- Elevation, modelled
- 189 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 24.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 6610.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 42.0040, -87.7815
Bunker Hill is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled 189 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Bunker Hill Picnic Shelter Grove 2, a picnic site 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 10 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bunker Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | SW 219° | 259 m | 24.3 mi |
| Mount Hoy | WSW 240° | 255 m | 23.7 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | ENE 71° | 204 m | 4.1 mi |
| Players Hill | S 175° | 187 m | 8.9 mi |
- 10.4 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 28.0 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 16 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Picnic sites
Parks
- Wildwood Park: 0.2 mi
- Marcheschi Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
- Leaning Tower Plaza: 0.6 mi
- Indian Road Park: 0.8 mi
- Mary Berkmeier Quinn Park of Trees: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
- Wildwood Chicago Police & Fire Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Wildwood Veteran Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Katyn Massacre Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Veteran Shrine: 0.8 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 1.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Caldwell Woods: 0.5 mi
- Bunker Hill: 0.8 mi
- Edgebrook Woods: 1.1 mi
- Thaddeus S. "Ted" Lechowicz Woods: 1.3 mi
- Indian Road Woods Preserve: 1.3 mi
Attractions
- Leaning Tower of Niles: 0.6 mi
- Novelty Golf & Games: 3.1 mi
- Schiller Woods Magic Water Pump: 4.8 mi
- Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom: 6.8 mi
- 1000 gecs tree: 7.0 mi
Artworks
- Angel Gabriel: 0.6 mi
- St Joseph: 0.9 mi
- Immaculate Conception: 0.9 mi
- St Francis of Assisi: 0.9 mi
- St Maximilian Kolbe: 1.0 mi
Gardens
- Niles Community Rain Garden: 1.3 mi
- KE18: 1.5 mi
- KE21: 1.5 mi
- KE37-Harry Caray's: 1.6 mi
- KE39-Hyatt Regency: 1.8 mi
Museums
- Norwood Park Historical Society: 1.6 mi
- Skokie Heritage Museum: 2.1 mi
- Emily Oak Nature Center: 2.2 mi
- Exploratorium: 2.5 mi
- Park Ridge Historical Society: 2.7 mi
Beaches
- South Boulevard Beach: 6.1 mi
- Juneway Beach: 6.1 mi
- Rogers Beach: 6.1 mi
- Howard Beach: 6.1 mi
- Fargo Beach: 6.1 mi
Peaks: 18
- Centennial Hill: 3.4 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 4.1 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 4.5 mi
- Hidden Hill: 4.9 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 5.3 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Rosemont Waterfall: 4.1 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 22.7 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 24.5 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 24.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Covington Bluff: 15.6 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 22.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Rain Garden Springs: 4.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Tedens: 23.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 29 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 66 | 54 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Ohare Intl AP, 8 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 7 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 8 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 9 mi
- Chicagoland · 10 mi
- Berwyn · 11 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 11 mi
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