- Elevation, modelled
- 193 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 23.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 6615.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 42.0390, -87.8866
Kinder House is a museum in Illinois, at a modelled 193 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Des Plaines History Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 15 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- Des Plaines History Center
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kinder House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | SSW 205° | 259 m | 23.5 mi |
| Mount Hoy | SW 227° | 255 m | 20.8 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | E 97° | 204 m | 9.4 mi |
| Players Hill | SSE 152° | 187 m | 12.8 mi |
- 15.3 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 23.9 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 18 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Des Plaines History Museum: 0.0 mi
- Wildwood Nature Center: 2.1 mi
- Niles Historical Society: 3.0 mi
- Mount Prospect Historical Society: 3.0 mi
- Park Ridge Historical Society: 3.2 mi
Historic sites
- Belleau Wood Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Flight 191 Memorial: 2.1 mi
- The Plank Road: 3.2 mi
- In Honor of Those Who Served: 4.0 mi
- World War I Memorial: 4.4 mi
Attractions
- 1000 gecs tree: 1.4 mi
- Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe: 2.1 mi
- Sugar Shack: 3.8 mi
- Plant identification trail: 3.8 mi
- Leaning Tower of Niles: 5.6 mi
Beaches: 56
- Maple Street Beach: 9.6 mi
- Tower Road Beach: 9.6 mi
- Cherry Street Beach: 9.6 mi
- Elder Lane Beach: 9.7 mi
- Glencoe Beach: 9.9 mi
Peaks: 19
- Centennial Hill: 3.0 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 6.2 mi
- Hidden Hill: 6.5 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 9.4 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 11.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Rosemont Waterfall: 3.6 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 23.4 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 24.8 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 24.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Far West Side · 12 mi
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 12 mi
- Berwyn · 14 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 14 mi
- Oak Brook · 14 mi
- Brookfield · 15 mi
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