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Rain Garden Springs

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Elevation, modelled
182 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Mount Trashmore204 m · 2.7 mi
Nearest byway
Historic Route 667.5 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:31local time
Coordinates
41.9871, -87.6889
Rain Garden Springs, seen from above at true elevation

Rain Garden Springs is a spring in Illinois, at a modelled 182 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the north-northwest, 2.7 miles off. The nearest named place is West Ridge Nature Preserve, a nature reserve less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 7.5 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TrashmoreNNW 341°204 m2.7 mi
Players HillSSW 208°187 m8.7 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Waterfalls: 2
Cliffs: 2
Lighthouses: 2
Ghost towns: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4820:31
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1615:3816:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262938485868747467544331

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Northerly IS, 10 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Mar–Jul — fullest in May, leanest in Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs12715221223825217015478.012912887.3109

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge NB Chicago River AT N Pulaski Road AT Chicago, IL, 2 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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