- Elevation, modelled
- 160 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 14.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 660.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.5158, -88.0874
Vernando Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 160 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the north, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Osgood Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.3 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- Joliet Park District
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Vernando Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | N 2° | 259 m | 14.8 mi |
| Mount Hoy | NNW 348° | 255 m | 22.4 mi |
| Maramech Hill | WNW 290° | 196 m | 25.0 mi |
- 0.3 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 0.8 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Viewing area · 11 mi
- Des Plaines River · 22 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Osgood Park: 0.5 mi
- Joliet East Side Historic District: 0.7 mi
- Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park: 0.7 mi
- Nowell Park: 0.9 mi
- Saint John the Baptist Park: 1.0 mi
Museums
Artworks
- Louis Jolliet: 0.9 mi
- Mary Alfred Moes 1828-1899: 1.3 mi
- Yugo Griffin: 12.0 mi
- Balancing Beam: 14.4 mi
- Unknown: 14.5 mi
Picnic sites
Nature reserves
- Joliet Iron Works Historic Site: 1.8 mi
- Lockport Praire East Preserve: 4.5 mi
- Lockport Prairie Nature Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Lambs Woods: 4.8 mi
- Lake Chaminwood Preserve: 7.3 mi
Historic sites
- Dreams: 5.3 mi
- Illinois & Michigan Canal Office: 5.4 mi
- Plainfield Tornado Memorial: 8.4 mi
- Nativity Scene: 12.2 mi
- A. C. Sanders Memorial Stone: 12.8 mi
Gardens: 52
- Wingren: 8.1 mi
- Sandy Dawe Memorial Butterfly Garden: 14.2 mi
- Sensory Garden: 14.2 mi
- Lenore's Backyard Garden: 14.2 mi
- Herb Garden: 14.2 mi
Attractions: 18
- Old telephone poles: 3.3 mi
- Schmuhl School: 8.3 mi
- Ellis House and Equestrian Center: 11.9 mi
- The Grainery Building: 12.3 mi
- Dollinger Family Farm: 12.7 mi
Peaks: 10
- Signal Hill: 14.7 mi
- Mounded Landfill: 14.8 mi
- Centennial Hill: 15.5 mi
- Rotary Hill: 17.9 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 19.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Three Rivers Rest Area (Westbound): 13.3 mi
- Three Rivers Rest Area (Eastbound): 14.6 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 18.3 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 18.4 mi
Beaches: 3
- Michigan Beach: 1.4 mi
- Centennial Beach: 18.0 mi
- Westman Beach: 21.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Canyon Creek Falls: 12.8 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 12.9 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 14.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Kankakee Bluffs: 12.0 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 16.2 mi
Springs: 1
- Lake Strini: 9.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:15 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:42 | 16:26 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Day trips start here
- Joliet · 3 mi
- Lemont · 12 mi
- Bolingbrook · 13 mi
- Tinley Park · 15 mi
- Woodridge · 16 mi
- Naperville · 17 mi
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