- Elevation, modelled
- 181 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 15.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 661.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.8078, -87.7968
Forest View Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 181 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Marquette and Joliet Explorer Statue, a artwork 0.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.1 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- Forest View Park District
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Forest View Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WSW 250° | 259 m | 15.5 mi |
| Mount Hoy | W 275° | 255 m | 19.8 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNE 17° | 204 m | 15.6 mi |
| Players Hill | NNE 18° | 187 m | 4.9 mi |
- 1.1 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 20.8 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 3 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Marquette and Joliet Explorer Statue: 0.4 mi
- American Eagle: 1.3 mi
- American Eagle: 1.3 mi
- American Eagle: 1.4 mi
- CPD Officer Ella French: 1.5 mi
Picnic sites
Nature reserves
- Chicago Portage National Historic Site: 0.4 mi
- Ottawa Trail Woods South: 0.5 mi
- Ottawa Trail Woods North: 0.7 mi
- Stoney Ford Woods: 0.7 mi
- White Eagle Woods South: 0.8 mi
Parks
- O'Reilly Park: 0.5 mi
- Stars & Stripes Park: 0.6 mi
- Haley Park: 0.8 mi
- Normandy Park: 0.8 mi
- Hanover Park: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
- Solidarity Monument: 1.3 mi
- Clearing-Park Shops Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Birthplace of Emmett Till: 2.3 mi
- Baboon Island: 2.6 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Fountain Marker: 2.6 mi
Museums
- Riverside Historical Museum: 1.8 mi
- Brookfield Historical Society: 2.6 mi
- La Grange Area Historical Society: 3.8 mi
- La Grange Park Fire History Museum: 4.1 mi
- Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture: 4.4 mi
Attractions
- Emu: 2.4 mi
- Bennet's Wallaby: 2.4 mi
- Reindeer: 2.4 mi
- Red Panda: 2.4 mi
- Alpaca: 2.4 mi
Gardens
- Family Garden: 2.4 mi
- Fairy Garden: 2.5 mi
- Kesman Garden: 2.7 mi
- Brookfield Library Pollinator Garden: 2.9 mi
- Lincoln School Garden: 4.1 mi
Beaches: 56
- Westman Beach: 8.2 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 8.3 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 10.0 mi
- 41st Street Beach: 10.4 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 10.5 mi
Peaks: 20
- Players Hill: 4.9 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 8.0 mi
- Centennial Hill: 9.8 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 10.0 mi
- Hidden Hill: 10.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 11.2 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 13.1 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 13.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 13.4 mi
Springs: 2
- Rain Garden Springs: 13.6 mi
- Lake Strini: 19.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Swallow Cliffs: 9.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 18.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Day trips start here
- Berwyn · 2 mi
- Brookfield · 3 mi
- Cicero · 3 mi
- Burbank · 4 mi
- Chicago/Southwest Side · 4 mi
- La Grange · 4 mi
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