- Elevation, modelled
- 183 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 18.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 663.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.8005, -87.7299
Archer Heights Veterans Monument is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled 183 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture, a museum 1.8 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 3.0 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Archer Heights Veterans Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WSW 255° | 259 m | 18.6 mi |
| Mount Hoy | W 276° | 255 m | 23.3 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | N 5° | 204 m | 15.5 mi |
| Players Hill | NNW 340° | 187 m | 5.5 mi |
- 3.0 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 20.3 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture: 1.8 mi
- Fire Museum of Greater Chicago: 2.3 mi
- Chicago Maritime Museum: 4.3 mi
- Heritage Museum of Asian Art: 4.6 mi
- National Museum of Mexican Art: 4.8 mi
Historic sites
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Clearing-Park Shops Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Solidarity Monument: 2.7 mi
- Darius and Girenas Memorial: 2.7 mi
- William McKinley Memorial: 3.0 mi
Attractions
- Castle Car Wash: 3.6 mi
- Gallager: 3.8 mi
- Emu: 5.6 mi
- Reindeer: 5.6 mi
- Red Panda: 5.6 mi
Beaches: 50
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 6.9 mi
- 41st Street Beach: 7.0 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 7.4 mi
- 49th Street Beach: 7.5 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 7.7 mi
Peaks: 21
- Mount Bridgeport: 5.1 mi
- Players Hill: 5.5 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 7.2 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 7.5 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 11.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 13.8 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 14.8 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 15.9 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 16.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Tedens: 14.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 16.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 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).
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Southwest Side · 1 mi
- Cicero · 3 mi
- Berwyn · 4 mi
- Burbank · 5 mi
- Chicago/Bridgeport-Chinatown · 5 mi
- Chicago/Pilsen · 5 mi
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