- Elevation
- 268 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- High Point362 m · 23.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lincoln Highway20.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:34local time
- Coordinates
- 42.1799, -88.3233
Hipskind Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded 268 m. High Point stands 362 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Trail Beach, a beach 0.2 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 20 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 268 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hipskind Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | NNW 329° | 362 m | 23.4 mi |
| Gander Mountain | NNE 17° | 283 m | 22.7 mi |
| Hill Fifteen | N 5° | 276 m | 19.5 mi |
| Johnson’s Mound | SSW 194° | 273 m | 22.5 mi |
| Camelback Kame | N 359° | 268 m | 16.6 mi |
| Mount Moriah | N 7° | 257 m | 23.7 mi |
| Bald Knob | NNE 23° | 235 m | 15.4 mi |
- 20.1 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Fabyan Windmill · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Ford School Park: 0.3 mi
- Echo Hill Park: 0.3 mi
- Butch Hagele Beach: 0.4 mi
- Nockels Park: 0.4 mi
- Turtle Island Park: 0.5 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
- Little Monza: 4.0 mi
- Gregg's Corkscrew: 4.3 mi
- The Woods: 4.3 mi
- Doane's Corner: 4.4 mi
- Len's Hairpin: 4.5 mi
Museums: 60
- Dundee Township Historical Society: 5.7 mi
- Elgin History Museum: 9.9 mi
- Elgin Public Museum: 10.0 mi
- Hawthorne Hills Nature Center: 10.1 mi
- Illinois Railway Museum: 10.9 mi
Artworks: 52
- Alumni Sculpture: 4.0 mi
- Hourse: 4.8 mi
- Tractors: 4.9 mi
- Tractor: 5.4 mi
- Geoscene wall: 6.0 mi
Historic sites: 50
- Former Carpentersville Dam: 4.8 mi
- Huntley Veterans Memorial: 5.3 mi
- 1995 Fox River Grove Bus–Train Collision Memorial: 5.5 mi
- Bettendorf Castle: 5.6 mi
- Pratt's Castle: 8.6 mi
Picnic sites: 35
- Jelkes Creek Bird Sanctuary: 7.0 mi
- Deer Grove Picnic Grove 3: 13.4 mi
- Deer Grove East Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 14.4 mi
- Deer Grove East Picnic Shelter 2: 14.4 mi
- Deer Grove East Picnic Shelter 3: 14.6 mi
Gardens: 27
- Master Gardeners' Demonstration Garden: 6.0 mi
- Smart Farm: 7.2 mi
- Sherman Natural Prairie and Community Garden: 7.6 mi
- Community Garden: 7.6 mi
- City Hall Raised Garden: 9.9 mi
Beaches: 17
- Indian Trail Beach: 0.2 mi
- Main Beach: 3.8 mi
- West Beach: 4.3 mi
- Whitney Shores Private Beach: 11.3 mi
- Morrison Park Beach: 12.0 mi
Peaks: 9
- Bald Knob: 15.4 mi
- Camelback Kame: 16.6 mi
- Heritage Park Sled Hill: 17.2 mi
- Hill Fifteen: 19.5 mi
- Johnson’s Mound: 22.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Weston: 23.5 mi
- Reeds Crossing: 24.4 mi
- Brush Point: 24.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:51 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:40 | 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 | 23 | 26 | 37 | 48 | 60 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 63 | 52 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crystal Lake 4NW, 7 mi away.
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