- Elevation, modelled
- 215 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Johnson’s Mound273 m · 25.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 661.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 41.6612, -88.0272
Briarcliffe Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 215 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Romeoville Prairie County Forest Preserve, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.8 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Briarcliffe Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson’s Mound | NW 304° | 273 m | 25.0 mi |
| Mounded Landfill | NNW 331° | 259 m | 5.5 mi |
| Mount Hoy | NNW 326° | 255 m | 14.2 mi |
| Players Hill | NE 42° | 187 m | 20.0 mi |
- 1.8 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 8.9 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 13 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 20 mi
- Viewing area · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
Parks
- Heritage Woodland Sanctuary: 0.6 mi
- Rolling Meadows Park: 0.9 mi
- Centennial Park: 1.0 mi
- Bambrick Park: 1.0 mi
- Brown Park: 1.4 mi
Museums
- Lemont Area Historical Society Museum: 1.6 mi
- Isle La Cache Museum: 2.6 mi
- Romeoville Area Historical Society: 3.0 mi
- Nuclear Energy Exhibition Hall: 4.3 mi
- Illinois & Michigan Canal Museum: 5.1 mi
Attractions
- The Forge: Lemont Quarries: 3.0 mi
- Schmuhl School: 11.6 mi
- Mayslake Peabody Estate: 12.1 mi
- GoApe Ropes Course: 12.8 mi
- Old telephone poles: 13.6 mi
Gardens
- Wingren: 3.3 mi
- Oak Savanna: 5.2 mi
- Sandy Dawe Memorial Butterfly Garden: 7.1 mi
- Sensory Garden: 7.1 mi
- Herb Garden: 7.1 mi
Artworks
- Unknown: 4.1 mi
- Balancing Beam: 4.1 mi
- Unknown: 4.2 mi
- Sister 1: 4.2 mi
- Four Corners: 4.2 mi
Historic sites
- ZGS Piston: 4.7 mi
- Illinois & Michigan Canal Office: 5.1 mi
- Dreams: 5.2 mi
- Chicago Pile 1 Site A: 6.6 mi
- Chicago Pile 1 Plot M: 6.8 mi
Picnic sites
- Tampier Lake Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 6.2 mi
- Red Gate Woods: 6.8 mi
- Tampier Greenway Family Picnic Area Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 7.1 mi
- Wolf Road Woods: 7.4 mi
- Pulaski Woods: 7.5 mi
Peaks: 16
- Signal Hill: 4.8 mi
- Mounded Landfill: 5.5 mi
- Centennial Hill: 5.9 mi
- Rotary Hill: 10.0 mi
- Spruce Hill: 11.0 mi
Beaches: 9
- Centennial Beach: 10.1 mi
- Michigan Beach: 10.2 mi
- Westman Beach: 11.2 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 23.8 mi
- 57th Street Beach: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Three Rivers Rest Area (Westbound): 21.5 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 22.8 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 22.8 mi
- Three Rivers Rest Area (Eastbound): 22.9 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 22.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Canyon Creek Falls: 2.4 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 2.4 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 4.4 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 24.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Swallow Cliffs: 8.5 mi
- Kankakee Bluffs: 21.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Lake Strini: 3.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:15 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:41 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 28 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Romeoville WFO, 5 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Lemont · 2 mi
- Bolingbrook · 4 mi
- Woodridge · 6 mi
- Naperville · 9 mi
- Downers Grove · 10 mi
- Lisle · 10 mi
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