- Elevation, modelled
- 189 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 14.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 661.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 41.8344, -87.8350
Short-Nosed Echidna is a attraction in Illinois, at a modelled 189 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Wombat, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.2 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Short-Nosed Echidna. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WSW 240° | 259 m | 14.5 mi |
| Mount Hoy | W 270° | 255 m | 17.8 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNE 27° | 204 m | 14.7 mi |
| Players Hill | NE 51° | 187 m | 4.5 mi |
- 1.2 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
Attractions
- Wombat: 0.0 mi
- Rodrigues Fruit Bat: 0.0 mi
- Western Gray Kangaroo: 0.0 mi
- Bennet's Wallaby: 0.0 mi
- Cape Barren Goose: 0.0 mi
Historic sites
- Theodore Roosevelt Fountain Marker: 0.1 mi
- Baboon Island: 0.2 mi
- Cannon Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Showmen's Rest: 1.4 mi
- Ehlert Park F-86 Sabre Korean Veterans Monument: 1.8 mi
Museums
- Brookfield Historical Society: 0.9 mi
- Riverside Historical Museum: 0.9 mi
- La Grange Park Fire History Museum: 2.1 mi
- La Grange Area Historical Society: 2.7 mi
- 16 Inch Softball Hall of Fame Museum: 2.8 mi
Beaches: 53
- Westman Beach: 6.4 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 8.4 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 11.8 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 11.9 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 11.9 mi
Peaks: 19
- Players Hill: 4.5 mi
- Hidden Hill: 8.0 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 8.4 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 9.6 mi
- Centennial Hill: 10.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Rosemont Waterfall: 10.9 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 11.1 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 13.1 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 13.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 21.4 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).
Day trips start here
- Brookfield · 1 mi
- Berwyn · 2 mi
- La Grange · 3 mi
- Western Springs · 3 mi
- Cicero · 4 mi
- Hinsdale · 5 mi
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