- Elevation
- 191 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Leahy Hill234 m · 23.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 6616.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 42.1009, -87.7760
Clarkson Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded 191 m. Leahy Hill stands 234 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Willow Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 16 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 191 m
- Operated by
- Northfield Park District
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Clarkson Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leahy Hill | NNW 343° | 234 m | 23.5 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | SE 146° | 204 m | 6.5 mi |
| Players Hill | S 178° | 187 m | 15.6 mi |
- 16.3 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Willow Park: 0.2 mi
- Happ Road Park: 0.5 mi
- Northfield Park: 0.7 mi
- Cole Park: 1.1 mi
- Fox Meadow Park: 1.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Erickson Woods: 0.6 mi
- Northfield Park District: 1.0 mi
- Watersmeet Woods: 1.0 mi
- Tower Road Boat Launch: 1.0 mi
- Forest Preserve District of Cook County: 1.0 mi
Picnic sites
Gardens
- Community garden: 1.3 mi
- Glencoe Community Garden: 2.2 mi
- West Fork Corridor Native Rain Garden: 2.4 mi
- Eklund Garden: 2.4 mi
- Mitsuzo and Kyoko Shida Evaluation Garden: 2.9 mi
Museums
- Wagner Farm Heritage Center: 1.3 mi
- 1920s Wagner Farm House: 1.4 mi
- Anita Willets Burnham Log House: 1.5 mi
- Glenview History Center: 2.1 mi
- Winnetka Historical Society: 2.2 mi
Historic sites
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 1.5 mi
- 1965/7/25 MLK Visit: 2.4 mi
- Cenotaph: 2.4 mi
- Henry Demarest Lloyd: 2.4 mi
- Site of First Public School House in Winnetka: 2.4 mi
Artworks
- Glenview Bear: 2.4 mi
- Ravine Bluffs Street Markers: 2.9 mi
- Viking: 3.0 mi
- The Rookery: 3.0 mi
- Ravine Bluffs Street Markers: 3.1 mi
Beaches
- Tower Road Beach: 2.5 mi
- Maple Street Beach: 2.6 mi
- Cherry Street Beach: 2.8 mi
- Glencoe Beach: 3.0 mi
- Elder Lane Beach: 3.1 mi
Attractions
- Model Railroad Garden: 3.3 mi
- Plant identification trail: 5.6 mi
- Sugar Shack: 5.6 mi
- The Magic Rock: 5.7 mi
- Leaning Tower of Niles: 6.1 mi
Peaks: 12
- Mount Trashmore: 6.5 mi
- Centennial Hill: 7.4 mi
- sled hill: 8.2 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 10.6 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 10.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Rosemont Waterfall: 8.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Covington Bluff: 9.0 mi
Springs: 1
- Rain Garden Springs: 9.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 13 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 14 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 15 mi
- Chicagoland · 15 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 16 mi
- Chicago · 17 mi
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