- Elevation, modelled
- 183 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 24.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 664.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.8128, -87.6153
Birch Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 183 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Great Migration Sculpture Garden, a garden 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 4.5 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.
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 | WSW 257° | 259 m | 24.5 mi |
| Mount Lieber | SE 125° | 214 m | 23.7 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 342° | 204 m | 15.3 mi |
| Chanute Hill | SE 127° | 195 m | 22.5 mi |
| Players Hill | WNW 299° | 187 m | 9.0 mi |
- 4.5 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 21.2 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Gardens
- Great Migration Sculpture Garden: 0.2 mi
- Legends Farm: 0.7 mi
- Bronzeville Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- EduCare Preschool Farm: 0.8 mi
- Cornell Oasis: 1.4 mi
Parks
- Hadiya Pendleton Park: 0.2 mi
- Armstrong Park: 0.3 mi
- Honeysuckle Park: 0.3 mi
- Jackson Playlot Park: 0.4 mi
- Park No. 592: 0.4 mi
Artworks
- Jazz Statues - Saxophone Player: 0.2 mi
- Jazz Statues - Electric Guitarist: 0.2 mi
- Mayor Harold Washington: 0.3 mi
- Jazz Statues - Trumpeter: 0.3 mi
- Jazz Statues - Singer: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
- Ulysses S. Grant Boulder: 0.9 mi
- The Light of Truth Ida B. Wells National Monument: 1.0 mi
- Ida B. Wells Homes: 1.0 mi
- Victory Monument: 1.2 mi
- Eighth Regiment Armory: 1.3 mi
Museums
Nature reserves
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 2.0 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 2.3 mi
- McCormick Bird Sanctuary: 2.6 mi
- Ping Tom Natural Area: 3.3 mi
- South Shore Nature Sanctuary: 4.2 mi
Picnic sites
- Jackson Park - Grove 9: 2.1 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 10: 2.2 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 8: 2.2 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 7: 2.3 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 6A: 2.4 mi
Attractions
- Japanese Garden: 2.5 mi
- Al Capone's House: 3.5 mi
- Doane Observatory: 3.7 mi
- Beluga: 3.8 mi
- Sea Lion: 3.8 mi
Beaches: 57
- 41st Street Beach: 1.1 mi
- 49th Street Beach: 1.6 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 1.9 mi
- 57th Street Beach: 2.4 mi
- 63rd Street Beach: 3.0 mi
Peaks: 25
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 2.5 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 2.7 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 3.1 mi
- Players Hill: 9.0 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 11.0 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Rosemont Waterfall: 17.6 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 19.5 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 21.6 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 21.7 mi
Springs: 1
- Rain Garden Springs: 12.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Swallow Cliffs: 15.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 16.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Tedens: 20.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:47 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Bronzeville · 1 mi
- Chicago/Bridgeport-Chinatown · 2 mi
- Chicago/Hyde Park · 2 mi
- Chicago/Near South · 3 mi
- Chicago/Pilsen · 3 mi
- Chicago · 4 mi
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