- Elevation, modelled
- 190 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 17.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 665.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 41.9034, -87.8244
Grotto is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 190 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Dominican University, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 5.5 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Grotto. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | SW 228° | 259 m | 17.7 mi |
| Mount Hoy | WSW 255° | 255 m | 19.0 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NE 36° | 204 m | 10.3 mi |
| Players Hill | ESE 123° | 187 m | 3.5 mi |
- 5.5 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 24.7 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 9 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Dominican University: 0.0 mi
- Sistie’s Garden: 0.0 mi
- Sister Benita Newhouse, O.P.: 0.0 mi
- Bill’s Tree: 0.3 mi
- Terri Schroeder: 0.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Forest Preserve District of Cook County: 0.1 mi
- Sunset Bridge Meadow: 0.5 mi
- Evans Field: 0.6 mi
- Thatcher Woods: 0.7 mi
- Forest Preserve District of Cook County: 0.7 mi
Parks
- Quad: 0.1 mi
- Constitution Park: 0.3 mi
- Forest & Augusta Triangle Park: 0.5 mi
- Silver Creek Eagle Nest Park: 0.7 mi
- Priory Park: 0.8 mi
Picnic sites
- Thatcher Woods Grove #2: 0.5 mi
- Sunset Bridge Meadow Grove #1: 0.5 mi
- Thatcher Woods Grove #1: 0.6 mi
- Silver Creek Family Picnic Area: 0.6 mi
- Evans Field Grove #1: 0.7 mi
Museums
Artworks
- Cougar Pride: 0.8 mi
- Shrouded Body: 0.8 mi
- Fred Hampton: 1.3 mi
- Frank Lloyd Wright: 1.5 mi
- Well: 1.5 mi
Gardens
- Triton College Botanical Garden: 1.1 mi
- Healing Garden: 2.1 mi
- Greenleaf Garden: 2.2 mi
- West Cook Wild Ones Wildlife Corridoor: 2.3 mi
- Oak Park Apartments: 2.6 mi
Attractions
- Schiller Woods Magic Water Pump: 3.5 mi
- Bactrian Camel: 4.8 mi
- Przewalski's Horse: 4.8 mi
- Grevy's Zebra: 4.8 mi
- Short-Nosed Echidna: 4.8 mi
Beaches: 58
- Humboldt Beach: 6.2 mi
- Westman Beach: 9.2 mi
- Montrose Dog Beach: 10.3 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 10.4 mi
- Ardmore Hollywood (Osterman) Beach: 10.5 mi
Peaks: 20
- Hidden Hill: 3.4 mi
- Players Hill: 3.5 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 3.7 mi
- Centennial Hill: 7.3 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 7.6 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Rosemont Waterfall: 6.3 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 15.5 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 17.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 17.4 mi
Springs: 2
- Rain Garden Springs: 9.1 mi
- Lake Strini: 22.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Swallow Cliffs: 15.6 mi
- Covington Bluff: 22.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:48 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Far West Side · 4 mi
- Berwyn · 5 mi
- Cicero · 5 mi
- Brookfield · 6 mi
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 6 mi
- La Grange · 7 mi
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