- Elevation
- 211 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 13.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 668.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.6396, -87.8474
Colonial Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded 211 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Heritage Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 8.6 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 211 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Colonial Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WNW 298° | 259 m | 13.5 mi |
| Mount Hoy | NW 308° | 255 m | 21.7 mi |
| Players Hill | NNE 14° | 187 m | 16.8 mi |
- 8.6 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 9.2 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 10 mi
- Viewing area · 24 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Heritage Park: 0.4 mi
- Brentwood Park: 0.6 mi
- Crescent Park: 0.7 mi
- Sunny Pine Park: 0.8 mi
- Evergreen View Park: 0.9 mi
Gardens
- Community Garden: 1.9 mi
- Wingren: 8.4 mi
- Kesman Garden: 11.8 mi
- Peirce Park Community Garden: 12.0 mi
- Fairy Garden: 12.1 mi
Historic sites
- Palos Park Veteran's Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Centennial Monument: 2.0 mi
- Nativity Scene: 2.9 mi
- Piotr Przeslica: 4.7 mi
- Reggie Leslie: 4.7 mi
Picnic sites
Nature reserves
- McClaughry Springs Woods: 2.5 mi
- Swallow Cliff Woods South: 2.5 mi
- Palos Park Woods: 2.6 mi
- Tampier Lake: 2.6 mi
- Palos Preserves: 2.7 mi
Museums
- Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center: 5.0 mi
- Sagawau Environmental Learning Center: 5.3 mi
- Old Zion Museum: 5.6 mi
- Robbins Illinois History Museum: 7.1 mi
- Willow Springs Historical Society: 7.1 mi
Artworks
- John Paul II: 7.0 mi
- Walking Stick: 8.1 mi
- Sister 2: 8.2 mi
- Unknown: 8.2 mi
- Jet Era: 8.2 mi
Attractions
- The Forge: Lemont Quarries: 7.3 mi
- The Grainery Building: 9.7 mi
- Schmuhl School: 9.7 mi
- Homewood Railroad Viewing Platform: 10.7 mi
- Chinese House of Park Forest: 12.4 mi
Beaches: 22
- Westman Beach: 13.2 mi
- Michigan Beach: 14.0 mi
- 63rd Street Beach: 17.2 mi
- Arthur Ashe Beach: 17.2 mi
- South Shore Beach: 17.2 mi
Peaks: 20
- Belly Button Hill: 6.3 mi
- Centennial Hill: 6.4 mi
- Signal Hill: 7.0 mi
- Mounded Landfill: 13.5 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 16.8 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 7.6 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 8.7 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 8.7 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 24.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 13.5 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 17.6 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 17.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Swallow Cliffs: 2.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Lake Strini: 13.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Day trips start here
- Palos Heights · 3 mi
- Crestwood · 5 mi
- Oak Forest · 5 mi
- Tinley Park · 5 mi
- Alsip · 6 mi
- Midlothian · 7 mi
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