- Elevation, modelled
- 189 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Pilot Hill227 m · 10.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 6618.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:28local time
- Coordinates
- 41.1323, -87.8821
LaVasseur Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 189 m. Pilot Hill stands 227 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Helgeson Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 18 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- Kankakee Valley Park District
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of LaVasseur Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Hill | SW 229° | 227 m | 10.9 mi |
| Mount Langham | SE 131° | 221 m | 7.5 mi |
- 18.0 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 25.6 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Viewing area · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Helgeson Park: 0.1 mi
- Blatt Park: 0.5 mi
- Riverside Community Sports Park: 0.8 mi
- Lions Park: 0.8 mi
- Bird Park: 0.8 mi
Nature reserves: 32
- Gar Creek Trail and Prairie Restoration: 2.7 mi
- Shannon Bayou: 5.2 mi
- Iroquois Woods Nature Preserve: 6.3 mi
- Kankakee River State Park: 9.2 mi
- Huyck's Grove Preserve: 11.9 mi
Artworks: 19
- Field Rotation: 23.3 mi
- Sextant Yoke: 23.5 mi
- Working On The Failed Utopis: 23.5 mi
- Outgrown Pyramid 2: 23.5 mi
- Large Planar Hybrid: 23.5 mi
Historic sites: 8
Attractions: 8
- Willowhaven Interpretive Center: 4.8 mi
- South Shore Golf Course: 9.3 mi
- Minne Monesse Golf Club: 17.1 mi
- Gemini Giant: 18.4 mi
- Braidwood Zoo Animal Sculptures: 19.3 mi
Museums: 6
- Exploration Station Children's Museum: 0.9 mi
- Kankakee County Museum: 1.4 mi
- Bourbonnais Grove Historical: 1.8 mi
- Wilmington Historical Society Building: 18.4 mi
- Braidwood Area Historical Society: 19.7 mi
Peaks: 3
- Mount Langham: 7.5 mi
- Pilot Hill: 10.9 mi
- Big Hill: 23.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 18.7 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 18.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:47 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:42 | 16:27 |
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 | 28 | 39 | 50 | 62 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 54 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kankakee Metro Wastewater, under a mile away.
Day trips start here
- Beecher · 20 mi
- South Suburbs · 26 mi
- Chicago Heights · 29 mi
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