- Elevation, modelled
- 259 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Johnson’s Mound273 m · 20.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lincoln Highway15.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:33local time
- Coordinates
- 42.0889, -88.1620
Coves Peninsula is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 259 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Stillman Nature Center, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 16 miles off. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Access
- Private
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Coves Peninsula. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson’s Mound | SW 222° | 273 m | 20.7 mi |
| Camelback Kame | NNW 339° | 268 m | 24.4 mi |
| Mount Hoy | S 183° | 255 m | 17.8 mi |
| Bald Knob | N 354° | 235 m | 20.6 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | E 101° | 204 m | 23.9 mi |
- 15.7 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
- 25.5 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Overlooks nearby
- Fabyan Windmill · 17 mi
- Des Plaines River · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Stillman Nature Center: 0.5 mi
- South Barrington Conservancy: 1.2 mi
- Poplar Creek Forest Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Crabtree Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Shoe Factory Road Prairie Nature Preserve: 2.8 mi
Parks
- Dunteman Park: 0.6 mi
- Marvin Dunteman Park: 0.6 mi
- New Community Park: 1.2 mi
- Barrington Club Park: 1.3 mi
- Meadow Park: 1.6 mi
Attractions
- Goebbert's Farm & Garden Center of South Barrington: 1.3 mi
- Medieval Times: 4.7 mi
- Paintball Explosion: 5.0 mi
- Chicago Athenaeum International Sculpture Park: 6.7 mi
- Serpentine: 7.3 mi
Gardens
- Spruce Trees Nursery: 1.5 mi
- Meditation Garden: 2.7 mi
- Native Prairie Wildflower Sanctuary: 6.2 mi
- Illinois Heritage Grove: 6.9 mi
- Bob Link Arboretum: 7.0 mi
Historic sites
- Edwin Frank Children's Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Streamwood Veterans Memorial: 5.4 mi
- Streamwood Veterans Memorial: 5.4 mi
- Unknown Author Stone: 5.7 mi
- Garden Gate: 5.7 mi
Artworks
- Two Steel Dolphins: 4.6 mi
- First Iron Poured: 5.8 mi
- Frog Statue: 6.0 mi
- Heart of the Basket Maker: 6.1 mi
- Since Ever Since statue: 6.1 mi
Museums
- School House Museum: 5.2 mi
- Elgin Public Museum: 6.1 mi
- Dundee Township Historical Society: 6.5 mi
- Bartlett Depot Museum: 6.8 mi
- School District 54 Nature Center: 6.8 mi
Picnic sites
- Deer Grove Picnic Grove 3: 6.2 mi
- Deer Grove East Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 7.0 mi
- Deer Grove East Picnic Shelter 2: 7.0 mi
- Deer Grove East Picnic Shelter 3: 7.2 mi
- Deer Grove East Picnic Shelter 4: 7.3 mi
Beaches: 33
- Whitney Shores Private Beach: 7.8 mi
- Indian Trail Beach: 10.5 mi
- Lakeview Beach and Dock: 13.6 mi
- Main Beach: 13.6 mi
- Diamond Lake Beach: 13.7 mi
Peaks: 14
- Heritage Park Sled Hill: 8.2 mi
- Centennial Hill: 17.1 mi
- Mount Hoy: 17.8 mi
- sled hill: 18.7 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 18.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Rosemont Waterfall: 16.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Weston: 18.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Covington Bluff: 20.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:50 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:39 | 16:25 |
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