- Elevation, modelled
- 203 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 24.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 6618.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 42.0732, -87.9347
Emerson Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 203 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the south-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Gloria Dei Presbyterian Church Walking Ground and Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 18 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- Mount Prospect Park District
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Emerson Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | SSW 197° | 259 m | 24.8 mi |
| Mount Hoy | SW 217° | 255 m | 20.9 mi |
| Leahy Hill | N 3° | 234 m | 24.4 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | ESE 106° | 204 m | 12.2 mi |
| Players Hill | SSE 148° | 187 m | 16.1 mi |
- 18.4 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 22.9 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 21 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Gloria Dei Presbyterian Church Walking Ground and Park: 0.1 mi
- Gregory Park: 0.2 mi
- Busse Park: 0.4 mi
- Moehling: 0.6 mi
- Centennial Green Park: 0.6 mi
Gardens
- Maple Street Butterfly Waystation (#45081): 0.3 mi
- Frontier Park Gardens: 4.2 mi
- Garden: 6.9 mi
- West Fork Corridor Native Rain Garden: 6.9 mi
- Illinois Heritage Grove: 7.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Hill Street Nature Center: 0.3 mi
- Lake Avenue Woods-West: 2.5 mi
- Camp Pine Woods: 2.7 mi
- Lake Avenue Woods - East: 2.7 mi
- Lions Woods: 2.8 mi
Museums
- Mount Prospect Historical Society: 0.6 mi
- Arlington Heights Historical Museum: 2.8 mi
- River Trail Nature Center: 3.0 mi
- Des Plaines History Museum: 3.4 mi
- Kinder House: 3.4 mi
Attractions
- Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe: 2.1 mi
- Sugar Shack: 2.9 mi
- Plant identification trail: 3.0 mi
- 1000 gecs tree: 3.2 mi
- K1 Speed: 5.9 mi
Picnic sites
- Dam No. 2 Woods Grove #1: 2.3 mi
- Camp Pine Woods Grove #1: 2.5 mi
- Lake Avenue Woods-West Grove #2: 2.5 mi
- Lake Avenue Woods-East Grove #1: 2.9 mi
- Lions Woods Grove #1: 2.9 mi
Artworks
- William Dunton: 2.4 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 4.5 mi
- Wing: 4.9 mi
- First Iron Poured: 6.4 mi
- Donald E. Stephens: 6.5 mi
Historic sites
- Belleau Wood Memorial: 3.6 mi
- The Plank Road: 3.7 mi
- Flight 191 Memorial: 4.8 mi
- K.A.M.P. Memorial: 5.7 mi
- War Memorial: 5.8 mi
Beaches
- Glencoe Beach: 10.5 mi
- Rosewood Beach: 10.7 mi
- Millard Beach: 10.8 mi
- Millard Beach: 10.8 mi
- Tower Road Beach: 10.8 mi
Peaks: 17
- Centennial Hill: 6.4 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 9.4 mi
- Hidden Hill: 9.7 mi
- sled hill: 10.7 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 12.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Rosemont Waterfall: 6.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Covington Bluff: 12.4 mi
Springs: 1
- Rain Garden Springs: 13.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Weston: 23.9 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).
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Far West Side · 16 mi
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 16 mi
- Oak Brook · 17 mi
- Wheaton · 17 mi
- Berwyn · 18 mi
- Brookfield · 18 mi
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