- Elevation, modelled
- 199 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 22.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 6615.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 42.0303, -87.9123
1000 gecs tree is a attraction in Illinois, at a modelled 199 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Kinder House, a museum 1.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 15 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Tree featured on the cover of the 100 gecs studio album "1000 gecs"
individual ponderosa pine in Des Plaines, Illinois
Wikidata Q120965597, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of 1000 gecs tree. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | SSW 202° | 259 m | 22.4 mi |
| Mount Hoy | SW 225° | 255 m | 19.4 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | E 92° | 204 m | 10.6 mi |
| Players Hill | SE 145° | 187 m | 13.0 mi |
- 15.3 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 22.4 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 18 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kinder House: 1.4 mi
- Des Plaines History Museum: 1.5 mi
- Mount Prospect Historical Society: 2.6 mi
- Wildwood Nature Center: 2.9 mi
- Museum of Hummels: 3.6 mi
- Flight 191 Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Belleau Wood Memorial: 2.1 mi
- In Honor of Those Who Served: 3.4 mi
- Edward Butch O'Hare: 3.7 mi
- The Plank Road: 4.4 mi
- Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe: 2.8 mi
- Sugar Shack: 4.6 mi
- Plant identification trail: 4.7 mi
- Schiller Woods Magic Water Pump: 6.4 mi
- Leaning Tower of Niles: 6.7 mi
- Maple Street Beach: 11.0 mi
- Tower Road Beach: 11.0 mi
- Cherry Street Beach: 11.1 mi
- Elder Lane Beach: 11.2 mi
- Glencoe Beach: 11.2 mi
- Centennial Hill: 3.7 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 6.3 mi
- Hidden Hill: 6.5 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 10.6 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 12.1 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 3.8 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 22.6 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 23.9 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 24.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Far West Side · 13 mi
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 13 mi
- Berwyn · 14 mi
- Oak Brook · 14 mi
- Brookfield · 15 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 15 mi
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