- Elevation
- 224 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Johnson’s Mound273 m · 23.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 660.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 41.7223, -88.0243
Rutgers Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded 224 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Westminster Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.8 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 224 m
- Operated by
- Woodridge Park District
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rutgers Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson’s Mound | WNW 295° | 273 m | 23.0 mi |
| Mounded Landfill | WNW 281° | 259 m | 2.9 mi |
| Mount Hoy | NW 313° | 255 m | 11.0 mi |
| Players Hill | NE 51° | 187 m | 16.9 mi |
- 0.8 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 10.9 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 10 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 18 mi
- Viewing area · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Westminster Park: 0.3 mi
- Somerset Park: 0.7 mi
- South Grove Park #2: 0.7 mi
- Vincente Natural Area: 0.8 mi
- South Grove Park #1: 0.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Gateway Wetlands: 1.1 mi
- Fox Hollow Forest Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Fox Hollow Forest Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Black Partridge Woods Nature Preserve: 2.7 mi
- Black Partridge Woods: 2.8 mi
Museums
- Nuclear Energy Exhibition Hall: 2.0 mi
- National Shrine Museum of St. Thesese: 2.6 mi
- Old Lace School Museum: 3.3 mi
- Lemont Area Historical Society Museum: 3.6 mi
- Downers Grove Museum: 4.9 mi
Artworks
- Pavilion/Sculpture: 2.2 mi
- Buddhist Society Statue: 2.4 mi
- Unknown: 2.4 mi
- Four Corners: 2.4 mi
- Sister 1: 2.4 mi
Historic sites
- ZGS Piston: 2.4 mi
- Pierce Downer Cemetery: 5.7 mi
- Burr Ridge Veterans Memorial: 5.9 mi
- Chicago Pile 1 Site A: 5.9 mi
- Chicago Pile 1 Plot M: 6.0 mi
Gardens
- Oak Savanna: 2.5 mi
- Hurwitz Memorial Garden: 4.6 mi
- Sandy Dawe Memorial Butterfly Garden: 6.1 mi
- Tree Nursery: 6.1 mi
- Herb Garden: 6.1 mi
Attractions
- The Forge: Lemont Quarries: 3.7 mi
- Mayslake Peabody Estate: 8.0 mi
- GoApe Ropes Course: 9.2 mi
- St. James Farm Preserve: 10.6 mi
- Al Capone's Gravesite: 11.5 mi
Picnic sites
- Stand Alone Fireplace: 5.4 mi
- Red Gate Woods: 5.8 mi
- Pulaski Woods: 6.7 mi
- Wolf Road Woods: 6.7 mi
- Columbia Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 6.9 mi
Peaks: 19
- Mounded Landfill: 2.9 mi
- Signal Hill: 3.9 mi
- Centennial Hill: 4.9 mi
- Spruce Hill: 7.1 mi
- Hemlock Hill: 7.1 mi
Beaches: 15
- Westman Beach: 7.2 mi
- Centennial Beach: 7.6 mi
- Michigan Beach: 14.4 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 20.8 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 23.0 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 2.5 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 2.5 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 3.3 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 20.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 24.1 mi
- Three Rivers Rest Area (Westbound): 24.7 mi
Springs: 1
- Lake Strini: 6.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Swallow Cliffs: 8.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Day trips start here
- Woodridge · 2 mi
- Bolingbrook · 4 mi
- Lemont · 4 mi
- Downers Grove · 6 mi
- Lisle · 6 mi
- Hinsdale · 7 mi
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