- Elevation, modelled
- 175 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Trashmore204 m · 4.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 6614.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 42.0831, -87.6932
Elmwood Dunes Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled 175 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the south, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Langdon Beach, a beach 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 14 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- Village of Wilmette
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Elmwood Dunes Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | S 189° | 204 m | 4.2 mi |
| Players Hill | SSW 195° | 187 m | 14.8 mi |
- 14.1 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Langdon Beach: 0.1 mi
- Langdon Park Beach: 0.2 mi
- Gillson Beach: 0.3 mi
- Aquatics Beach: 0.7 mi
- Kenilworth Beach: 1.1 mi
- Langdon Park: 0.2 mi
- Gillson Park: 0.5 mi
- Maloney Farm Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Maple Park: 0.8 mi
- Shorewood Park: 1.0 mi
- Antoine Ouilmette: 0.3 mi
- Weber Arch: 2.3 mi
- 1965/7/25 MLK Visit: 2.4 mi
- Cenotaph: 2.4 mi
- Site of First Public School House in Winnetka: 2.4 mi
- Kenilworth Historical Society: 1.2 mi
- Wilmette Historical Museum: 1.6 mi
- Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum: 1.8 mi
- Evanston Ecology Center: 1.9 mi
- Winnetka Historical Society: 2.4 mi
- Ackerman Park Picnic Tables: 1.5 mi
- Picnic: 2.1 mi
- Erickson Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 3.9 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 4.1 mi
- Harms Woods Picnic Grove 6: 4.2 mi
- Ladd Arboretum: 1.7 mi
- Perkins Woods Forest Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Clark Street Beach Bird Sanctuary: 2.5 mi
- Stephen R. Keay Nature Learning Center: 3.0 mi
- Crow Island Woods: 3.0 mi
- McCormick Gardens: 1.9 mi
- Twiggs Canal Gardens: 1.9 mi
- Eggleston Park Food Forest: 2.0 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 2.0 mi
- Merrick Rose Garden: 2.7 mi
- Small Twist II, 1978: 2.3 mi
- Resting Leaf, 1959: 2.3 mi
- Interior Form, 1981: 2.3 mi
- Two Forms (Divided Circle), 1969: 2.4 mi
- Prism in Two Elements, 1979-80: 2.4 mi
- Novelty Golf & Games: 6.1 mi
- Model Railroad Garden: 6.7 mi
- Leaning Tower of Niles: 6.8 mi
- Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom: 8.1 mi
- The Magic Rock: 9.2 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 4.2 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 8.5 mi
- Centennial Hill: 9.5 mi
- sled hill: 11.5 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 11.6 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 6.6 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 10.6 mi
- Covington Bluff: 11.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:48 | 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 | 24 | 28 | 37 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Botanic Garden, 6 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 11 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 12 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 13 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 13 mi
- Chicagoland · 13 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 14 mi
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