- Elevation, modelled
- 184 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 21.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 661.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.8804, -87.7194
Water Courts Formal 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 Music Court, a garden 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.7 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Water Courts Formal Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WSW 241° | 259 m | 21.2 mi |
| Mount Hoy | W 262° | 255 m | 23.9 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | N 4° | 204 m | 9.9 mi |
| Players Hill | W 262° | 187 m | 2.5 mi |
- 1.7 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 25.8 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Music Court: 0.1 mi
- Water Courts Formal Garden: 0.1 mi
- Grassy Hills: 0.4 mi
- Hawthorm Grove: 0.4 mi
- Labyrinth: 0.4 mi
- Garfield Park Natural Area: 0.1 mi
- Bird & Butterfly Sanctuary: 2.5 mi
- Webster Wildlife Site: 3.8 mi
- Ping Tom Natural Area: 4.7 mi
- South Pond Natural Area: 5.2 mi
- Robert Burns Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Lincoln the Rail-Splitter: 0.2 mi
- Idyl: 0.4 mi
- Persian Lilies: 0.4 mi
- Bulls with Maidens (World's Fair Bulls): 0.4 mi
- Norman Cornwall Memorial (WWI Obelisk): 0.3 mi
- Our Lady of the Angels School Fire Memorial: 1.2 mi
- M3 Stuart Tank: 1.7 mi
- El Gran Combo: 1.9 mi
- Eddie Palmieri: 2.0 mi
- Mason Park: 0.5 mi
- Saint Louis Park: 0.6 mi
- Gladys Park: 0.6 mi
- Park No. 500: 0.7 mi
- Boler Park: 0.7 mi
- Waller Apartments: 1.1 mi
- Castle Car Wash: 1.9 mi
- Gallager: 2.0 mi
- The Ledge: 4.3 mi
- SkyDeck Chicago Willis Tower: 4.3 mi
- Taylor Park Patio: 3.7 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 5: 5.1 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 4: 5.1 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 6: 5.1 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 2: 5.1 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 2.0 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 5.2 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 5.6 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 5.9 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 6.4 mi
- Players Hill: 2.5 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 4.5 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 5.6 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 5.6 mi
- Hidden Hill: 8.0 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 10.5 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 17.5 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 19.6 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 19.6 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 15.7 mi
- Covington Bluff: 24.5 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 7.5 mi
- Tedens: 18.3 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 21.7 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 | 16:24 |
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.
- Monarch80 obs
- American Robin77 obs
- Black Swallowtail76 obs
- common milkweed70 obs
- Piping Plover67 obs
- Red-winged Blackbird60 obs
- Red Admiral50 obs
- Black-crowned Night Heron49 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/Far West Side · 2 mi
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 3 mi
- Chicago/Near West Side · 3 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 3 mi
- Cicero · 3 mi
- Berwyn · 4 mi
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