- Elevation, modelled
- 219 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Gander Mountain283 m · 23.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lincoln Highway25.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 42.1781, -88.0007
Buffalo Creek Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 219 m. Gander Mountain stands 283 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Long Grove Historical Society, a museum 0.2 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 25 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buffalo Creek Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gander Mountain | NNW 336° | 283 m | 23.9 mi |
| Hill Fifteen | NW 323° | 276 m | 24.5 mi |
| Camelback Kame | NW 315° | 268 m | 23.7 mi |
| Bald Knob | NW 324° | 235 m | 17.8 mi |
| Leahy Hill | NNE 15° | 234 m | 17.7 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | SE 125° | 204 m | 18.5 mi |
| Players Hill | SSE 150° | 187 m | 24.1 mi |
- 25.4 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
- 26.4 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Overlooks nearby
- Fabyan Windmill · 26 mi
- Des Plaines River · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Long Grove Historical Society: 0.2 mi
- Sock Monkey Museum: 0.2 mi
- Raupp Museum: 1.3 mi
- Wheeling Historical Society: 5.0 mi
- Cuneo Mansion: 5.6 mi
- The Dawning: 0.2 mi
- Butterfly Statue: 1.6 mi
- Polar Bear Statue: 4.9 mi
- The Beatitudes & Ten Comandments: 5.9 mi
- Round Entry Door: 6.5 mi
- Sunset Park: 0.2 mi
- Crossing Pond Park: 0.6 mi
- Children's Park: 0.8 mi
- Oxford Park: 0.9 mi
- Martha Weiss Park: 1.2 mi
- Buffalo Creek Forest Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Sullivan Woods: 2.9 mi
- Deer Grove Forest Preserve - East: 3.4 mi
- Deer Grove Forest Preserve - West: 4.2 mi
- Half Day Forest Preserve: 4.3 mi
- Garden: 1.8 mi
- St. Mary of Vernon Garden: 3.7 mi
- Frontier Park Gardens: 4.4 mi
- Vernon Hills Community Garden: 5.2 mi
- Our lady of Mt. Carmel Garden: 6.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
- Deer Grove East Picnic Shelter 4: 3.1 mi
- Deer Grove East Picnic Shelter 3: 3.2 mi
- Deer Grove East Picnic Shelter 2: 3.4 mi
- Deer Grove East Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 3.4 mi
- K1 Speed: 3.5 mi
- Sugar Shack: 8.3 mi
- Plant identification trail: 8.3 mi
- Medieval Times: 8.7 mi
- Lake County Fairgrounds: 9.2 mi
- 1834 Capt. Daniel Wright: 4.4 mi
- Iconic Rocks: 5.1 mi
- Steven Malin, Jr. Memorial: 6.9 mi
- Garden Gate: 7.2 mi
- Unknown Author Stone: 7.2 mi
- Lakeview Beach and Dock: 4.8 mi
- Diamond Lake Beach: 4.9 mi
- Whitney Shores Private Beach: 5.4 mi
- Minear Lake Beach: 8.2 mi
- Minear Lake Beach: 8.3 mi
- sled hill: 8.7 mi
- Centennial Hill: 14.2 mi
- Heritage Park Sled Hill: 15.9 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 17.4 mi
- Leahy Hill: 17.7 mi
- Covington Bluff: 10.3 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 14.8 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 20.7 mi
- Kenosha Rest Area 26 (I-94 WB): 23.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:38 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 29 | 38 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Palwaukee AP, 6 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Chicago/Far West Side · 23 mi
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 23 mi
- Wheaton · 23 mi
- Oak Brook · 24 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 25 mi
- Berwyn · 26 mi
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