- Elevation, modelled
- 205 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 13.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 668.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.6572, -87.8365
Playground is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 205 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Community Garden, a garden 0.6 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 8.0 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WNW 292° | 259 m | 13.5 mi |
| Mount Hoy | NW 304° | 255 m | 21.4 mi |
| Players Hill | NNE 13° | 187 m | 15.5 mi |
- 8.0 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 10.4 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 8 mi
- Viewing area · 25 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Gardens
- Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Wingren: 9.2 mi
- Kesman Garden: 10.6 mi
- Fairy Garden: 10.9 mi
- Peirce Park Community Garden: 11.1 mi
Historic sites
- Palos Park Veteran's Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Centennial Monument: 0.7 mi
- Nativity Scene: 4.1 mi
- Piotr Przeslica: 4.1 mi
- Reggie Leslie: 4.1 mi
Parks
- Village Green: 0.7 mi
- Parkview Park: 0.7 mi
- Brentwood Park: 1.0 mi
- Sunny Pine Park: 1.1 mi
- Ishnala Park: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Palos Park Woods: 1.3 mi
- McClaughry Springs Woods: 1.4 mi
- Paddock Woods: 1.5 mi
- Swallow Cliff Woods South: 1.6 mi
- Palos Preserves: 1.7 mi
Picnic sites
Museums
- Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center: 4.2 mi
- Sagawau Environmental Learning Center: 5.1 mi
- Willow Springs Historical Society: 6.0 mi
- The Children's Museum in Oak Lawn: 6.3 mi
- Old Zion Museum: 6.4 mi
Artworks
- John Paul II: 5.9 mi
- Walking Stick: 7.9 mi
- Sister 2: 8.0 mi
- Unknown: 8.0 mi
- Jet Era: 8.0 mi
Attractions
- The Forge: Lemont Quarries: 7.4 mi
- Homewood Railroad Viewing Platform: 10.9 mi
- The Grainery Building: 11.0 mi
- Schmuhl School: 11.1 mi
- GoApe Ropes Course: 12.0 mi
Beaches: 26
- Westman Beach: 12.4 mi
- Michigan Beach: 15.2 mi
- 63rd Street Beach: 16.1 mi
- South Shore Beach: 16.1 mi
- Arthur Ashe Beach: 16.1 mi
Peaks: 21
- Centennial Hill: 6.0 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 6.1 mi
- Signal Hill: 6.8 mi
- Mounded Landfill: 13.5 mi
- Players Hill: 15.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 7.4 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 8.8 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 8.8 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 13.4 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 18.6 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 18.8 mi
Springs: 2
- Lake Strini: 13.6 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 24.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Swallow Cliffs: 2.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 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).
Day trips start here
- Palos Heights · 2 mi
- Alsip · 5 mi
- Crestwood · 5 mi
- Burbank · 6 mi
- Midlothian · 6 mi
- Oak Forest · 6 mi
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