- Elevation, modelled
- 251 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Gander Mountain283 m · 24.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lincoln Highway18.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:34local time
- Coordinates
- 42.1512, -88.3095
Braewood Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 251 m. Gander Mountain stands 283 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Dixie Briggs Forest Preserve, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 18 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Braewood Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gander Mountain | NNE 14° | 283 m | 24.4 mi |
| Hill Fifteen | N 3° | 276 m | 21.4 mi |
| Johnson’s Mound | SSW 197° | 273 m | 20.8 mi |
| Camelback Kame | N 357° | 268 m | 18.6 mi |
| Mount Hoy | SSE 163° | 255 m | 23.0 mi |
| Bald Knob | NNE 18° | 235 m | 17.0 mi |
- 18.1 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Fabyan Windmill · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Dixie Briggs Forest Preserve: 0.2 mi
- Surrey Lane Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Buffalo Park Forest Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Gaslight Park Bird & Butterfly Sanctuary: 0.9 mi
- Turnbridge Wetland: 1.0 mi
Parks
- Gaslight Park: 0.9 mi
- Hill Climb Park: 1.0 mi
- Tunbridge Park: 1.0 mi
- High Hill Park: 1.1 mi
- Jaycee Field: 1.2 mi
Attractions
- Little Monza: 1.9 mi
- Gregg's Corkscrew: 2.2 mi
- The Woods: 2.2 mi
- Doane's Corner: 2.3 mi
- Len's Hairpin: 2.4 mi
Museums
- Dundee Township Historical Society: 3.6 mi
- Elgin History Museum: 7.8 mi
- Elgin Public Museum: 7.9 mi
- Hawthorne Hills Nature Center: 8.2 mi
- Elgin Fire Barn Number 5 Museum: 8.9 mi
Artworks: 56
- Hourse: 4.0 mi
- Tractors: 4.2 mi
- Tractor: 4.9 mi
- Alumni Sculpture: 6.0 mi
- Elgin Embrace: 6.9 mi
Historic sites: 54
- Former Carpentersville Dam: 2.7 mi
- 1995 Fox River Grove Bus–Train Collision Memorial: 5.7 mi
- Bettendorf Castle: 5.7 mi
- Huntley Veterans Memorial: 6.1 mi
- Pratt's Castle: 6.5 mi
Picnic sites: 41
- Jelkes Creek Bird Sanctuary: 5.0 mi
- Deer Grove Picnic Grove 3: 12.5 mi
- Deer Grove East Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 13.5 mi
- Deer Grove East Picnic Shelter 2: 13.5 mi
- Deer Grove East Picnic Shelter 3: 13.7 mi
Gardens: 27
- Sherman Natural Prairie and Community Garden: 5.7 mi
- Community Garden: 5.7 mi
- Smart Farm: 7.1 mi
- City Hall Raised Garden: 7.8 mi
- Master Gardeners' Demonstration Garden: 8.1 mi
Beaches: 15
- Indian Trail Beach: 2.3 mi
- Main Beach: 5.9 mi
- West Beach: 6.4 mi
- Whitney Shores Private Beach: 10.9 mi
- Morrison Park Beach: 13.4 mi
Peaks: 8
- Heritage Park Sled Hill: 15.2 mi
- Bald Knob: 17.0 mi
- Camelback Kame: 18.6 mi
- Johnson’s Mound: 20.8 mi
- Hill Fifteen: 21.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Weston: 21.5 mi
- Brush Point: 24.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:51 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Day trips start here
- Wheaton · 23 mi
- Aurora · 27 mi
- Lisle · 27 mi
- Downers Grove · 28 mi
- Naperville · 29 mi
- Oak Brook · 29 mi
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