- Elevation, modelled
- 198 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 24.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 6614.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 42.0426, -87.8376
Ballard Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 198 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the south-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Golf Mill Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 14 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- Niles Park District
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ballard Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | SSW 210° | 259 m | 24.9 mi |
| Mount Hoy | SW 231° | 255 m | 22.8 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | E 101° | 204 m | 6.9 mi |
| Players Hill | SSE 163° | 187 m | 12.1 mi |
- 14.2 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 26.2 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 18 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Golf Mill Park: 0.3 mi
- Ballard Point Park: 0.3 mi
- Washington Terrace Park: 0.6 mi
- North Park: 0.7 mi
- Courtland Park: 0.8 mi
Museums
- Niles Historical Society: 0.4 mi
- Park Ridge Historical Society: 1.5 mi
- Wildwood Nature Center: 2.1 mi
- Des Plaines History Museum: 2.5 mi
- Kinder House: 2.5 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
- Undercover History: 1.3 mi
- Glenview Bear: 2.7 mi
- Mary: 2.8 mi
- St Anne: 2.8 mi
- St Anne: 2.8 mi
Picnic sites
- Big Bend Lake Grove #1: 1.9 mi
- Camp Ground Road Woods Grove #1: 2.1 mi
- Northwestern Woods Grove #1: 2.3 mi
- St. Paul Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 2: 2.4 mi
- Wayside Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 2.4 mi
Historic sites
- Belleau Wood Memorial: 2.0 mi
- World War I Memorial: 3.0 mi
- The Plank Road: 3.0 mi
- Veteran Shrine: 3.3 mi
- Katyn Massacre Memorial: 3.4 mi
Gardens
- Niles Community Rain Garden: 2.7 mi
- West Fork Corridor Native Rain Garden: 2.8 mi
- KE20: 4.0 mi
- Community garden: 4.0 mi
- KE19: 4.0 mi
Attractions
- Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe: 3.4 mi
- Leaning Tower of Niles: 3.4 mi
- 1000 gecs tree: 3.9 mi
- Plant identification trail: 4.3 mi
- Sugar Shack: 4.3 mi
Beaches
- Cherry Street Beach: 7.3 mi
- Maple Street Beach: 7.4 mi
- Elder Lane Beach: 7.4 mi
- Tower Road Beach: 7.5 mi
- Kenilworth Beach: 7.5 mi
Peaks: 19
- Centennial Hill: 2.5 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 6.0 mi
- Hidden Hill: 6.4 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 6.9 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 9.2 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Rosemont Waterfall: 3.7 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 24.2 mi
Springs: 1
- Rain Garden Springs: 8.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Covington Bluff: 12.9 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
- Berwyn · 14 mi
- Chicagoland · 14 mi
- Cicero · 14 mi
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