- Elevation, modelled
- 190 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 24.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 6610.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 42.0124, -87.7841
Leaning Tower of Niles is a attraction in Illinois, at a modelled 190 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Wildwood Veteran Memorial, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 11 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
replica tower of Pisa's, in Niles, Illinois, United States
Dates from 1934.
Wikidata Q6509808, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Leaning Tower of Niles. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | SW 218° | 259 m | 24.7 mi |
| Mount Hoy | WSW 239° | 255 m | 23.9 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | E 79° | 204 m | 4.1 mi |
| Players Hill | S 175° | 187 m | 9.5 mi |
- 10.9 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 28.1 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 16 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wildwood Veteran Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Wildwood Chicago Police & Fire Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Katyn Massacre Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Veteran Shrine: 0.8 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Skokie Heritage Museum: 1.8 mi
- Emily Oak Nature Center: 2.1 mi
- Norwood Park Historical Society: 2.1 mi
- Exploratorium: 2.3 mi
- Park Ridge Historical Society: 2.4 mi
- Novelty Golf & Games: 3.4 mi
- Schiller Woods Magic Water Pump: 5.2 mi
- 1000 gecs tree: 6.7 mi
- Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe: 6.9 mi
- Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom: 7.1 mi
- South Boulevard Beach: 6.1 mi
- Lee Street Beach: 6.1 mi
- Juneway Beach: 6.1 mi
- Greenwood Street Beach: 6.2 mi
- Rogers Beach: 6.2 mi
- Centennial Hill: 3.3 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 4.1 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 4.9 mi
- Hidden Hill: 5.3 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 5.8 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 4.1 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 23.2 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 24.9 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 24.9 mi
- Tedens: 24.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Far West Side · 8 mi
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 8 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 9 mi
- Chicagoland · 10 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 11 mi
- Chicago/Near West Side · 11 mi
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