- Elevation, modelled
- 202 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Johnson’s Mound273 m · 24.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 669.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 41.8954, -87.9650
Picks Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 202 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Salt Creek Greenway Forest Preserve, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 9.0 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Picks Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson’s Mound | W 265° | 273 m | 24.0 mi |
| Mounded Landfill | SSW 207° | 259 m | 12.8 mi |
| Mount Hoy | WSW 248° | 255 m | 11.9 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | ENE 56° | 204 m | 16.0 mi |
| Players Hill | E 98° | 187 m | 10.2 mi |
- 9.0 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 17.5 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 10 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Salt Creek Greenway Forest Preserve: 0.1 mi
- Cricket Creek County Forest Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Fischer Woods Forest Preserve: 2.7 mi
- Fullerton Park Forest Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Fisher Woods: 3.2 mi
Parks
- Plunkett Park: 0.2 mi
- Salt Creek Park: 0.4 mi
- Rotary Park: 0.5 mi
- Lions Park: 0.6 mi
- Ben Allison Bike Park: 0.6 mi
Museums
Gardens
- Alumni Circle: 1.0 mi
- Sally Schulz Memorial Butterfly Garden: 4.7 mi
- Torin's: 6.3 mi
- Broadview Community Garden: 6.4 mi
- Triton College Botanical Garden: 6.6 mi
Historic sites
- Niebuhr Monument: 1.0 mi
- Elmhurst Veterans Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Elmhurst Veterans Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Kiwanis Club of Westchester: 5.4 mi
Attractions
- Bishop's Mausoleum: 3.6 mi
- Al Capone's Gravesite: 3.8 mi
- Mayslake Peabody Estate: 4.6 mi
- GoApe Ropes Course: 5.9 mi
- Schiller Woods Magic Water Pump: 7.4 mi
Picnic sites
Artworks
- All Saints of Ukraine: 5.6 mi
- Lincoln Memorial Replica: 6.4 mi
- Brachiosaurus: 6.5 mi
- Fred Hampton: 6.6 mi
- City Windows: 6.7 mi
Beaches: 54
- Westman Beach: 5.7 mi
- Centennial Beach: 13.1 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 13.5 mi
- Ardmore Hollywood (Osterman) Beach: 17.2 mi
- Thorndale Avenue Beach: 17.2 mi
Peaks: 21
- Hidden Hill: 7.2 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 7.6 mi
- Spruce Hill: 8.2 mi
- Hemlock Hill: 8.2 mi
- Pine Hill: 8.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Rosemont Waterfall: 8.6 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 13.1 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 14.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 14.3 mi
Springs: 2
- Rain Garden Springs: 15.5 mi
- Lake Strini: 18.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Swallow Cliffs: 15.8 mi
- Covington Bluff: 24.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Day trips start here
- Oak Brook · 5 mi
- Downers Grove · 6 mi
- Hinsdale · 7 mi
- Brookfield · 8 mi
- La Grange · 8 mi
- Western Springs · 8 mi
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