- Elevation, modelled
- 179 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 24.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 668.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 41.7611, -87.6045
Railroad Junction Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 179 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Comer Family Reading Garden, a garden 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 8.1 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- Chicago Park District
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Railroad Junction Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | W 265° | 259 m | 24.5 mi |
| Mount Lieber | ESE 118° | 214 m | 21.4 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 344° | 204 m | 18.9 mi |
| Chanute Hill | ESE 119° | 195 m | 20.1 mi |
| Players Hill | NW 313° | 187 m | 11.5 mi |
- 8.1 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 17.7 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Comer Family Reading Garden: 0.3 mi
- Dorchester Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Love Thy Neighbor Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- South Shore Good Foods Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- The Woodlawn: 1.5 mi
- Hoard Park: 0.4 mi
- Dobson Park: 0.4 mi
- Adams Park: 0.4 mi
- Grand Crossing Park: 0.4 mi
- Meyering Park: 0.6 mi
- Arthur M. Brazier: 0.4 mi
- Confederate Mound: 0.4 mi
- John Harold Johnson: 0.5 mi
- Harold Washington: 0.6 mi
- George Allon Fuller: 0.6 mi
- Al Capone's House: 0.7 mi
- Michelle Obama's Childhood Home: 1.4 mi
- Japanese Garden: 2.1 mi
- Doane Observatory: 7.3 mi
- Beluga: 7.4 mi
- Mahalia Jackson: 1.2 mi
- Stop The Violence Chicago: 1.4 mi
- Wonder of Woodlawn: 1.6 mi
- Black Panther: 1.6 mi
- Fountain of Time: 1.8 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 16: 1.9 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 19B: 2.0 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 19A: 2.1 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 10: 2.2 mi
- South Shore Picnic Grove: 2.2 mi
- South Shore Nature Sanctuary: 2.3 mi
- Rainbow Beach Dunes: 3.0 mi
- Rainbow Beach Dunes South Natural Area: 3.2 mi
- Marian R. Byrnes Park: 3.4 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - 91st Street: 4.0 mi
- 63rd Street Beach: 2.1 mi
- South Shore Beach: 2.3 mi
- Arthur Ashe Beach: 2.4 mi
- 57th Street Beach: 2.5 mi
- Rainbow Beach: 2.9 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 1.9 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 6.1 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 6.7 mi
- Players Hill: 11.5 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 11.7 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 19.0 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 20.6 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 21.1 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 21.1 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 12.6 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 14.5 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 16.2 mi
- Tedens: 19.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:39 | 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 | 26 | 29 | 38 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 74 | 74 | 67 | 54 | 43 | 31 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Northerly IS, 7 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Chicago/Chatham-South Shore · 1 mi
- Chicago/Hyde Park · 2 mi
- Chicago/Bronzeville · 4 mi
- Chicago/Bridgeport-Chinatown · 5 mi
- Chicago/Far Southeast Side · 6 mi
- Chicago/Far Southwest Side · 6 mi
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