- Elevation
- 200 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 24.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lincoln Highway3.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 41.5558, -87.6708
Merchants Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded 200 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Millennium Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 3.4 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 200 m
- Operated by
- Homewood-Flossmoor Park District
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Merchants Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WNW 300° | 259 m | 24.3 mi |
| Mount Lieber | E 79° | 214 m | 22.7 mi |
| Chanute Hill | ENE 78° | 195 m | 21.3 mi |
| Players Hill | NNW 347° | 187 m | 22.7 mi |
- 3.4 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
- 18.4 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 18 mi
- Viewing area · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Millennium Park: 0.3 mi
- Independence Park: 0.4 mi
- Richard D. Irwin Park: 0.6 mi
- Railroad Park: 0.6 mi
- Scandia Park: 0.6 mi
Attractions
Historic sites
- Dixie Highway: 0.4 mi
- Camp Thornton: 3.7 mi
- Chicago Heights Veterans' Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Hoxie Farm / Wampum Lake: 4.1 mi
- Undergoroud Railroad Memorial: 4.7 mi
Picnic sites
Nature reserves
- Glenwood Woods North: 2.6 mi
- Willow Wood Park: 2.6 mi
- Glenwood Woods South: 2.9 mi
- Brownell Woods: 3.2 mi
- Joe Orr Woods: 3.4 mi
Artworks
- Lincoln on the Road to Greatness: 3.8 mi
- Arche Fountain: 3.8 mi
- Marshall Major Taylor: 7.3 mi
- Bodark Arc: 7.5 mi
- Sisyphus’Aviary: 7.6 mi
Museums
- Old Zion Museum: 5.9 mi
- Robbins Illinois History Museum: 6.2 mi
- Sand Ridge Nature Center: 6.4 mi
- Calumet City Historical Society: 8.3 mi
- Historic Pullman Foundation Exhibit Hall: 9.9 mi
Gardens
- Butterfly Garden: 6.5 mi
- Altgeld Gardens Community Farm: 8.0 mi
- HAST Garden: 8.7 mi
- City Hall Rose Garden: 9.1 mi
- Community Garden: 11.5 mi
Beaches: 26
- Whihala Park West Beach: 12.7 mi
- Whihala Beach: 12.8 mi
- Hammond Marina Beach: 12.8 mi
- Munson Beach: 13.0 mi
- Calumet Beach: 13.2 mi
Peaks: 19
- Belly Button Hill: 5.3 mi
- Sledding Hill: 8.7 mi
- Big Hill: 11.1 mi
- Arbor Hill: 11.7 mi
- Sled Hill: 14.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 4.0 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 12.6 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 12.6 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 18.4 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 19.5 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 19.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Swallow Cliffs: 13.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Tedens: 18.3 mi
Springs: 1
- Lake Strini: 23.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:40 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Day trips start here
- Chicago Heights · 4 mi
- Harvey · 4 mi
- Oak Forest · 5 mi
- Lansing · 6 mi
- Midlothian · 6 mi
- South Suburbs · 6 mi
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