- Elevation, modelled
- 192 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 12.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 661.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.5513, -88.0513
Forest Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 192 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the north, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Forest Park Playlot, a park 0.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.8 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Forest Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | N 354° | 259 m | 12.5 mi |
| Mount Hoy | NNW 341° | 255 m | 20.5 mi |
- 1.8 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 1.5 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Viewing area · 13 mi
- Des Plaines River · 19 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Forest Park Playlot: 0.5 mi
- Lower Spring Creek County Forest Preserve: 0.7 mi
- A F Hill Park: 0.7 mi
- Chicago International Soccer Club: 1.1 mi
- Heggie Park: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Joliet Iron Works Historic Site: 1.6 mi
- Lambs Woods: 1.7 mi
- Lockport Praire East Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Lockport Prairie Nature Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Isle a la Cache County Forest Preserve: 6.2 mi
Picnic sites
Museums
Artworks
- Louis Jolliet: 2.2 mi
- Mary Alfred Moes 1828-1899: 2.8 mi
- Yugo Griffin: 10.5 mi
- Balancing Beam: 11.5 mi
- Unknown: 11.5 mi
Historic sites
- Dreams: 2.6 mi
- Illinois & Michigan Canal Office: 2.7 mi
- Plainfield Tornado Memorial: 8.6 mi
- Nativity Scene: 9.3 mi
- ZGS Piston: 12.1 mi
Attractions
- Old telephone poles: 5.9 mi
- Schmuhl School: 7.0 mi
- The Forge: Lemont Quarries: 9.8 mi
- The Grainery Building: 11.0 mi
- Ellis House and Equestrian Center: 13.9 mi
Gardens: 56
- Wingren: 5.0 mi
- Oak Savanna: 12.3 mi
- Sandy Dawe Memorial Butterfly Garden: 12.4 mi
- Sensory Garden: 12.4 mi
- Lenore's Backyard Garden: 12.4 mi
Peaks: 9
- Signal Hill: 11.7 mi
- Centennial Hill: 12.4 mi
- Mounded Landfill: 12.5 mi
- Rotary Hill: 16.0 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 17.3 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Three Rivers Rest Area (Westbound): 16.0 mi
- Three Rivers Rest Area (Eastbound): 17.4 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 18.1 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 18.2 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 23.4 mi
Beaches: 3
- Michigan Beach: 2.5 mi
- Centennial Beach: 16.1 mi
- Westman Beach: 18.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Canyon Creek Falls: 9.9 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 10.0 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 11.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Swallow Cliffs: 13.1 mi
- Kankakee Bluffs: 15.1 mi
Springs: 1
- Lake Strini: 7.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:15 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:41 | 16:26 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Day trips start here
- Joliet · 5 mi
- Lemont · 9 mi
- Bolingbrook · 10 mi
- Tinley Park · 13 mi
- Woodridge · 13 mi
- Naperville · 15 mi
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