- Elevation, modelled
- 217 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 15.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lincoln Highway1.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.5304, -87.9246
Fox Ridge Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 217 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Riivendell Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 1.4 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fox Ridge Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | NNW 330° | 259 m | 15.9 mi |
| Mount Hoy | NNW 328° | 255 m | 24.7 mi |
- 1.4 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
- 8.0 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Overlooks nearby
- Viewing area · 16 mi
- Des Plaines River · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Riivendell Park: 0.7 mi
- Boulder Ridge North Park: 0.8 mi
- Heritage Park: 0.9 mi
- Acorn Park: 1.0 mi
- Haley Park: 1.2 mi
Picnic sites
Attractions
- Schmuhl School: 1.3 mi
- The Grainery Building: 4.4 mi
- Old telephone poles: 9.1 mi
- The Forge: Lemont Quarries: 10.8 mi
- Chinese House of Park Forest: 12.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Van Horne Woods Forest Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Hickory Creek Forest Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Heron Hill Rookery (Keep Out): 3.6 mi
- Orland Grassland South: 3.6 mi
- Orland Grassland: 4.6 mi
Artworks
- Yugo Griffin: 3.8 mi
- Louis Jolliet: 7.8 mi
- Mary Alfred Moes 1828-1899: 9.0 mi
- Spiral: 11.9 mi
- Sisyphus’Aviary: 11.9 mi
Historic sites
- Nativity Scene: 6.1 mi
- Dreams: 8.0 mi
- Illinois & Michigan Canal Office: 8.0 mi
- Palos Park Veteran's Memorial: 10.4 mi
- Centennial Monument: 10.5 mi
Gardens
- Wingren: 7.3 mi
- Community Garden: 10.4 mi
- Oak Savanna: 15.7 mi
- Sandy Dawe Memorial Butterfly Garden: 17.1 mi
- Sensory Garden: 17.2 mi
Museums
- Gladys Fox Museum: 7.8 mi
- Old Zion Museum: 8.0 mi
- Will County Historical Museum and Research Center: 8.0 mi
- Illinois & Michigan Canal Museum: 8.0 mi
- Slovenian Women's Union and Heritage Museum: 8.1 mi
Peaks: 13
- Belly Button Hill: 11.8 mi
- Signal Hill: 12.1 mi
- Centennial Hill: 12.2 mi
- Mounded Landfill: 15.9 mi
- Big Hill: 18.7 mi
Beaches: 10
- Michigan Beach: 7.1 mi
- Westman Beach: 19.6 mi
- Centennial Beach: 20.5 mi
- Munson Beach: 24.0 mi
- Calumet Beach: 24.1 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 12.4 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 12.5 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 17.1 mi
- Three Rivers Rest Area (Westbound): 21.7 mi
- Three Rivers Rest Area (Eastbound): 22.9 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Canyon Creek Falls: 11.7 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 11.8 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 12.3 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Swallow Cliffs: 10.8 mi
- Kankakee Bluffs: 19.5 mi
Springs: 1
- Lake Strini: 12.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:41 | 16:25 |
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 | 24 | 28 | 38 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 53 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Joliet Brandon RD DAM, 9 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Tinley Park · 7 mi
- Oak Forest · 10 mi
- South Suburbs · 10 mi
- Joliet · 11 mi
- Lemont · 11 mi
- Palos Heights · 11 mi
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