- Elevation, modelled
- 214 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 23.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lincoln Highway19.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 42.0694, -88.0258
Sunset Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 214 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the south, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Plum Grove Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 19 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- Rolling Meadows Park District
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sunset Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | S 187° | 259 m | 23.6 mi |
| Mount Hoy | SSW 206° | 255 m | 18.2 mi |
| Bald Knob | NNW 337° | 235 m | 23.7 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | E 101° | 204 m | 16.7 mi |
| Players Hill | SE 135° | 187 m | 18.8 mi |
- 19.0 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
- 20.2 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Overlooks nearby
- Fabyan Windmill · 20 mi
- Des Plaines River · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Plum Grove Park: 0.2 mi
- South Salk Park: 0.2 mi
- Rolling Meadows Community Center Fields: 0.3 mi
- North Salk Park: 0.4 mi
- Kimball Hill Park: 0.9 mi
Museums
- Rolling Meadows Historical Museum: 0.4 mi
- Arlington Heights Historical Museum: 2.5 mi
- Farmhouse Museum: 4.6 mi
- Farmhouse Museum: 4.6 mi
- Mount Prospect Historical Society: 4.7 mi
Historic sites
- K.A.M.P. Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Motorola Retirees Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Garden Gate: 1.5 mi
- Unknown Author Stone: 1.5 mi
- Stratford Farms Historic Marker: 4.0 mi
Artworks
- First Iron Poured: 1.8 mi
- William Dunton: 2.5 mi
- Two Steel Dolphins: 3.0 mi
- Heroic Encounter: 3.6 mi
- Ecce Hora: 3.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Kingsbridge Arboretum: 2.0 mi
- Busse Forest Nature Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Busse Lake Boating Center Grove: 2.3 mi
- Spring Valley Nature Sanctuary: 3.5 mi
- Hill Street Nature Center: 5.0 mi
Picnic sites
Attractions
- Medieval Times: 2.6 mi
- Chicago Athenaeum International Sculpture Park: 3.6 mi
- 1000 gecs tree: 6.4 mi
- Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe: 6.7 mi
- Goebbert's Farm & Garden Center of South Barrington: 7.2 mi
Gardens
- Illinois Heritage Grove: 3.3 mi
- Frontier Park Gardens: 3.6 mi
- Bob Link Arboretum: 3.7 mi
- Native Prairie Wildflower Sanctuary: 4.2 mi
- Maple Street Butterfly Waystation (#45081): 4.7 mi
Beaches: 60
- Whitney Shores Private Beach: 9.4 mi
- Lakeview Beach and Dock: 12.3 mi
- Diamond Lake Beach: 12.4 mi
- Millard Beach: 14.7 mi
- Millard Beach: 14.7 mi
Peaks: 16
- Heritage Park Sled Hill: 8.9 mi
- Centennial Hill: 10.1 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 12.3 mi
- Hidden Hill: 12.4 mi
- sled hill: 13.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Rosemont Waterfall: 10.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Covington Bluff: 15.5 mi
Springs: 1
- Rain Garden Springs: 18.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Weston: 20.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 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).
Day trips start here
- Wheaton · 15 mi
- Oak Brook · 17 mi
- Downers Grove · 18 mi
- Brookfield · 19 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 19 mi
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 19 mi
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