- Elevation, modelled
- 229 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Johnson’s Mound273 m · 16.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lincoln Highway9.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 41.9295, -88.1214
Veterans Memorial Plaza is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled 229 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the west-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Gretna Museum, a museum 1.0 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 9.9 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Veterans Memorial Plaza. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson’s Mound | WSW 254° | 273 m | 16.4 mi |
| Mounded Landfill | S 171° | 259 m | 13.9 mi |
| Mount Hoy | SSW 204° | 255 m | 7.4 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | ENE 73° | 204 m | 22.3 mi |
| Players Hill | ESE 101° | 187 m | 18.6 mi |
- 9.9 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
- 15.6 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Overlooks nearby
- Fabyan Windmill · 10 mi
- Des Plaines River · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Gretna Museum: 1.0 mi
- Bloomingdale Park District Museum: 2.8 mi
- Hedges Station: 3.7 mi
- Glen Ellyn Historical Society: 4.0 mi
- Roselle History Museum: 4.3 mi
Historic sites
- Memorial Park Monument: 1.4 mi
- Heaven’s Brigade and All Heroes: 3.2 mi
- DuPage County Veterans Memorial: 4.4 mi
- memorial marker: 5.1 mi
- Memorial marker: 5.1 mi
Attractions
- St. James Farm Preserve: 6.8 mi
- Chicago Athenaeum International Sculpture Park: 7.2 mi
- Medieval Times: 9.6 mi
- Goebbert's Farm & Garden Center of South Barrington: 10.0 mi
- Mayslake Peabody Estate: 10.8 mi
Beaches: 40
- Centennial Beach: 11.1 mi
- Westman Beach: 11.7 mi
- Whitney Shores Private Beach: 18.2 mi
- Indian Trail Beach: 20.3 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 21.5 mi
Peaks: 17
- Heritage Park Sled Hill: 3.0 mi
- Mount Hoy: 7.4 mi
- Pine Hill: 8.0 mi
- Hemlock Hill: 8.1 mi
- Spruce Hill: 8.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Rosemont Waterfall: 14.1 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 17.4 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 17.6 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 17.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Day trips start here
- Wheaton · 5 mi
- Downers Grove · 10 mi
- Lisle · 10 mi
- Oak Brook · 12 mi
- Hinsdale · 13 mi
- Naperville · 13 mi
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