- Elevation, modelled
- 204 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 24.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 6617.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 42.0646, -87.9351
Busse Pocket Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 204 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Centennial Green Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 18 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- Mount Prospect Park District
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Busse Pocket Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | SSW 198° | 259 m | 24.2 mi |
| Mount Hoy | SW 218° | 255 m | 20.4 mi |
| Leahy Hill | N 3° | 234 m | 24.9 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | ESE 104° | 204 m | 12.1 mi |
| Players Hill | SSE 147° | 187 m | 15.6 mi |
- 17.9 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 22.6 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 20 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Centennial Green Park: 0.0 mi
- St. Paul Park: 0.1 mi
- Owen Park: 0.2 mi
- Moehling: 0.3 mi
- Busse Park: 0.4 mi
Museums
- Mount Prospect Historical Society: 0.1 mi
- Arlington Heights Historical Museum: 3.0 mi
- Des Plaines History Museum: 3.1 mi
- Kinder House: 3.1 mi
- River Trail Nature Center: 3.3 mi
Gardens
- Maple Street Butterfly Waystation (#45081): 0.3 mi
- Frontier Park Gardens: 4.6 mi
- Illinois Heritage Grove: 6.7 mi
- West Fork Corridor Native Rain Garden: 7.0 mi
- Bob Link Arboretum: 7.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Hill Street Nature Center: 0.8 mi
- Lions Woods: 2.6 mi
- Kloempken Prairie: 2.7 mi
- Lake Avenue Woods-West: 2.8 mi
- Camp Pine Woods: 3.0 mi
Attractions
- Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe: 2.1 mi
- 1000 gecs tree: 2.6 mi
- Sugar Shack: 3.3 mi
- Plant identification trail: 3.3 mi
- K1 Speed: 6.5 mi
Picnic sites
- Dam No. 2 Woods Grove #1: 2.6 mi
- Camp Pine Woods Grove #1: 2.7 mi
- Lions Woods Grove #1: 2.7 mi
- Lake Avenue Woods-West Grove #2: 2.8 mi
- Lake Avenue Woods-East Grove #1: 3.2 mi
Artworks
- William Dunton: 2.6 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 4.0 mi
- Wing: 4.3 mi
- City Windows: 5.9 mi
- Donald E. Stephens: 6.0 mi
Historic sites
- Belleau Wood Memorial: 3.4 mi
- The Plank Road: 3.9 mi
- Flight 191 Memorial: 4.3 mi
- K.A.M.P. Memorial: 5.7 mi
- Motorola Retirees Memorial: 6.0 mi
Beaches
- Glencoe Beach: 10.8 mi
- Tower Road Beach: 11.0 mi
- Rosewood Beach: 11.1 mi
- Maple Street Beach: 11.1 mi
- Millard Beach: 11.2 mi
Peaks: 19
- Centennial Hill: 6.0 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 8.9 mi
- Hidden Hill: 9.2 mi
- sled hill: 11.3 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 12.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Rosemont Waterfall: 6.4 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 24.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Covington Bluff: 12.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Rain Garden Springs: 13.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Weston: 23.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:39 | 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, 4 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Far West Side · 15 mi
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 15 mi
- Oak Brook · 16 mi
- Berwyn · 17 mi
- Brookfield · 17 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 17 mi
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