- Elevation, modelled
- 193 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Leahy Hill234 m · 22.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 6617.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 42.1161, -87.7696
Tower Road is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled 193 m. Leahy Hill stands 234 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Tower Road Boat Launch, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 17 miles off. 12 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 Tower Road. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leahy Hill | NNW 341° | 234 m | 22.6 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | SSE 153° | 204 m | 7.2 mi |
| Players Hill | S 180° | 187 m | 16.6 mi |
- 17.2 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Tower Road Boat Launch: 0.3 mi
- Forest Way Grove: 0.9 mi
- Clara Dietz Bird Sanctuary: 1.0 mi
- Erickson Woods: 1.0 mi
- Hibbard Woods Preserve: 1.4 mi
Parks
- Nick Corwin Park: 0.4 mi
- Bell Woods Park: 0.7 mi
- Watts Park: 1.0 mi
- Willow Park: 1.0 mi
- Vernon Playground Park: 1.0 mi
Picnic sites
Gardens
- Glencoe Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Eklund Garden: 1.3 mi
- Mitsuzo and Kyoko Shida Evaluation Garden: 2.0 mi
- Hilltop Garden: 2.2 mi
- Kieunto Dry Garden: 2.3 mi
Museums
- Glencoe Historical Society: 1.3 mi
- Glencoe Historical Society: 1.3 mi
- Anita Willets Burnham Log House: 1.6 mi
- Winnetka Historical Society: 2.1 mi
- Wagner Farm Heritage Center: 2.4 mi
Artworks
- Ravine Bluffs Street Markers: 1.8 mi
- Ravine Bluffs Street Markers: 2.0 mi
- Ravine Bluffs Street Markers: 2.0 mi
- The Rookery: 2.2 mi
- Stone Lantern: 2.3 mi
Beaches: 60
- Glencoe Beach: 1.9 mi
- Tower Road Beach: 2.0 mi
- Maple Street Beach: 2.2 mi
- Cherry Street Beach: 2.6 mi
- Elder Lane Beach: 3.0 mi
Historic sites
- Henry Demarest Lloyd: 1.9 mi
- Dixon Prairie: 2.1 mi
- Site of First Public School House in Winnetka: 2.2 mi
- Cenotaph: 2.2 mi
- 1965/7/25 MLK Visit: 2.2 mi
Attractions
- Model Railroad Garden: 2.4 mi
- The Magic Rock: 4.9 mi
- Plant identification trail: 6.1 mi
- Sugar Shack: 6.1 mi
- Leaning Tower of Niles: 7.2 mi
Peaks: 12
- Mount Trashmore: 7.2 mi
- sled hill: 7.4 mi
- Centennial Hill: 8.5 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 11.4 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 11.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Covington Bluff: 8.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Rosemont Waterfall: 9.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Rain Garden Springs: 9.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 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).
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 14 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 15 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 15 mi
- Chicagoland · 16 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 17 mi
- Chicago · 18 mi
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