- Elevation, modelled
- 194 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 18.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 668.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 41.9335, -87.8580
Birch Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 194 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Willow Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 8.1 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- Park District of Franklin Park
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Birch Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | SW 219° | 259 m | 18.0 mi |
| Mount Hoy | WSW 247° | 255 m | 18.0 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NE 52° | 204 m | 10.0 mi |
| Players Hill | SE 131° | 187 m | 6.1 mi |
- 8.1 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 23.2 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 11 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Willow Park: 0.2 mi
- Latoria Park: 0.7 mi
- Junction Park: 0.8 mi
- Timber Park: 0.8 mi
- Mannheim Park: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
- Burial Site of Josette Beaubien: 0.6 mi
- Serpent Twin Mound: 1.4 mi
- Robinson Family Burial Ground: 2.4 mi
- Sister Benita Newhouse, O.P.: 2.7 mi
- Sistie’s Garden: 2.7 mi
Picnic sites
- Indian Boundary Family Picnic Area: 0.9 mi
- Fullerton Woods Family Picnic Area: 1.3 mi
- Schiller Woods-South Grove #15: 1.3 mi
- Fullerton Woods Grove #1: 1.4 mi
- Che Che Pin Qua Woods Grove #1: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Seymour Simon Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Fullerton Woods: 1.4 mi
- Schiller Woods South: 1.4 mi
- Schiller Woods West: 1.4 mi
- Irving Park Road Canoe Landing: 1.4 mi
Attractions
- Schiller Woods Magic Water Pump: 1.5 mi
- Bishop's Mausoleum: 5.3 mi
- Al Capone's Gravesite: 5.5 mi
- Leaning Tower of Niles: 6.6 mi
- Addax: 6.9 mi
Gardens
- Triton College Botanical Garden: 1.6 mi
- KE19: 3.8 mi
- KE20: 3.8 mi
- KE38: 3.8 mi
- KE36-Rivers Casino: 4.1 mi
Museums
- Casa Italia: 2.5 mi
- Hal Tyrrell Trailside Museum of Natural History: 3.2 mi
- Wonder Works Children's Museum: 4.0 mi
- Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio: 4.1 mi
- Museum of Hummels: 4.1 mi
Artworks
- The Runners: 3.4 mi
- Cougar Pride: 3.4 mi
- Fred Hampton: 3.4 mi
- Shrouded Body: 3.4 mi
- Nesewin - How to Breathe Underwater: 3.5 mi
Beaches
- Humboldt Beach: 8.2 mi
- Westman Beach: 9.7 mi
- Ardmore Hollywood (Osterman) Beach: 11.2 mi
- Thorndale Avenue Beach: 11.2 mi
- Glenlake Avenue Beach: 11.2 mi
Peaks: 20
- Hidden Hill: 1.3 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 1.8 mi
- Centennial Hill: 5.1 mi
- Players Hill: 6.1 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 8.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Rosemont Waterfall: 4.0 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 16.7 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 18.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 18.4 mi
Springs: 2
- Rain Garden Springs: 9.4 mi
- Lake Strini: 23.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Swallow Cliffs: 17.5 mi
- Covington Bluff: 20.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Far West Side · 6 mi
- Berwyn · 7 mi
- Brookfield · 8 mi
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 8 mi
- Cicero · 8 mi
- Oak Brook · 8 mi
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