- Elevation, modelled
- 190 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Bald Knob235 m · 21.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 6626.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 42.2518, -87.8199
Forest Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 190 m. Bald Knob stands 235 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Forest Park Beach, a beach 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 27 miles off. 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | WNW 295° | 235 m | 21.8 mi |
| Leahy Hill | NNW 339° | 234 m | 12.9 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | SSE 160° | 204 m | 16.8 mi |
- 26.9 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Shooting Star Savanna: 0.4 mi
- Wesylik Field: 0.6 mi
- Veterans Park: 1.2 mi
- South Park: 1.2 mi
- West Park: 1.3 mi
Gardens
- McClure Rain Garden: 0.4 mi
- Revery Prairie: 0.5 mi
- Student Garden: 0.7 mi
- Elawa Farm: 3.2 mi
- Rose Garden at Laurel Park: 4.8 mi
Historic sites
- Dr. Seuss 99th Commencement Poem: 0.5 mi
- Cross Monument: 1.9 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 3.5 mi
- Steven Malin, Jr. Memorial: 3.8 mi
- Roundout Train Robbery: 4.3 mi
Museums
- History Center Of Lake Forest- Lake Bluff: 0.8 mi
- Lake Bluff History Museum: 2.2 mi
- National Museum of the American Sailor: 4.4 mi
- Francis Stupey Log Cabin Museum: 4.8 mi
- Cuneo Mansion: 6.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Derwen Mawr Nature Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Jean and John Greene Nature Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Moffet Woods: 1.7 mi
- Beach Prairie Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Ravine Park: 1.9 mi
Artworks
- 23: 3.6 mi
- Cow: 4.6 mi
- Large Narrow Horse: 6.3 mi
- The Sower: 7.3 mi
- Cuddly Lion: 7.4 mi
Attractions
- F-14 Tomcat: 4.1 mi
- The Magic Rock: 5.2 mi
- Model Railroad Garden: 7.3 mi
- K1 Speed: 8.9 mi
- Krazy Kars: 9.7 mi
Picnic sites
- Picnic Grove: 6.8 mi
- Turnbull Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 7.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
- Potawatomi Woods Grove #1: 8.7 mi
- Forest Way Grove Picnic Shelter: 8.8 mi
Beaches: 59
- Forest Park Beach: 0.1 mi
- Sunrise Beach: 1.9 mi
- Park Avenue Boating/Fishing Beach: 4.4 mi
- Millard Beach: 5.4 mi
- Millard Beach: 5.4 mi
Peaks: 8
- sled hill: 3.0 mi
- Leahy Hill: 12.9 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 16.8 mi
- Centennial Hill: 16.9 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 20.5 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Light 1: 3.7 mi
- Light 2: 3.7 mi
- Kenosha North Pierhead Light: 23.3 mi
- Kenosha Light: 23.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Covington Bluff: 1.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Rosemont Waterfall: 18.1 mi
Springs: 1
- Rain Garden Springs: 19.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Kenosha Rest Area 26 (I-94 WB): 19.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Aurora: 23.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:37 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 24 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 25 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 25 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 26 mi
- Chicagoland · 26 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 27 mi
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