- Elevation
- 206 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Gander Mountain283 m · 24.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 6626.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 42.1819, -87.9712
Prairie Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded 206 m. Gander Mountain stands 283 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Rolling Hills Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 26 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 206 m
- Operated by
- Buffalo Grove Park District
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Prairie Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gander Mountain | NNW 332° | 283 m | 24.3 mi |
| Camelback Kame | NW 312° | 268 m | 24.7 mi |
| Bald Knob | NW 319° | 235 m | 18.5 mi |
| Leahy Hill | N 10° | 234 m | 17.1 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | SE 129° | 204 m | 17.5 mi |
| Players Hill | SSE 154° | 187 m | 23.6 mi |
- 26.0 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 26.5 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Fabyan Windmill · 27 mi
- Des Plaines River · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rolling Hills Park: 0.2 mi
- Martha Weiss Park: 0.4 mi
- Westchester Park: 0.5 mi
- Rolling Hills North Park: 0.5 mi
- Green Lake Park: 0.6 mi
- Butterfly Statue: 0.6 mi
- The Dawning: 1.3 mi
- Polar Bear Statue: 4.8 mi
- The Beatitudes & Ten Comandments: 5.9 mi
- Round Entry Door: 6.5 mi
- Garden: 0.9 mi
- St. Mary of Vernon Garden: 3.4 mi
- Vernon Hills Community Garden: 4.5 mi
- Frontier Park Gardens: 4.7 mi
- Our lady of Mt. Carmel Garden: 6.2 mi
- Raupp Museum: 0.9 mi
- Sock Monkey Museum: 1.4 mi
- Long Grove Historical Society: 1.4 mi
- Wheeling Historical Society: 3.9 mi
- Cuneo Mansion: 4.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 1.4 mi
- Deer Grove East Picnic Shelter 4: 4.4 mi
- Potawatomi Woods Grove #1: 4.5 mi
- Deer Grove East Picnic Shelter 3: 4.5 mi
- Deer Grove East Picnic Shelter 2: 4.7 mi
- Sullivan Woods: 2.0 mi
- Buffalo Creek Forest Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Half Day Forest Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Half Day Forest Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Edward L Ryerson Conservation Area: 3.2 mi
- K1 Speed: 2.4 mi
- Sugar Shack: 7.5 mi
- Plant identification trail: 7.5 mi
- The Magic Rock: 7.8 mi
- Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe: 8.8 mi
- 1834 Capt. Daniel Wright: 2.9 mi
- Iconic Rocks: 3.6 mi
- Steven Malin, Jr. Memorial: 5.4 mi
- Lions Club: 6.8 mi
- Cook Park Playground: 7.3 mi
- Lakeview Beach and Dock: 4.8 mi
- Diamond Lake Beach: 4.9 mi
- Whitney Shores Private Beach: 6.8 mi
- Minear Lake Beach: 7.6 mi
- Minear Lake Beach: 7.6 mi
- sled hill: 7.2 mi
- Centennial Hill: 13.6 mi
- Heritage Park Sled Hill: 16.9 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 17.0 mi
- Leahy Hill: 17.1 mi
- Covington Bluff: 8.8 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 14.4 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 19.8 mi
- Kenosha Rest Area 26 (I-94 WB): 23.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:38 | 16:24 |
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 | 25 | 29 | 38 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Palwaukee AP, 5 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 23 mi
- Oak Brook · 24 mi
- Wheaton · 24 mi
- Berwyn · 25 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 25 mi
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