- Elevation, modelled
- 250 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Johnson’s Mound273 m · 17.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lincoln Highway12.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:33local time
- Coordinates
- 42.0637, -88.2367
Beacon Point Wetlands Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 250 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Canterbury Fields Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 13 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Beacon Point Wetlands Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson’s Mound | SW 216° | 273 m | 17.0 mi |
| Mounded Landfill | SSE 160° | 259 m | 24.4 mi |
| Mount Hoy | S 170° | 255 m | 16.3 mi |
| Bald Knob | N 4° | 235 m | 22.3 mi |
- 12.7 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
- 26.5 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Overlooks nearby
- Fabyan Windmill · 14 mi
- Des Plaines River · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Canterbury Fields Park: 0.3 mi
- Princeton West Park: 0.5 mi
- Black Bear Park North: 0.6 mi
- Black Bear Park: 0.7 mi
- Canterbury Park Place: 0.7 mi
- Pratt's Castle: 1.9 mi
- Illinois Watch Case Company: 1.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 3.0 mi
- Elgin Milk Condensing Company: 3.0 mi
- Elgin National Watch Company: 3.1 mi
- Elgin Public Museum: 2.0 mi
- Elgin History Museum: 2.6 mi
- Elgin Fire Barn Number 5 Museum: 3.1 mi
- Dundee Township Historical Society: 3.7 mi
- School House Museum: 3.8 mi
- Elgin Embrace: 2.4 mi
- Dance of Wonder: 2.6 mi
- Another Thought Sculpture: 2.6 mi
- Droid 8508: 3.0 mi
- Mother Skye: 3.0 mi
- City Hall Raised Garden: 3.0 mi
- Spruce Trees Nursery: 3.0 mi
- Community Garden: 4.7 mi
- Sherman Natural Prairie and Community Garden: 4.7 mi
- Meditation Garden: 4.9 mi
- Jelkes Creek Bird Sanctuary: 3.9 mi
- Deer Grove Picnic Grove 3: 10.3 mi
- Busse Lake Boating Center Grove 19: 10.9 mi
- Busse Lake Boating Center Grove 21: 11.0 mi
- Deer Grove East Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 11.1 mi
- Paintball Explosion: 2.2 mi
- Goebbert's Farm & Garden Center of South Barrington: 3.6 mi
- Steffan's Straight: 4.7 mi
- Serpentine: 4.8 mi
- Monza Wall: 4.8 mi
- Indian Trail Beach: 9.3 mi
- Whitney Shores Private Beach: 11.2 mi
- Main Beach: 12.9 mi
- West Beach: 13.5 mi
- Lakeview Beach and Dock: 17.3 mi
- Heritage Park Sled Hill: 8.1 mi
- Mount Hoy: 16.3 mi
- Johnson’s Mound: 17.0 mi
- Pine Hill: 18.8 mi
- Hemlock Hill: 18.9 mi
- Weston: 15.6 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 20.0 mi
- Covington Bluff: 24.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
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 | 22 | 26 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elgin, 3 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Wheaton · 16 mi
- Lisle · 20 mi
- Aurora · 21 mi
- Downers Grove · 21 mi
- Naperville · 22 mi
- Oak Brook · 22 mi
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