a picnic site in Illinois, at a modelled 208 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Yankee Woods Picnic Grove 1, a picnic site 0.1 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 6.0 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Yankee Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 2. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WNW 300° | 259 m | 19.1 mi |
| Players Hill | N 358° | 187 m | 19.5 mi |
- 6.0 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
- 13.9 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 14 mi
- Viewing area · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Friendly Oaks Park: 0.3 mi
- Lagoon Park: 0.5 mi
- Oak Forest Park District: 1.0 mi
- Central Park: 1.0 mi
- Lancaster Woods Park: 1.0 mi
- Old Zion Museum: 1.8 mi
- Robbins Illinois History Museum: 4.0 mi
- Ridge Historical Society: 8.6 mi
- The Children's Museum in Oak Lawn: 8.7 mi
- Vanderpoel Art Museum: 9.8 mi
- Willow Wood Park: 2.6 mi
- Paintbrush Prairie Nature Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Dropseed Prairie Nature Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Bachelor's Grove Woods: 3.1 mi
- Sundrop Prairie Nature Preserve: 3.3 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Site of Robbins Airport: 3.9 mi
- Dixie Highway: 5.3 mi
- Palos Park Veteran's Memorial: 6.5 mi
- Homewood Railroad Viewing Platform: 5.1 mi
- Chinese House of Park Forest: 7.0 mi
- The Grainery Building: 8.1 mi
- Calumet City (Pink Smiley Face) Water Tower: 10.2 mi
- Schmuhl School: 10.4 mi
- Community Garden: 6.5 mi
- Altgeld Gardens Community Farm: 9.5 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 9.9 mi
- HAST Garden: 12.2 mi
- City Hall Rose Garden: 12.9 mi
- Yugo Griffin: 7.6 mi
- Marshall Major Taylor: 7.9 mi
- Lincoln on the Road to Greatness: 8.5 mi
- Arche Fountain: 8.5 mi
- Marshall Major Taylor: 8.8 mi
- Munson Beach: 14.4 mi
- Calumet Beach: 14.5 mi
- Hammond Marina Beach: 14.6 mi
- Whihala Park West Beach: 14.7 mi
- Whihala Beach: 14.9 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 2.3 mi
- Centennial Hill: 12.0 mi
- Signal Hill: 12.7 mi
- Sledding Hill: 13.8 mi
- Big Hill: 15.3 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 8.2 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 14.0 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 14.1 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 13.2 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 14.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 14.3 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 8.1 mi
- Lake Strini: 18.0 mi
| 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).
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, 8 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapDay trips start here
- Oak Forest · 1 mi
- Midlothian · 3 mi
- Tinley Park · 3 mi
- Crestwood · 4 mi
- Alsip · 5 mi
- Palos Heights · 5 mi
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