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Petersen Park Beach

Petersen Park Beach from directly overhead

Petersen Park Beach is a beach in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 231 m. High Point stands 362 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Petersen Park, a park 0.1 miles away. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

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Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.36045, -88.28233

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Petersen Park: 0.1 mi
  • East Beach Park: 0.3 mi
  • William H Althoff Park: 0.6 mi
  • Lakeland Park Boat Launch: 0.6 mi
  • West Beach Park: 0.8 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
Historic sites: 58
Museums: 42
Artworks: 32
  • Geoscene wall: 8.1 mi
  • Planetarium Display: 8.1 mi
  • Alumni Sculpture: 8.7 mi
  • Round Entry Door: 15.5 mi
  • The Beatitudes & Ten Comandments: 15.8 mi
Beaches: 24
  • Wonder Center Beach: 3.8 mi
  • Morrison Park Beach: 4.6 mi
  • Main Beach: 9.4 mi
  • West Beach: 9.7 mi
  • twin lakes park beach: 10.9 mi
Gardens: 23
Picnic sites: 14
Peaks: 8
  • Bald Knob: 4.2 mi
  • Camelback Kame: 4.8 mi
  • Hill Fifteen: 7.0 mi
  • Gander Mountain: 10.3 mi
  • Mount Moriah: 11.1 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Petersen Park Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High PointWNW 299°362 m16.0 mi
Gander MountainNNE 26°283 m10.3 mi
Hill FifteenN 357°276 m7.0 mi
Camelback KameNNW 329°268 m4.8 mi
Mount TomNNE 13°265 m20.9 mi
Mount MoriahN 4°257 m11.1 mi
Bald KnobENE 66°235 m4.2 mi
Leahy HillENE 77°234 m19.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1719:5120:34
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:2015:3916:24

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222536485969737164513928
Precip in1.61.62.23.64.54.83.83.73.63.22.41.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MC Henry -WG Stratton L&D, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/345830458

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