- Elevation
- 183 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 20.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 66on it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.8502, -87.7169
Shedd Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded 183 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Castle Car Wash, a attraction 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 runs past it. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 183 m
- Operated by
- Chicago Park District
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Shedd Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WSW 246° | 259 m | 20.4 mi |
| Mount Hoy | W 267° | 255 m | 23.9 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | N 3° | 204 m | 12.0 mi |
| Players Hill | NW 304° | 187 m | 3.1 mi |
- On the Historic Route 66National
- 23.7 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Castle Car Wash: 0.2 mi
- Gallager: 0.4 mi
- Waller Apartments: 2.6 mi
- The Ledge: 4.6 mi
- SkyDeck Chicago Willis Tower: 4.6 mi
Parks
- Limas Park: 0.3 mi
- Park No. 519: 0.3 mi
- Homan Park: 0.4 mi
- London Park: 0.6 mi
- Miami Park: 0.7 mi
Gardens
- Troy Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Cook County Jail Urban Farming Program: 1.3 mi
- Sunken Gardens: 1.4 mi
- Music Court: 2.0 mi
- Water Courts Formal Garden: 2.1 mi
Artworks
- Little Village Arch: 0.8 mi
- Independence Square Fountain: 0.9 mi
- Jacques Marquette Monument: 0.9 mi
- Saint Anthony: 1.0 mi
- Lincoln the Rail-Splitter: 2.2 mi
Historic sites
- Manuel Pérez Jr.: 0.9 mi
- Manuel Perez Jr.: 0.9 mi
- Ice=Cream Dream: 1.6 mi
- Norman Cornwall Memorial (WWI Obelisk): 1.9 mi
- Marquette Monument: 2.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Garfield Park Natural Area: 2.2 mi
- Bird & Butterfly Sanctuary: 3.1 mi
- Ping Tom Natural Area: 4.3 mi
- White Eagle Woods South: 5.1 mi
- White Eagle Woods North: 5.1 mi
Museums
- National Museum of Mexican Art: 2.3 mi
- Chicago Center for Green Technology: 2.8 mi
- National Public Housing Museum: 3.2 mi
- Chicago Maritime Museum: 3.4 mi
- Ukrainian National Museum: 3.5 mi
Picnic sites
- Food Court: 4.5 mi
- Taylor Park Patio: 5.1 mi
- White Eagle Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 5.1 mi
- White Eagle Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 2: 5.1 mi
- Ottawa Trail Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 2: 5.2 mi
Beaches: 58
- Humboldt Beach: 3.9 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 5.7 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 5.7 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 6.0 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 6.1 mi
Peaks: 20
- Players Hill: 3.1 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 3.6 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 5.3 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 7.6 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 8.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Rosemont Waterfall: 12.2 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 16.2 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 18.4 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 18.4 mi
Springs: 2
- Rain Garden Springs: 9.6 mi
- Lake Strini: 24.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Swallow Cliffs: 14.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Tedens: 17.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 19.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
- OpenStreetMap record
- Wikipedia
- Wikidata
- National Register of Historic Places, reference 74000755
Day trips start here
- Cicero · 2 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 3 mi
- Chicago/Near West Side · 3 mi
- Chicago/Pilsen · 3 mi
- Berwyn · 4 mi
- Chicago/Bridgeport-Chinatown · 4 mi
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