- Elevation, modelled
- 189 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 14.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 661.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 41.8321, -87.8353
Tropic World 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 Orangutan, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.1 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tropic World. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WSW 241° | 259 m | 14.4 mi |
| Mount Hoy | W 270° | 255 m | 17.8 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNE 27° | 204 m | 14.8 mi |
| Players Hill | NE 49° | 187 m | 4.6 mi |
- 1.1 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 22.4 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 4 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Orangutan: 0.0 mi
- Orangutan: 0.0 mi
- Giant Anteater: 0.0 mi
- Western Lowland Gorilla: 0.0 mi
- Spider Money: 0.0 mi
Historic sites
- Baboon Island: 0.0 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Fountain Marker: 0.1 mi
- Cannon Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Showmen's Rest: 1.5 mi
- Ehlert Park F-86 Sabre Korean Veterans Monument: 1.6 mi
Museums
- Brookfield Historical Society: 0.7 mi
- Riverside Historical Museum: 0.8 mi
- La Grange Park Fire History Museum: 2.1 mi
- La Grange Area Historical Society: 2.6 mi
- 16 Inch Softball Hall of Fame Museum: 3.0 mi
Beaches: 54
- Westman Beach: 6.3 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 8.5 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 11.8 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 11.9 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 12.0 mi
Peaks: 19
- Players Hill: 4.6 mi
- Hidden Hill: 8.2 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 8.6 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 9.7 mi
- Centennial Hill: 9.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 11.0 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 11.1 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 13.0 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 13.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 21.3 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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