- Elevation, modelled
- 200 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 24.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lincoln Highway3.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 41.5610, -87.6685
Homewood Railroad Viewing Platform is a attraction in Illinois, at a modelled 200 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Dixie Highway, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 3.8 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
railway station in Illinois
Dates from 1923.
Wikidata Q5890675, matched on coordinates and name (161 m apart).
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Homewood Railroad Viewing Platform. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WNW 299° | 259 m | 24.2 mi |
| Mount Lieber | E 80° | 214 m | 22.6 mi |
| Chanute Hill | E 79° | 195 m | 21.2 mi |
| Players Hill | NNW 347° | 187 m | 22.3 mi |
- 3.8 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
- 18.2 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 17 mi
- Viewing area · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Dixie Highway: 0.2 mi
- Camp Thornton: 3.6 mi
- Hoxie Farm / Wampum Lake: 4.0 mi
- Chicago Heights Veterans' Memorial: 4.0 mi
- Undergoroud Railroad Memorial: 4.4 mi
- Chinese House of Park Forest: 3.9 mi
- Calumet City (Yellow Smiley Face) Water Tower: 6.5 mi
- Calumet City (Pink Smiley Face) Water Tower: 7.1 mi
- The Grainery Building: 10.3 mi
- Peteyville Christmas Lights: 11.3 mi
- Old Zion Museum: 5.9 mi
- Robbins Illinois History Museum: 5.9 mi
- Sand Ridge Nature Center: 6.2 mi
- Calumet City Historical Society: 8.0 mi
- Historic Pullman Foundation Exhibit Hall: 9.5 mi
- Whihala Park West Beach: 12.4 mi
- Whihala Beach: 12.4 mi
- Hammond Marina Beach: 12.5 mi
- Munson Beach: 12.6 mi
- Calumet Beach: 12.8 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 5.1 mi
- Sledding Hill: 8.7 mi
- Big Hill: 11.4 mi
- Arbor Hill: 11.6 mi
- Sled Hill: 14.5 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 3.8 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 12.9 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 13.0 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 18.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 19.4 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 19.4 mi
- Tedens: 18.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:40 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Day trips start here
- Chicago Heights · 4 mi
- Harvey · 4 mi
- Midlothian · 5 mi
- Oak Forest · 5 mi
- Lansing · 6 mi
- South Suburbs · 6 mi
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