- Elevation
- 213 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Bald Knob235 m · 22.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 6624.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 42.2149, -87.8238
Old Elm Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded 213 m. Bald Knob stands 235 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Knoll Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 24 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 213 m
- Operated by
- Park District of Highland Park
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Elm Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | WNW 301° | 235 m | 22.9 mi |
| Leahy Hill | NNW 343° | 234 m | 15.2 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | SSE 155° | 204 m | 14.5 mi |
| Players Hill | S 173° | 187 m | 23.6 mi |
- 24.5 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Knoll Park: 0.1 mi
- Sheridan Park: 0.2 mi
- Danny Cunniff Park: 0.7 mi
- Sleepy Hollow Park: 0.9 mi
- Everts Park: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
- Cross Monument: 0.7 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 1.2 mi
- War Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Dr. Seuss 99th Commencement Poem: 2.4 mi
- War Memorial: 2.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Jean and John Greene Nature Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Buena Park: 1.0 mi
- Walter E. Heller Nature Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Skokie River Woods: 1.3 mi
- The Preserve of Highland Park: 1.3 mi
Artworks
- 23: 1.2 mi
- Cow: 2.3 mi
- Large Narrow Horse: 4.0 mi
- The Sower: 4.9 mi
- Cuddly Lion: 5.0 mi
Gardens
- Student Garden: 2.3 mi
- Revery Prairie: 2.4 mi
- McClure Rain Garden: 2.4 mi
- Rose Garden at Laurel Park: 2.5 mi
- Organic Teaching Garden: 2.9 mi
Museums
- Francis Stupey Log Cabin Museum: 2.5 mi
- History Center Of Lake Forest- Lake Bluff: 2.6 mi
- Lake Bluff History Museum: 4.6 mi
- Hope Union Heritage Center: 5.9 mi
- Northfield Inn: 6.0 mi
Attractions
- The Magic Rock: 2.6 mi
- Model Railroad Garden: 4.9 mi
- F-14 Tomcat: 6.5 mi
- K1 Speed: 7.1 mi
- Plant identification trail: 8.9 mi
Picnic sites
- Picnic Grove: 4.5 mi
- Turnbull Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 5.1 mi
- Forest Way Grove Picnic Shelter: 6.4 mi
- Potawatomi Woods Grove #1: 6.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
Beaches: 56
- Park Avenue Boating/Fishing Beach: 2.4 mi
- Forest Park Beach: 2.7 mi
- Millard Beach: 3.3 mi
- Millard Beach: 3.3 mi
- Rosewood Beach: 4.3 mi
Peaks: 10
- sled hill: 0.7 mi
- Centennial Hill: 14.4 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 14.5 mi
- Leahy Hill: 15.2 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 17.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Covington Bluff: 1.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Rosemont Waterfall: 15.6 mi
Springs: 1
- Rain Garden Springs: 17.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Kenosha Rest Area 26 (I-94 WB): 22.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:37 | 16:23 |
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 | 24 | 28 | 37 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Botanic Garden, 6 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 21 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 22 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 23 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 24 mi
- Chicagoland · 24 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 25 mi
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