- Elevation, modelled
- 206 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Leahy Hill234 m · 21.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 6618.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 42.1341, -87.7605
Eklund Garden is a garden in Illinois, at a modelled 206 m. Leahy Hill stands 234 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Glencoe Historical Society, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 18 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Built
- 2001
- Operated by
- Glencoe Historical Society
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Eklund Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leahy Hill | NNW 339° | 234 m | 21.5 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | SSE 160° | 204 m | 8.2 mi |
| Players Hill | S 181° | 187 m | 17.9 mi |
- 18.2 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Glencoe Historical Society: 0.0 mi
- Glencoe Historical Society: 0.0 mi
- Anita Willets Burnham Log House: 2.4 mi
- Winnetka Historical Society: 2.6 mi
- Hope Union Heritage Center: 3.2 mi
Parks
- Friends Park: 0.1 mi
- Melvin Berlin Park: 0.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- Henry J. Kalk Park: 0.2 mi
- Triangle Park: 0.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Clara Dietz Bird Sanctuary: 0.4 mi
- Forest Way Grove: 0.8 mi
- Turnbull Woods: 1.3 mi
- Tower Road: 1.3 mi
- Tower Road Boat Launch: 1.5 mi
Artworks
- Ravine Bluffs Street Markers: 0.6 mi
- Ravine Bluffs Street Markers: 0.7 mi
- Ravine Bluffs Street Markers: 0.7 mi
- Stone Lantern: 1.6 mi
- The Rookery: 1.6 mi
Beaches: 60
- Glencoe Beach: 0.7 mi
- Tower Road Beach: 1.9 mi
- Maple Street Beach: 2.3 mi
- Rosewood Beach: 2.3 mi
- Cherry Street Beach: 2.9 mi
Gardens
- Glencoe Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Mitsuzo and Kyoko Shida Evaluation Garden: 1.4 mi
- Kieunto Dry Garden: 1.6 mi
- Seifuto Dry Garden: 1.6 mi
- Hilltop Garden: 1.6 mi
Picnic sites
Historic sites
- Dixon Prairie: 1.6 mi
- The Woodland Edge: 1.7 mi
- The Sower Alcove: 1.8 mi
- Henry Demarest Lloyd: 2.0 mi
- Sam's tree: 2.4 mi
Attractions
- Model Railroad Garden: 1.8 mi
- The Magic Rock: 4.2 mi
- Plant identification trail: 6.9 mi
- Sugar Shack: 6.9 mi
- Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe: 8.2 mi
Peaks: 11
- sled hill: 6.6 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 8.2 mi
- Centennial Hill: 9.8 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 12.5 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 13.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Covington Bluff: 7.0 mi
Springs: 1
- Rain Garden Springs: 10.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Rosemont Waterfall: 11.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 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/Logan-Bucktown · 15 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 17 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 17 mi
- Chicagoland · 17 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 18 mi
- Chicago · 19 mi
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