- Elevation
- 185 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 21.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 669.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 41.7276, -87.6540
Brainerd Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded 185 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Oakdale Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 9.2 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 185 m
- Operated by
- Chicago Park District
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Brainerd Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | W 271° | 259 m | 21.9 mi |
| Mount Lieber | ESE 110° | 214 m | 22.8 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | N 353° | 204 m | 20.6 mi |
| Chanute Hill | ESE 111° | 195 m | 21.4 mi |
| Players Hill | NNW 330° | 187 m | 11.8 mi |
- 9.2 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 15.3 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Oakdale Park: 0.6 mi
- Cosme Park: 0.7 mi
- Wallace Park: 0.8 mi
- Marshfield Park: 0.8 mi
- The Grove: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Dan Ryan Woods - 91st Street: 0.7 mi
- Ridge Park Wetlands: 0.9 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - East: 1.3 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - South: 1.5 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - Center: 1.5 mi
Museums
- Vanderpoel Art Museum: 0.9 mi
- Ridge Historical Society: 2.1 mi
- A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum: 3.0 mi
- Historic Pullman Foundation Exhibit Hall: 3.4 mi
- Bronzeville Children's Museum: 3.6 mi
Picnic sites
- Dan Ryan Woods - East Grove 14: 1.2 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - East Grove 13: 1.3 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - East Grove 10: 1.4 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - South Grove 12: 1.4 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - East Grove 9: 1.4 mi
Artworks
- Renaissance Park Sculpture: 1.6 mi
- Thurgood Marshall: 2.0 mi
- Mahalia Jackson: 2.2 mi
- Marshall Major Taylor: 2.4 mi
- Abraham Lincoln: 3.6 mi
Historic sites
- Tuskeegee Airmen: 1.9 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: 2.0 mi
- Mayor Harold Washington Memorial: 2.2 mi
- African American Marine Corps Memorial: 3.1 mi
- WWII Memorial Fountain: 3.3 mi
Attractions
- Al Capone's House: 3.0 mi
- Michelle Obama's Childhood Home: 4.5 mi
- Japanese Garden: 5.5 mi
- Calumet City (Pink Smiley Face) Water Tower: 8.1 mi
- Gallager: 9.1 mi
Gardens
- Comer Family Reading Garden: 3.7 mi
- Englewood Village Plaza: 4.2 mi
- Dorchester Community Garden: 4.3 mi
- Love Thy Neighbor Community Garden: 4.4 mi
- King Drive Community Healing & Resilience Garden: 4.4 mi
Beaches: 52
- Arthur Ashe Beach: 5.5 mi
- South Shore Beach: 5.5 mi
- 63rd Street Beach: 5.6 mi
- Rainbow Beach: 5.8 mi
- 57th Street Beach: 5.9 mi
Peaks: 28
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 5.3 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 8.0 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 8.4 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 9.3 mi
- Players Hill: 11.8 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 16.1 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 18.1 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 18.1 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 21.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 10.7 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 24.0 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 24.1 mi
Springs: 2
- Rain Garden Springs: 18.0 mi
- Lake Strini: 23.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Swallow Cliffs: 11.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Tedens: 16.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Far Southwest Side · 3 mi
- Evergreen Park · 3 mi
- Chicago/Chatham-South Shore · 4 mi
- Blue Island · 5 mi
- Chicago/Far Southeast Side · 5 mi
- Chicago/Hyde Park · 5 mi
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