- Elevation, modelled
- 194 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Trashmore204 m · 2.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 6612.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 42.0530, -87.7424
Sharp Corners is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled 194 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the southeast, 2.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center, a museum 1.0 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 13 miles off. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sharp Corners. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | SE 137° | 204 m | 2.8 mi |
| Players Hill | S 186° | 187 m | 12.3 mi |
- 12.6 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center: 1.0 mi
- Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum: 1.5 mi
- Exploratorium: 1.9 mi
- Wilmette Historical Museum: 1.9 mi
- Skokie Heritage Museum: 1.9 mi
Historic sites
- Dr. Janusz Korczak: 1.2 mi
- Mahatma Gandhi: 1.7 mi
- Iraq & Afghanistan Veterans Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 1.9 mi
- World War II Memorial: 2.0 mi
Attractions
- Leaning Tower of Niles: 3.5 mi
- Novelty Golf & Games: 4.0 mi
- Model Railroad Garden: 7.0 mi
- Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom: 7.2 mi
- Plant identification trail: 7.8 mi
Beaches: 56
- Langdon Park Beach: 3.2 mi
- Langdon Beach: 3.3 mi
- Kenilworth Beach: 3.3 mi
- Gillson Beach: 3.4 mi
- Elder Lane Beach: 3.5 mi
Peaks: 14
- Mount Trashmore: 2.8 mi
- Centennial Hill: 6.2 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 6.9 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 8.4 mi
- Hidden Hill: 8.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Rosemont Waterfall: 7.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 9 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 11 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 11 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 12 mi
- Chicagoland · 12 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 13 mi
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