- Elevation, modelled
- 189 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Gander Mountain283 m · 20.7 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 42.3580, -87.8300
Dandelion Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 189 m. Gander Mountain stands 283 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Community Gardens Park, a park 0.1 miles away. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- Waukegan Park District
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dandelion Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gander Mountain | WNW 297° | 283 m | 20.7 mi |
| Hill Fifteen | WNW 287° | 276 m | 24.6 mi |
| Mount Moriah | WNW 297° | 257 m | 24.9 mi |
| Bald Knob | W 276° | 235 m | 19.4 mi |
| Leahy Hill | NW 318° | 234 m | 6.2 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | SSE 165° | 204 m | 24.0 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Community Gardens Park: 0.1 mi
- Amstutz Park: 0.1 mi
- Art Park: 0.1 mi
- Besley Park: 0.2 mi
- Jack Benny Plaza: 0.3 mi
Artworks
- Finger Sculpture: 0.1 mi
- Abraham Lincoln: 0.2 mi
- Jack Benny Monument: 0.3 mi
- Traveler: 0.3 mi
- Round Entry Door: 10.7 mi
Historic sites
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 0.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial Plaza: 0.3 mi
- Ray Bradbury: 0.4 mi
- Edison Court Station on the North Shore Line: 0.8 mi
- Founders Memorial: 4.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Lyons Woods Forest Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Illinois Beach Nature Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Lake Carina Forest Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Prairie Preserve on Belle Foret Drive: 5.1 mi
- Lake Carina Forest Preserve: 5.2 mi
Attractions
- F-14 Tomcat: 3.6 mi
- Goliath: 5.2 mi
- Sprocket Rockets: 5.2 mi
- Fiddler's Fling: 5.2 mi
- Logger's Run: 5.2 mi
Picnic sites
- Picnic Grove: 5.2 mi
- Sun Garden: 11.7 mi
- The Buttery: 11.7 mi
- Fairie Glen: 11.7 mi
- Cotswold Commons: 11.8 mi
Museums: 57
Beaches: 46
- Waukegan Municipal Beach: 0.8 mi
- Waukegan Beach: 1.1 mi
- Illinois Beach State Park: 5.2 mi
- Sunrise Beach: 5.5 mi
- Independence Grove Beach: 6.9 mi
Gardens: 44
- Bowen Formal Garden: 1.9 mi
- Ed, Olga and JJ Rogan Tribute Garden: 6.9 mi
- Elawa Farm: 7.4 mi
- McClure Rain Garden: 7.5 mi
- Revery Prairie: 7.5 mi
Peaks: 8
- Leahy Hill: 6.2 mi
- sled hill: 10.2 mi
- Bald Knob: 19.4 mi
- Gander Mountain: 20.7 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 24.0 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Light 2: 3.6 mi
- Light 1: 3.7 mi
- Kenosha North Pierhead Light: 16.0 mi
- Kenosha Light: 16.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Covington Bluff: 9.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Kenosha Rest Area 26 (I-94 WB): 12.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Aurora: 15.7 mi
Springs: 1
- Indian Spring: 20.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:37 | 16:22 |
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 | 23 | 26 | 36 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 72 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 40 | 29 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waukegan, 3 mi away.
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