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Riverside Park

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Elevation, modelled
157 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Elkhart Hill221 m · 13.7 mi
Nearest byway
Historic Route 660.4 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:31local time
Coordinates
39.8612, -89.6231
Riverside Park from directly overhead

Riverside Park is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled 157 m. Elkhart Hill stands 221 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Carpenter Park, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.4 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Built
1965
Operated by
Springfield Park District

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Riverside Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Elkhart HillNE 36°221 m13.7 mi
Walnut HillNNE 27°197 m9.0 mi
Polecat HillNNE 14°187 m17.5 mi
Cotton HillSSE 168°186 m12.8 mi
Yellow Hammer KnobESE 104°183 m16.8 mi
Kingfisher HillNW 308°183 m24.1 mi
Lockenauer HillNE 40°180 m21.6 mi
Pool HillNNE 14°176 m22.2 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3519:11
June solstice05:3119:5020:31
September equinox06:4718:2218:57
December solstice07:1715:5516:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

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