- Elevation
- 184 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 24.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lincoln Highway6.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 41.6025, -87.6398
Holmes Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded 184 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is New Holmes Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 6.6 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 184 m
- Operated by
- Harvey Park District
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Holmes Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WNW 291° | 259 m | 24.3 mi |
| Mount Lieber | E 87° | 214 m | 20.8 mi |
| Chanute Hill | E 87° | 195 m | 19.3 mi |
| Players Hill | NNW 341° | 187 m | 20.0 mi |
- 6.6 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
- 16.7 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- New Holmes Park: 0.3 mi
- Taft Park: 0.5 mi
- Johnnie M. Lane Park and Playground: 0.8 mi
- Martin Luther King Park: 0.8 mi
- Southwest Park: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
- Undergoroud Railroad Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Riverdale Veterans Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Former Lincoln School Entrance: 3.0 mi
- Dixie Highway: 3.2 mi
- Hoxie Farm / Wampum Lake: 3.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Markham Prairie - East Nature Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Gensburg - Markham Prairie Nature Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Brownell Woods: 3.2 mi
- Dropseed Prairie Nature Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Paintbrush Prairie Nature Preserve: 3.5 mi
Picnic sites
- Dixmoor Playfield Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 2.5 mi
- Wampum Lake Picnic Grove 5: 3.0 mi
- Wampum Lake Picnic Grove 4: 3.1 mi
- Brownell Woods Picnic Grove 1: 3.1 mi
- Wampum Lake Picnic Grove 3: 3.1 mi
Attractions
Museums
Artworks
- Marshall Major Taylor: 3.8 mi
- Prairie Boat: 4.2 mi
- Marshall Major Taylor: 6.2 mi
- Lincoln on the Road to Greatness: 6.6 mi
- Arche Fountain: 6.7 mi
Gardens
- Butterfly Garden: 3.8 mi
- Altgeld Gardens Community Farm: 4.4 mi
- HAST Garden: 6.1 mi
- City Hall Rose Garden: 6.8 mi
- Formal Garden: 9.7 mi
Beaches: 28
- Whihala Park West Beach: 9.3 mi
- Hammond Marina Beach: 9.4 mi
- Whihala Beach: 9.4 mi
- Munson Beach: 9.4 mi
- Calumet Beach: 9.6 mi
Peaks: 21
- Belly Button Hill: 4.8 mi
- Sledding Hill: 8.9 mi
- Arbor Hill: 10.7 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 12.9 mi
- Big Hill: 13.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 2.6 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 16.2 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 16.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 18.2 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 19.7 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 19.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Swallow Cliffs: 12.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Tedens: 18.3 mi
Springs: 1
- Lake Strini: 23.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Day trips start here
- Harvey · 1 mi
- Blue Island · 4 mi
- Lansing · 5 mi
- Midlothian · 5 mi
- Crestwood · 6 mi
- Oak Forest · 6 mi
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