- Elevation
- 218 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Hoy255 m · 20.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 6620.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 42.0900, -87.9915
Ridge Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded 218 m. Mount Hoy stands 255 m to the south-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Festival Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 21 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 218 m
- Operated by
- Arlington Heights Park District
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ridge Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Hoy | SSW 209° | 255 m | 20.3 mi |
| Bald Knob | NNW 332° | 235 m | 23.2 mi |
| Leahy Hill | N 10° | 234 m | 23.5 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | ESE 107° | 204 m | 15.4 mi |
| Players Hill | SE 142° | 187 m | 18.8 mi |
- 20.6 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 21.3 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Fabyan Windmill · 22 mi
- Des Plaines River · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Festival Park: 0.2 mi
- Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
- Volz Park: 0.4 mi
- North School Park: 0.6 mi
- Harmony Park: 0.6 mi
Museums
- Arlington Heights Historical Museum: 0.4 mi
- Rolling Meadows Historical Museum: 2.1 mi
- Mount Prospect Historical Society: 3.5 mi
- Wheeling Historical Society: 5.3 mi
- River Trail Nature Center: 5.5 mi
Artworks
- William Dunton: 0.8 mi
- First Iron Poured: 4.1 mi
- Two Steel Dolphins: 5.2 mi
- Heroic Encounter: 5.8 mi
- Thought - Rise in Vacuum I: 5.8 mi
Gardens
- Frontier Park Gardens: 1.7 mi
- Maple Street Butterfly Waystation (#45081): 3.3 mi
- Illinois Heritage Grove: 5.5 mi
- Garden: 5.7 mi
- Bob Link Arboretum: 5.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Kingsbridge Arboretum: 2.5 mi
- Hill Street Nature Center: 3.4 mi
- Busse Forest Nature Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Busse Lake Boating Center Grove: 4.2 mi
- Deer Grove Forest Preserve - East: 4.7 mi
Historic sites
- Garden Gate: 3.1 mi
- Unknown Author Stone: 3.1 mi
- K.A.M.P. Memorial: 3.4 mi
- Motorola Retirees Memorial: 3.6 mi
- Stratford Farms Historic Marker: 6.2 mi
Picnic sites
- Busse Forest-North Grove 2: 3.7 mi
- Busse Forest-North Grove 1: 4.0 mi
- Deer Grove East Picnic Shelter 4: 4.4 mi
- Busse Lake Boating Center Grove 25: 4.5 mi
- Busse Forest-South Grove 16: 4.5 mi
Attractions
- Medieval Times: 4.7 mi
- Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe: 5.2 mi
- K1 Speed: 5.4 mi
- Sugar Shack: 5.5 mi
- Plant identification trail: 5.5 mi
Beaches: 60
- Whitney Shores Private Beach: 9.1 mi
- Lakeview Beach and Dock: 10.9 mi
- Diamond Lake Beach: 11.0 mi
- Millard Beach: 12.5 mi
- Millard Beach: 12.5 mi
Peaks: 16
- Centennial Hill: 9.3 mi
- Heritage Park Sled Hill: 11.1 mi
- sled hill: 11.5 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 12.0 mi
- Hidden Hill: 12.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Rosemont Waterfall: 9.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Covington Bluff: 13.2 mi
Springs: 1
- Rain Garden Springs: 17.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Weston: 22.7 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 | 15:39 | 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.
Day trips start here
- Wheaton · 17 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 18 mi
- Oak Brook · 18 mi
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 19 mi
- Downers Grove · 19 mi
- Berwyn · 20 mi
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