- Elevation, modelled
- 188 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 13.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 660.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.8094, -87.8356
Red Oak Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 188 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Plank Road Meadow, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.5 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Red Oak Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WSW 247° | 259 m | 13.7 mi |
| Mount Hoy | W 275° | 255 m | 17.8 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNE 24° | 204 m | 16.2 mi |
| Players Hill | NE 37° | 187 m | 5.8 mi |
- 0.5 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 20.9 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 2 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Plank Road Meadow: 0.6 mi
- Stoney Ford Woods: 1.3 mi
- Cermak Woods: 1.4 mi
- Ottawa Trail Woods South: 1.5 mi
- White Eagle Woods North: 1.6 mi
Parks
- Ehlert Park: 0.6 mi
- Veterans Park: 0.6 mi
- Smith Park: 0.6 mi
- Creekside Park: 0.9 mi
- Amelia Park: 1.1 mi
Gardens
- Fairy Garden: 0.6 mi
- Kesman Garden: 0.7 mi
- Brookfield Library Pollinator Garden: 1.3 mi
- Family Garden: 1.5 mi
- Torin's: 2.9 mi
Historic sites
- Ehlert Park F-86 Sabre Korean Veterans Monument: 0.7 mi
- Cannon Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Baboon Island: 1.5 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Fountain Marker: 1.6 mi
- Birthplace of Emmett Till: 2.7 mi
Artworks
- Prairie Spirit: 1.0 mi
- Bicentennial Liberty Bell: 1.0 mi
- Lion: 1.5 mi
- Lion: 1.5 mi
- Frog: 1.5 mi
Museums
- Brookfield Historical Society: 1.0 mi
- Riverside Historical Museum: 1.5 mi
- La Grange Area Historical Society: 1.8 mi
- La Grange Park Fire History Museum: 2.2 mi
- Ekdahl House Museum: 3.2 mi
Picnic sites
- Cermak Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 1.4 mi
- Ottawa Trail Woods Picnic Grove 3: 1.6 mi
- White Eagle Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 2: 1.6 mi
- Beer Garden: 1.6 mi
- White Eagle Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 1.6 mi
Attractions
- Bennet's Wallaby: 1.5 mi
- Pelican: 1.5 mi
- Ring-Tailed Lemur: 1.5 mi
- Andean Condor: 1.5 mi
- Emu: 1.5 mi
Beaches: 56
- Westman Beach: 6.2 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 9.5 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 12.0 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 12.3 mi
- 41st Street Beach: 12.4 mi
Peaks: 19
- Players Hill: 5.8 mi
- Centennial Hill: 8.6 mi
- Signal Hill: 9.5 mi
- Hidden Hill: 9.7 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 9.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 9.8 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 11.9 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 11.9 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 12.6 mi
Springs: 2
- Rain Garden Springs: 14.4 mi
- Lake Strini: 17.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Swallow Cliffs: 9.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 20.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 30 | 40 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 55 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Midway AP, 5 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Brookfield · 1 mi
- La Grange · 2 mi
- Western Springs · 2 mi
- Berwyn · 3 mi
- Burbank · 5 mi
- Cicero · 5 mi
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