- Elevation, modelled
- 186 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 14.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 662.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.7755, -87.8095
Birthplace of Emmett Till is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled 186 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Solidarity Monument, a historic site 1.9 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 2.0 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Birthplace of Emmett Till. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WSW 257° | 259 m | 14.2 mi |
| Mount Hoy | WNW 282° | 255 m | 19.5 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNE 17° | 204 m | 17.9 mi |
| Players Hill | NNE 17° | 187 m | 7.2 mi |
- 2.0 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 18.5 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 2 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Solidarity Monument: 1.9 mi
- Clearing-Park Shops Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Ehlert Park F-86 Sabre Korean Veterans Monument: 3.2 mi
- Cannon Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Baboon Island: 4.1 mi
Museums
- Willow Springs Historical Society: 3.4 mi
- Riverside Historical Museum: 3.7 mi
- Brookfield Historical Society: 3.7 mi
- La Grange Area Historical Society: 3.7 mi
- Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture: 4.5 mi
Attractions
- Emu: 4.0 mi
- Bennet's Wallaby: 4.0 mi
- Red Panda: 4.0 mi
- Parakeet: 4.0 mi
- Reindeer: 4.0 mi
Beaches: 50
- Westman Beach: 8.0 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 10.6 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 11.3 mi
- 41st Street Beach: 11.4 mi
- 49th Street Beach: 11.8 mi
Peaks: 21
- Players Hill: 7.2 mi
- Centennial Hill: 7.9 mi
- Signal Hill: 8.9 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 9.5 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 11.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 9.4 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 11.5 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 11.6 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 15.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 17.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Day trips start here
- Burbank · 2 mi
- Brookfield · 4 mi
- Chicago/Southwest Side · 4 mi
- La Grange · 4 mi
- Western Springs · 4 mi
- Berwyn · 5 mi
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