- Elevation, modelled
- 196 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 24.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 6614.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 42.0423, -87.8437
Ballard Point Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 196 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the south-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Ballard Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 14 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ballard Point Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | SSW 209° | 259 m | 24.7 mi |
| Mount Hoy | SW 230° | 255 m | 22.6 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | E 100° | 204 m | 7.2 mi |
| Players Hill | SSE 161° | 187 m | 12.2 mi |
- 14.4 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 25.9 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 18 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Ballard Park: 0.3 mi
- Golf Mill Park: 0.4 mi
- North Park: 0.6 mi
- Dee Park: 0.8 mi
- Washington Terrace Park: 0.9 mi
Museums
- Niles Historical Society: 0.7 mi
- Park Ridge Historical Society: 1.6 mi
- Wildwood Nature Center: 2.0 mi
- Des Plaines History Museum: 2.2 mi
- Kinder House: 2.2 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
- Undercover History: 1.5 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 2.8 mi
- Glenview Bear: 2.9 mi
- Mary: 3.0 mi
- St Anne: 3.0 mi
Picnic sites
- Big Bend Lake Grove #1: 1.6 mi
- Camp Ground Road Woods Grove #1: 1.8 mi
- Northwestern Woods Grove #1: 2.0 mi
- Lions Woods Grove #1: 2.2 mi
- John E. Traeger Family Picnic Area: 2.3 mi
Historic sites
- Belleau Wood Memorial: 1.7 mi
- The Plank Road: 2.9 mi
- World War I Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Flight 191 Memorial: 3.5 mi
- Veteran Shrine: 3.5 mi
Gardens
- Niles Community Rain Garden: 2.9 mi
- West Fork Corridor Native Rain Garden: 3.0 mi
- KE20: 4.0 mi
- KE19: 4.0 mi
- KE38: 4.1 mi
Attractions
- Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe: 3.2 mi
- 1000 gecs tree: 3.6 mi
- Leaning Tower of Niles: 3.7 mi
- Plant identification trail: 4.2 mi
- Sugar Shack: 4.2 mi
Beaches
- Cherry Street Beach: 7.6 mi
- Maple Street Beach: 7.6 mi
- Elder Lane Beach: 7.7 mi
- Tower Road Beach: 7.7 mi
- Kenilworth Beach: 7.8 mi
Peaks: 19
- Centennial Hill: 2.4 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 6.0 mi
- Hidden Hill: 6.4 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 7.2 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 9.5 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Rosemont Waterfall: 3.6 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 24.1 mi
Springs: 1
- Rain Garden Springs: 8.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Covington Bluff: 12.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Tedens: 24.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 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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