- Elevation, modelled
- 189 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 17.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 663.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 41.8746, -87.8085
Veterans Memorial Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 189 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Milton F. Eggerding, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 3.3 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- Park District of Forest Park
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Veterans Memorial Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | SW 234° | 259 m | 17.1 mi |
| Mount Hoy | W 261° | 255 m | 19.3 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNE 27° | 204 m | 11.6 mi |
| Players Hill | E 88° | 187 m | 2.1 mi |
- 3.3 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 25.3 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 7 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Milton F. Eggerding: 0.2 mi
- Marty & Lorraine Popelka: 0.2 mi
- 16 Inch Softball Hall of Fame: 0.4 mi
- Richard E. Drane: 0.6 mi
- Haymarket Martyrs' Monument: 0.7 mi
- Forest Park: 0.2 mi
- Popelka Park: 0.2 mi
- Wenonah Park: 0.4 mi
- Maple Park: 0.6 mi
- Remembrance Park: 0.6 mi
- Healing Garden: 0.4 mi
- Lincoln School Garden: 0.8 mi
- Oak Park Conservatory: 1.0 mi
- Oak Park Apartments: 1.5 mi
- Oak Park Apartments: 1.5 mi
- Whale: 0.8 mi
- U.S. Map: 0.8 mi
- Wolf Head: 0.8 mi
- Frog Sculpture: 0.9 mi
- Well: 1.1 mi
- G.A.R. Woods: 1.1 mi
- Miller Meadow North: 1.3 mi
- Quercus Woods Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Forest Preserve District of Cook County: 1.5 mi
- Maywood Grove Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Miller Meadow-South Grove #3: 1.3 mi
- Miller Meadow-South Grove #4: 1.3 mi
- Miller Meadow-South Grove #2: 1.4 mi
- Miller Meadow-South Grove #1: 1.4 mi
- Quercus Woods Family Picnic Area: 1.5 mi
- California Sea Lion: 3.0 mi
- Gray Seal: 3.0 mi
- California Sea Lion: 3.0 mi
- Dolphin: 3.0 mi
- Gray Seal: 3.0 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 5.8 mi
- Westman Beach: 8.7 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 9.7 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 10.1 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 10.4 mi
- Players Hill: 2.1 mi
- Hidden Hill: 5.5 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 5.9 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 8.2 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 8.6 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 8.5 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 14.2 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 16.2 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 16.2 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 9.9 mi
- Lake Strini: 21.8 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 13.8 mi
- Covington Bluff: 24.4 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 23.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:48 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 30 | 40 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 55 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Midway AP, 7 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Berwyn · 2 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 3 mi
- Cicero · 3 mi
- Brookfield · 4 mi
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 6 mi
- La Grange · 6 mi
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