- Elevation, modelled
- 184 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Trashmore204 m · 2.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 6612.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 42.0601, -87.7046
The Backlot is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 184 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the south, 2.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Quinlan Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 13 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Backlot. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | S 181° | 204 m | 2.5 mi |
| Players Hill | SSW 194° | 187 m | 13.2 mi |
- 12.6 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Quinlan Park: 0.1 mi
- Ellingwood Park: 0.3 mi
- Eggleston Park: 0.3 mi
- Ackerman Park: 0.3 mi
- Independence Park: 0.4 mi
Gardens
- McCormick Gardens: 0.3 mi
- Eggleston Park Food Forest: 0.3 mi
- Twiggs Canal Gardens: 0.4 mi
- Merrick Rose Garden: 1.4 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 1.5 mi
Picnic sites
- Ackerman Park Picnic Tables: 0.3 mi
- Picnic: 1.0 mi
- Harms Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 3.3 mi
- Harms Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 3: 3.3 mi
- Harms Woods Picnic Grove 6: 3.4 mi
Museums
- Evanston Ecology Center: 0.3 mi
- Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum: 0.8 mi
- Wilmette Historical Museum: 1.4 mi
- Kenilworth Historical Society: 2.0 mi
- Evanston History Center: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Perkins Woods Forest Preserve: 0.4 mi
- Ladd Arboretum: 0.4 mi
- Elmwood Dunes Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Clark Street Beach Bird Sanctuary: 1.8 mi
- Stephen R. Keay Nature Learning Center: 2.6 mi
Artworks
- Cartwright Mound: 1.1 mi
- Sculpture: 1.3 mi
- Trunnion II: 1.4 mi
- La Souterraine: 1.4 mi
- Sea of Ear: 1.5 mi
Historic sites
- Mahatma Gandhi: 1.1 mi
- Dr. Janusz Korczak: 1.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial Wall: 1.5 mi
- Weber Arch: 1.5 mi
- Antoine Ouilmette: 1.6 mi
Beaches
- North Beach: 1.6 mi
- Gillson Beach: 1.7 mi
- Aquatics Beach: 1.7 mi
- Langdon Beach: 1.8 mi
- Clark Street Beach: 1.8 mi
Attractions
- Novelty Golf & Games: 4.4 mi
- Leaning Tower of Niles: 5.2 mi
- Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom: 6.7 mi
- Model Railroad Garden: 7.5 mi
- Plant identification trail: 9.5 mi
Peaks: 11
- Mount Trashmore: 2.5 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 6.9 mi
- Centennial Hill: 8.2 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 10.1 mi
- Hidden Hill: 10.5 mi
Springs: 1
- Rain Garden Springs: 5.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Rosemont Waterfall: 9.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Covington Bluff: 12.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:48 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
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 | 24 | 28 | 37 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Botanic Garden, 7 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 9 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 11 mi
- Chicagoland · 11 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 12 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 12 mi
- Chicago · 13 mi
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