- Elevation
- 244 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Johnson’s Mound273 m · 17.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lincoln Highway11.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:33local time
- Coordinates
- 42.0276, -88.1681
Veterans Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded 244 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Berkley Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 12 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Park, playround, leisure area, field, natural preserve
- Elevation
- 244 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Veterans Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson’s Mound | SW 230° | 273 m | 17.5 mi |
| Mounded Landfill | SSE 167° | 259 m | 21.0 mi |
| Mount Hoy | S 183° | 255 m | 13.5 mi |
| Bald Knob | N 355° | 235 m | 24.8 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | E 91° | 204 m | 23.7 mi |
| Players Hill | ESE 117° | 187 m | 23.1 mi |
- 11.9 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
- 22.7 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Overlooks nearby
- Fabyan Windmill · 13 mi
- Des Plaines River · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Berkley Park: 0.4 mi
- Ridge Park: 0.4 mi
- Grow Park: 0.5 mi
- Streamwood Park: 0.5 mi
- Challenger Park: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
- Streamwood Veterans Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Streamwood Veterans Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Edwin Frank Children's Memorial: 3.4 mi
- Stratford Farms Historic Marker: 4.6 mi
- Memorial marker: 4.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Poplar Creek Forest Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Carl R. Hanson Woods: 2.2 mi
- Shoe Factory Road Woods: 2.3 mi
- Shoe Factory Road Woods: 2.4 mi
- Poplar Creek Forest Preserve: 2.7 mi
Museums
- School House Museum: 1.6 mi
- Bartlett Depot Museum: 2.6 mi
- School District 54 Nature Center: 4.3 mi
- Elgin Public Museum: 4.9 mi
- Elgin Fire Barn Number 5 Museum: 5.2 mi
Gardens
- Meditation Garden: 2.2 mi
- Spruce Trees Nursery: 3.1 mi
- Native Prairie Wildflower Sanctuary: 4.5 mi
- Bob Link Arboretum: 5.6 mi
- Illinois Heritage Grove: 5.8 mi
Artworks
- Arts In Bartlett: 2.6 mi
- Frog Statue: 4.4 mi
- Heart of the Basket Maker: 4.5 mi
- Since Ever Since statue: 4.5 mi
- Splash: 4.5 mi
Attractions
- Goebbert's Farm & Garden Center of South Barrington: 2.9 mi
- Medieval Times: 5.4 mi
- Chicago Athenaeum International Sculpture Park: 5.4 mi
- Paintball Explosion: 6.4 mi
- Steffan's Straight: 9.0 mi
Picnic sites
Beaches: 30
- Whitney Shores Private Beach: 11.9 mi
- Indian Trail Beach: 13.3 mi
- Main Beach: 16.8 mi
- Lakeview Beach and Dock: 17.3 mi
- Diamond Lake Beach: 17.5 mi
Peaks: 17
- Heritage Park Sled Hill: 4.2 mi
- Mount Hoy: 13.5 mi
- Pine Hill: 15.2 mi
- Hemlock Hill: 15.3 mi
- Spruce Hill: 15.3 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Rosemont Waterfall: 16.0 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 24.6 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 24.8 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Weston: 14.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Covington Bluff: 22.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Rain Garden Springs: 24.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:50 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Day trips start here
- Wheaton · 12 mi
- Downers Grove · 17 mi
- Lisle · 17 mi
- Oak Brook · 18 mi
- Aurora · 19 mi
- Naperville · 19 mi
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