- Elevation, modelled
- 188 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 14.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 66on it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.8148, -87.8268
Veterans Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 188 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Smith Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 runs past it. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WSW 246° | 259 m | 14.2 mi |
| Mount Hoy | W 274° | 255 m | 18.2 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNE 23° | 204 m | 15.7 mi |
| Players Hill | NE 36° | 187 m | 5.2 mi |
- On the Historic Route 66National
- 21.2 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 3 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Smith Park: 0.1 mi
- Amelia Park: 0.5 mi
- Red Oak Park: 0.6 mi
- Guthrie Park: 0.9 mi
- Creekside Park: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Plank Road Meadow: 0.3 mi
- Cermak Woods: 0.9 mi
- Stoney Ford Woods: 0.9 mi
- White Eagle Woods North: 1.0 mi
- White Eagle Woods South: 1.1 mi
Picnic sites
Artworks
- Bicentennial Liberty Bell: 0.9 mi
- Red-headed Woodpecker: 1.0 mi
- Prairie Spirit: 1.0 mi
- Lion: 1.2 mi
- Lion: 1.2 mi
Gardens
- Fairy Garden: 1.0 mi
- Family Garden: 1.2 mi
- Kesman Garden: 1.2 mi
- Brookfield Library Pollinator Garden: 1.3 mi
- Broadview Community Garden: 3.2 mi
Museums
- Riverside Historical Museum: 1.0 mi
- Brookfield Historical Society: 1.0 mi
- La Grange Area Historical Society: 2.3 mi
- La Grange Park Fire History Museum: 2.5 mi
- Ekdahl House Museum: 3.7 mi
Historic sites
- Cannon Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Ehlert Park F-86 Sabre Korean Veterans Monument: 1.1 mi
- Baboon Island: 1.2 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Fountain Marker: 1.3 mi
- Showmen's Rest: 2.5 mi
Attractions
- Emu: 1.2 mi
- Bennet's Wallaby: 1.2 mi
- Red Panda: 1.2 mi
- Parakeet: 1.2 mi
- Reindeer: 1.2 mi
Beaches: 56
- Westman Beach: 6.6 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 8.9 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 11.4 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 11.8 mi
- 41st Street Beach: 11.9 mi
Peaks: 19
- Players Hill: 5.2 mi
- Centennial Hill: 9.2 mi
- Hidden Hill: 9.4 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 9.4 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 9.8 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 10.4 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 12.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 12.5 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 12.5 mi
Springs: 2
- Rain Garden Springs: 13.9 mi
- Lake Strini: 18.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Swallow Cliffs: 9.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 20.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Day trips start here
- Brookfield · 1 mi
- La Grange · 2 mi
- Western Springs · 2 mi
- Berwyn · 3 mi
- Cicero · 4 mi
- Burbank · 5 mi
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