- Elevation, modelled
- 192 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 23.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 6614.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 42.0375, -87.8744
Rand Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 192 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Forest Preserve District of Cook County, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 15 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- Des Plaines Park District
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rand Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | SSW 206° | 259 m | 23.7 mi |
| Mount Hoy | SW 228° | 255 m | 21.2 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | E 96° | 204 m | 8.7 mi |
| Players Hill | SSE 154° | 187 m | 12.5 mi |
- 14.9 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 24.4 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 18 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Forest Preserve District of Cook County: 0.2 mi
- Northwestern Woods: 0.3 mi
- Belleau Wood Preserve: 0.3 mi
- Belleau Lake Preserve: 0.3 mi
- Campground Road Woods: 0.4 mi
Picnic sites
- Northwestern Woods Grove #1: 0.3 mi
- Camp Ground Road Woods Grove #1: 0.6 mi
- Big Bend Lake Grove #1: 1.0 mi
- Lions Woods Grove #1: 1.2 mi
- Iroquois Woods Grove #1: 1.9 mi
Parks
- Chautauqua Park: 0.4 mi
- Mary Q. Alberding Park: 0.5 mi
- Central Park: 0.6 mi
- Cherokee Park: 0.7 mi
- James Paroubek Park: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
- Belleau Wood Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Flight 191 Memorial: 2.2 mi
- The Plank Road: 3.1 mi
- World War I Memorial: 3.8 mi
- In Honor of Those Who Served: 4.0 mi
Museums
- Des Plaines History Museum: 0.6 mi
- Kinder House: 0.6 mi
- Wildwood Nature Center: 1.6 mi
- Niles Historical Society: 2.4 mi
- Park Ridge Historical Society: 2.6 mi
Artworks
- Statue of Liberty: 1.5 mi
- Wing: 2.2 mi
- Undercover History: 2.8 mi
- Donald E. Stephens: 3.0 mi
- Mary: 4.0 mi
Attractions
- 1000 gecs tree: 2.0 mi
- Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe: 2.4 mi
- Sugar Shack: 4.0 mi
- Plant identification trail: 4.0 mi
- Leaning Tower of Niles: 5.0 mi
Gardens
- Maple Street Butterfly Waystation (#45081): 3.7 mi
- Niles Community Rain Garden: 4.0 mi
- KE20: 4.1 mi
- KE19: 4.2 mi
- KE38: 4.3 mi
Beaches
- Maple Street Beach: 9.1 mi
- Cherry Street Beach: 9.1 mi
- Tower Road Beach: 9.2 mi
- Elder Lane Beach: 9.2 mi
- Kenilworth Beach: 9.4 mi
Peaks: 19
- Centennial Hill: 2.5 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 5.9 mi
- Hidden Hill: 6.2 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 8.7 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 10.6 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Rosemont Waterfall: 3.3 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 23.4 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 24.9 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 24.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Covington Bluff: 13.6 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 24.7 mi
Springs: 1
- Rain Garden Springs: 10.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:38 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Far West Side · 12 mi
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 12 mi
- Berwyn · 14 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 14 mi
- Oak Brook · 14 mi
- Brookfield · 15 mi
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