- Elevation, modelled
- 201 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Hoy255 m · 23.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 6614.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 42.0429, -87.8292
Niles Historical Society is a museum in Illinois, at a modelled 201 m. Mount Hoy stands 255 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Park Ridge Historical Society, a museum 1.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 14 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Niles Historical Society. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Hoy | SW 231° | 255 m | 23.2 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | ESE 102° | 204 m | 6.5 mi |
| Players Hill | SSE 165° | 187 m | 12.0 mi |
- 14.0 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 26.6 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 18 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Park Ridge Historical Society: 1.5 mi
- Wildwood Nature Center: 2.4 mi
- Glenview History Center: 2.7 mi
- Des Plaines History Museum: 3.0 mi
- Kinder House: 3.0 mi
Historic sites
- Belleau Wood Memorial: 2.4 mi
- World War I Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Veteran Shrine: 3.0 mi
- Katyn Massacre Memorial: 3.1 mi
- The Plank Road: 3.2 mi
Attractions
- Leaning Tower of Niles: 3.1 mi
- Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe: 3.8 mi
- 1000 gecs tree: 4.4 mi
- Plant identification trail: 4.5 mi
- Sugar Shack: 4.6 mi
Beaches: 57
- Cherry Street Beach: 7.0 mi
- Elder Lane Beach: 7.0 mi
- Maple Street Beach: 7.0 mi
- Kenilworth Beach: 7.1 mi
- Tower Road Beach: 7.2 mi
Peaks: 17
- Centennial Hill: 2.6 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 6.0 mi
- Hidden Hill: 6.5 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 6.5 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 8.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Rosemont Waterfall: 3.9 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 24.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Far West Side · 11 mi
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 11 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 13 mi
- Chicagoland · 13 mi
- Berwyn · 14 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 14 mi
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