- Elevation, modelled
- 179 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 14.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 667.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.6777, -87.8052
Lake Katherine Nature Center & Botanic Gardens is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 179 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Altman Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 7.6 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lake Katherine Nature Center & Botanic Gardens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WNW 285° | 259 m | 14.6 mi |
| Mount Hoy | WNW 299° | 255 m | 22.1 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNE 12° | 204 m | 24.4 mi |
| Players Hill | N 8° | 187 m | 13.8 mi |
- 7.6 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 11.8 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 7 mi
- Viewing area · 27 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Altman Park: 0.2 mi
- Community Park: 0.3 mi
- Lakeview Park: 0.6 mi
- Palmer Park: 0.8 mi
- Homerding Park: 0.8 mi
- Paddock Woods: 1.3 mi
- Palos Park Woods: 1.7 mi
- McClaughry Springs Woods: 2.2 mi
- Palos Preserves: 2.3 mi
- Palos Fen Nature Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Palos Park Veteran's Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Centennial Monument: 1.8 mi
- Tank Memorial: 4.2 mi
- Piotr Przeslica: 4.8 mi
- Reggie Leslie: 4.8 mi
- Community Garden: 1.9 mi
- Kesman Garden: 9.5 mi
- Fairy Garden: 9.7 mi
- Brookfield Library Pollinator Garden: 10.5 mi
- Peirce Park Community Garden: 10.6 mi
- John Paul II: 5.1 mi
- Mamie Till-Mobley: 6.9 mi
- Giant Cow: 7.7 mi
- CPD Officer Ella French: 7.8 mi
- American Eagle: 8.0 mi
- The Forge: Lemont Quarries: 8.8 mi
- Emu: 10.7 mi
- Bennet's Wallaby: 10.7 mi
- Red Panda: 10.7 mi
- Parakeet: 10.7 mi
- Westman Beach: 12.2 mi
- 63rd Street Beach: 13.9 mi
- South Shore Beach: 14.0 mi
- 57th Street Beach: 14.1 mi
- Arthur Ashe Beach: 14.1 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 5.6 mi
- Centennial Hill: 6.9 mi
- Signal Hill: 7.9 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 13.5 mi
- Players Hill: 13.8 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 8.5 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 10.2 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 10.2 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 21.9 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 12.6 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 19.8 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 20.0 mi
- Lake Strini: 15.3 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 22.2 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 3.0 mi
- Tedens: 8.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 27 | 38 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 67 | 54 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little RED School HSE, 4 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapDay trips start here
- Palos Heights · 1 mi
- Alsip · 4 mi
- Crestwood · 4 mi
- Oak Lawn · 4 mi
- Burbank · 5 mi
- Chicago/Far Southwest Side · 6 mi
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