- Elevation, modelled
- 184 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 21.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 662.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.8864, -87.7190
Gravel Garden is a garden in Illinois, at a modelled 184 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Bulls with Maidens (World's Fair Bulls), a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 2.1 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gravel Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WSW 240° | 259 m | 21.4 mi |
| Mount Hoy | W 261° | 255 m | 24.0 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | N 4° | 204 m | 9.5 mi |
| Players Hill | WSW 253° | 187 m | 2.6 mi |
- 2.1 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 26.2 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bulls with Maidens (World's Fair Bulls): 0.0 mi
- Bulls with Maidens (World's Fair Bulls): 0.0 mi
- Persian Lilies: 0.0 mi
- Idyl: 0.1 mi
- Robert Burns Memorial: 0.3 mi
- City Garden: 0.0 mi
- Demonstration Garden: 0.0 mi
- Aroid House: 0.0 mi
- Desert House: 0.0 mi
- EMG Children's Garden: 0.1 mi
- Garfield Park Natural Area: 0.3 mi
- Bird & Butterfly Sanctuary: 2.6 mi
- Webster Wildlife Site: 3.5 mi
- Ping Tom Natural Area: 4.8 mi
- California Park Natural Area: 4.8 mi
- Saint Louis Park: 0.3 mi
- Ohio and Harding Park: 0.5 mi
- Mason Park: 0.5 mi
- Central Playlot Park: 0.6 mi
- WHPop: 0.7 mi
- Norman Cornwall Memorial (WWI Obelisk): 0.7 mi
- Our Lady of the Angels School Fire Memorial: 0.8 mi
- M3 Stuart Tank: 1.6 mi
- El Gran Combo: 1.6 mi
- Eddie Palmieri: 1.6 mi
- Waller Apartments: 1.1 mi
- Castle Car Wash: 2.4 mi
- Gallager: 2.4 mi
- The Ledge: 4.3 mi
- SkyDeck Chicago Willis Tower: 4.3 mi
- Taylor Park Patio: 3.6 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 5: 4.8 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 4: 4.9 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 6: 4.9 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 2: 4.9 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 1.6 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 5.1 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 5.5 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 5.9 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 6.6 mi
- Players Hill: 2.6 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 4.7 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 5.2 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 5.8 mi
- Hidden Hill: 7.8 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 10.2 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 17.8 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 19.9 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 19.9 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 16.1 mi
- Covington Bluff: 24.1 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 7.1 mi
- Tedens: 18.6 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 22.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:39 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 29 | 38 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 74 | 74 | 67 | 54 | 43 | 31 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Northerly IS, 6 mi away.
- Wood Duck293 obs
- Red-winged Blackbird179 obs
- Black-crowned Night Heron122 obs
- Mallard122 obs
- Black Swallowtail121 obs
- Canada Goose119 obs
- American Robin119 obs
- Monarch112 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 3 mi
- Chicago/Near West Side · 3 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 3 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 4 mi
- Chicago/Pilsen · 4 mi
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