- Elevation, modelled
- 192 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 18.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 664.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 41.8895, -87.8011
Austin Gardens Environmental Education Center is a museum in Illinois, at a modelled 192 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Austin Gardens, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 4.1 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Austin Gardens Environmental Education Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | SW 233° | 259 m | 18.0 mi |
| Mount Hoy | WSW 259° | 255 m | 19.9 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNE 28° | 204 m | 10.5 mi |
| Players Hill | ESE 119° | 187 m | 2.0 mi |
- 4.1 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 25.9 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 8 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Austin Gardens: 0.0 mi
- Gail Anita Flagler: 0.3 mi
- Carol Shields: 0.3 mi
- John Schaeffer: 0.3 mi
- Sara & Ron Damgaard: 0.3 mi
Museums
Attractions
- California Sea Lion: 4.1 mi
- Gray Seal: 4.1 mi
- California Sea Lion: 4.1 mi
- Dolphin: 4.1 mi
- Gray Seal: 4.1 mi
Beaches: 51
- Humboldt Beach: 5.1 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 9.2 mi
- Westman Beach: 9.5 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 9.7 mi
- Montrose Dog Beach: 9.8 mi
Peaks: 20
- Players Hill: 2.0 mi
- Hidden Hill: 4.7 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 5.0 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 7.2 mi
- Centennial Hill: 8.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Rosemont Waterfall: 7.7 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 15.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 17.2 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 17.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 23.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 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 · 3 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 3 mi
- Cicero · 4 mi
- Brookfield · 5 mi
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 6 mi
- Chicago/Near West Side · 7 mi
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