- Elevation, modelled
- 215 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Gander Mountain283 m · 18.7 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:33local time
- Coordinates
- 42.2870, -87.9553
Cook Park Playground is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled 215 m. Gander Mountain stands 283 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Ansel B. Cook House, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cook Park Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gander Mountain | NW 320° | 283 m | 18.7 mi |
| Hill Fifteen | NW 305° | 276 m | 20.9 mi |
| Camelback Kame | WNW 296° | 268 m | 21.3 mi |
| Mount Moriah | NW 316° | 257 m | 22.6 mi |
| Bald Knob | WNW 298° | 235 m | 14.6 mi |
| Leahy Hill | NNE 13° | 234 m | 9.8 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | SE 145° | 204 m | 22.3 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Ansel B. Cook House: 0.0 mi
- Bess Bower Dunn Museum of Lake County: 2.2 mi
- Cuneo Mansion: 2.6 mi
- Lake Bluff History Museum: 5.8 mi
- Legacy Museum: 5.8 mi
Historic sites
- Roundout Train Robbery: 3.1 mi
- Amos Bennett: First African American Settler in Lake County: 5.4 mi
- Hank Salemi Memorial: 5.8 mi
- M47 Tank: 6.1 mi
- Steven Malin, Jr. Memorial: 6.3 mi
Attractions
- Lake County Fairgrounds: 3.6 mi
- Raging Bull: 5.5 mi
- Krazy Kars: 5.5 mi
- Justice League: Battle for Metropolis: 5.5 mi
- Giant Drop: 5.5 mi
Beaches: 54
- Minear Lake Beach: 0.6 mi
- Minear Lake Beach: 0.6 mi
- Independence Grove Beach: 1.7 mi
- Diamond Lake Beach: 3.6 mi
- Lakeview Beach and Dock: 3.8 mi
Peaks: 12
- sled hill: 8.1 mi
- Leahy Hill: 9.8 mi
- Bald Knob: 14.6 mi
- Gander Mountain: 18.7 mi
- Centennial Hill: 20.1 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Light 1: 6.7 mi
- Light 2: 6.8 mi
- Kenosha Light: 22.1 mi
- Kenosha North Pierhead Light: 22.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Kenosha Rest Area 26 (I-94 WB): 16.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Aurora: 20.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Rosemont Waterfall: 21.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:50 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 28 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 29 mi
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