- Elevation
- 183 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Trashmore204 m · 2.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 6612.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 42.0531, -87.6938
Gilbert Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded 183 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the south-southwest, 2.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Foster Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 12 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 183 m
- Operated by
- Evanston Parks & Recreation
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gilbert Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | SSW 196° | 204 m | 2.1 mi |
| Players Hill | SSW 197° | 187 m | 12.8 mi |
- 12.1 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Foster Park: 0.1 mi
- Smith Park: 0.2 mi
- William H. Twiggs Park: 0.3 mi
- Marcus A. Hobart Park: 0.3 mi
- Ingraham Park: 0.4 mi
Gardens
- Twiggs Canal Gardens: 0.4 mi
- McCormick Gardens: 0.5 mi
- Eggleston Park Food Forest: 0.6 mi
- Merrick Rose Garden: 0.7 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Ladd Arboretum: 0.4 mi
- Perkins Woods Forest Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Clark Street Beach Bird Sanctuary: 1.1 mi
- Elmwood Dunes Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Indian Boundary Nature Play Center: 3.0 mi
Museums
- Evanston Ecology Center: 0.4 mi
- Evanston History Center: 1.2 mi
- Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum: 1.5 mi
- Wilmette Historical Museum: 2.2 mi
- Kenilworth Historical Society: 2.6 mi
Artworks
- Sea of Ear: 0.7 mi
- Interior Form, 1981: 1.0 mi
- Untitled, 1979: 1.0 mi
- Two Forms (Divided Circle), 1969: 1.0 mi
- Man Passing Through the Door, 1966: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
- Veterans Memorial Wall: 0.8 mi
- Weber Arch: 0.9 mi
- Mahatma Gandhi: 1.0 mi
- Dr. Janusz Korczak: 1.4 mi
- Antoine Ouilmette: 1.9 mi
Picnic sites
- Ackerman Park Picnic Tables: 1.0 mi
- Picnic: 1.7 mi
- Harms Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 3.9 mi
- Harms Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 3: 3.9 mi
- Harms Woods Picnic Grove 6: 3.9 mi
Beaches
- Clark Street Beach: 1.1 mi
- Dog Beach: 1.1 mi
- North Beach: 1.2 mi
- Greenwood Street Beach: 1.4 mi
- Lee Street Beach: 1.7 mi
Attractions
- Novelty Golf & Games: 4.1 mi
- Leaning Tower of Niles: 5.4 mi
- Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom: 6.1 mi
- Model Railroad Garden: 8.2 mi
- Biograph Theatre: 9.0 mi
Peaks: 11
- Mount Trashmore: 2.1 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 6.4 mi
- Centennial Hill: 8.5 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 10.1 mi
- Hidden Hill: 10.5 mi
Springs: 1
- Rain Garden Springs: 4.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Rosemont Waterfall: 9.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Covington Bluff: 13.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:48 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 9 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 10 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 11 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 11 mi
- Chicagoland · 11 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 12 mi
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