- Elevation
- 190 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 17.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 664.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 41.8932, -87.8262
Hal Tyrrell Trailside Museum of Natural History is a museum in Illinois, at a recorded 190 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Honor Roll, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 4.9 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 190 m
- Operated by
- Forest Preserve District of Cook County
- Fee
- No
- Step-free access
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hal Tyrrell Trailside Museum of Natural History. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | SW 229° | 259 m | 17.2 mi |
| Mount Hoy | WSW 257° | 255 m | 18.7 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NE 35° | 204 m | 10.9 mi |
| Players Hill | ESE 112° | 187 m | 3.3 mi |
- 4.9 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 24.6 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 8 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Honor Roll: 0.0 mi
- Underground Railroad Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Veteran Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Grand Army of the Republic: 0.7 mi
- Gram: 0.7 mi
Museums
Attractions
- Bactrian Camel: 4.1 mi
- Przewalski's Horse: 4.1 mi
- Grevy's Zebra: 4.1 mi
- Short-Nosed Echidna: 4.1 mi
- Wombat: 4.1 mi
Beaches: 52
- Humboldt Beach: 6.4 mi
- Westman Beach: 8.6 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 10.5 mi
- Montrose Dog Beach: 10.8 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 11.0 mi
Peaks: 20
- Players Hill: 3.3 mi
- Hidden Hill: 4.0 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 4.4 mi
- Centennial Hill: 8.0 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 8.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Rosemont Waterfall: 7.0 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 14.8 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 16.7 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 16.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 24.7 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
- Chicago/Far West Side · 4 mi
- Brookfield · 5 mi
- Cicero · 5 mi
- La Grange · 6 mi
- Western Springs · 6 mi
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