- Elevation, modelled
- 189 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 14.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 661.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 41.8339, -87.8386
Elephant is a artwork in Illinois, at a modelled 189 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Tree, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.3 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Elephant. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WSW 240° | 259 m | 14.3 mi |
| Mount Hoy | W 270° | 255 m | 17.6 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNE 28° | 204 m | 14.8 mi |
| Players Hill | NE 52° | 187 m | 4.7 mi |
- 1.3 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 22.6 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 4 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Red Flanked Duiker: 0.0 mi
- Okapi: 0.0 mi
- Yellow-backed Duiker: 0.0 mi
- Red river hog: 0.0 mi
- Klipspringer: 0.0 mi
- Brookfield Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 0.2 mi
- Beer Garden: 0.4 mi
- Picnic Areas - East: 0.4 mi
- Safari Picnics North: 0.4 mi
- McCormick Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 0.5 mi
- Baboon Island: 0.2 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Fountain Marker: 0.3 mi
- Cannon Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Showmen's Rest: 1.5 mi
- Ehlert Park F-86 Sabre Korean Veterans Monument: 1.7 mi
- Family Garden: 0.4 mi
- Brookfield Library Pollinator Garden: 0.8 mi
- Fairy Garden: 1.4 mi
- Kesman Garden: 1.7 mi
- Broadview Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- McCormick Woods Preserve: 0.4 mi
- Brookfield Woods Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Plank Road Meadow: 1.2 mi
- Callahan Grove: 1.3 mi
- Schuth's Grove: 1.4 mi
- Candy Cane Park: 0.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
- Progress Park: 0.8 mi
- Creekside Park: 0.8 mi
- Harrison Park: 0.9 mi
- Brookfield Historical Society: 0.8 mi
- Riverside Historical Museum: 1.0 mi
- La Grange Park Fire History Museum: 1.9 mi
- La Grange Area Historical Society: 2.5 mi
- 16 Inch Softball Hall of Fame Museum: 2.9 mi
- Westman Beach: 6.2 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 8.6 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 11.9 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 12.1 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 12.1 mi
- Players Hill: 4.7 mi
- Hidden Hill: 8.0 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 8.4 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 9.8 mi
- Centennial Hill: 10.0 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 10.9 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 11.0 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 13.0 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 13.0 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 13.1 mi
- Lake Strini: 18.7 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 10.7 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 21.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:48 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 30 | 40 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 55 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Midway AP, 6 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Brookfield · 1 mi
- Berwyn · 3 mi
- La Grange · 3 mi
- Western Springs · 3 mi
- Cicero · 4 mi
- Hinsdale · 5 mi
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