- Elevation, modelled
- 186 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Elkhart Hill221 m · 12.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 6610.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 39.8521, -89.4073
Buffalo Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 186 m. Elkhart Hill stands 221 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Village Park, a park 2.8 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 10 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buffalo Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhart Hill | NNW 344° | 221 m | 12.1 mi |
| Long Mound | SE 128° | 206 m | 17.7 mi |
| Blue Mound | SE 125° | 205 m | 17.6 mi |
| Walnut Hill | NW 320° | 197 m | 11.4 mi |
| Polecat Hill | NNW 338° | 187 m | 19.0 mi |
| Cotton Hill | SW 217° | 186 m | 14.8 mi |
| Yellow Hammer Knob | SE 126° | 183 m | 5.9 mi |
| Lockenauer Hill | N 9° | 180 m | 17.3 mi |
- 10.2 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 74.4 mi off the Great River RoadNational
Overlooks nearby
- Capitol View · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Village Park: 2.8 mi
- Mechanicsburg Memorial Park: 3.0 mi
- Mechanicsburg Community Park: 3.2 mi
- Field of Dreams Park: 6.7 mi
- Spaulding Park: 7.2 mi
Historic sites: 57
- War Memorial: 3.0 mi
- Clear Lake Veterans Memorial: 7.3 mi
- Lincoln and the Talisman: 10.0 mi
- Roll of Honor Archway: 10.3 mi
- Henry Stephens: 12.9 mi
Artworks: 53
- St nnn: 8.2 mi
- St Francis of Assisi: 8.2 mi
- Crucixion with Mourning Women on pedestal: 8.3 mi
- Corn: 12.3 mi
- Cow: 12.3 mi
Museums: 28
- Boxcar Museum: 10.3 mi
- Williamsville Public Library & Museum: 10.5 mi
- Route 66 Dream Car Museum: 10.5 mi
- Illinois Fire Museum: 12.3 mi
- Shea's Gas Station Museum: 12.4 mi
Gardens: 20
- Climate Restoration Area: 11.6 mi
- Spartan Garden: 12.5 mi
- Lorraine DeSouza Perennial Garden: 12.6 mi
- Motherland Gardens: 12.8 mi
- Enos Park Sculpture Garden: 13.0 mi
Attractions: 13
- Shell Gas Station: 10.4 mi
- Route 66 Experience: 12.3 mi
- High Dive Show: 12.4 mi
- Milk a Cow: 12.6 mi
- Lincoln's Home: 13.2 mi
Peaks: 9
- Yellow Hammer Knob: 5.9 mi
- Walnut Hill: 11.4 mi
- Elkhart Hill: 12.1 mi
- Cotton Hill: 14.8 mi
- Lockenauer Hill: 17.3 mi
Nature reserves: 9
- Wanless Park: 11.3 mi
- Riverside Park: 11.5 mi
- Calamus Lake Nature Preserve: 11.5 mi
- Carpenter Park: 11.5 mi
- Margery Adams Wildlife Sanctuary: 11.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Rail Splitter Rest Area - Northbound: 10.0 mi
- Rail Splitter Rest Area - Southbound: 10.3 mi
Springs: 2
- Iron Spring: 14.9 mi
- Rock Spring: 20.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Hampton Bluff: 7.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:49 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:54 | 16:37 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
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