- Elevation, modelled
- 190 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 16.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 664.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 41.8865, -87.8347
Veteran Memorial is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled 190 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Underground Railroad Memorial, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 4.6 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Veteran Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | SW 229° | 259 m | 16.6 mi |
| Mount Hoy | WSW 258° | 255 m | 18.2 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NE 35° | 204 m | 11.6 mi |
| Players Hill | ESE 102° | 187 m | 3.5 mi |
- 4.6 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 24.2 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 7 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Underground Railroad Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Grand Army of the Republic: 0.5 mi
- Honor Roll: 0.6 mi
- Gram: 0.7 mi
- Elisabeth Clarkson Dunne: 0.7 mi
Museums
Attractions
- Bactrian Camel: 3.6 mi
- Przewalski's Horse: 3.6 mi
- Grevy's Zebra: 3.6 mi
- Addax: 3.6 mi
- Short-Nosed Echidna: 3.6 mi
Beaches: 51
- Humboldt Beach: 6.9 mi
- Westman Beach: 8.0 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 10.9 mi
- Montrose Dog Beach: 11.4 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 11.4 mi
Peaks: 20
- Players Hill: 3.5 mi
- Hidden Hill: 4.4 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 4.8 mi
- Centennial Hill: 8.4 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 8.7 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Rosemont Waterfall: 7.4 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 14.2 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 16.0 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 16.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 24.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:48 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Day trips start here
- Berwyn · 4 mi
- Brookfield · 4 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 4 mi
- Cicero · 5 mi
- La Grange · 6 mi
- Oak Brook · 6 mi
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