- Elevation
- 214 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 16.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lincoln Highway6.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.6001, -87.8073
Veterans Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded 214 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is German Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 6.4 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 214 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WNW 303° | 259 m | 16.6 mi |
| Players Hill | N 6° | 187 m | 19.1 mi |
- 6.4 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
- 12.0 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 12 mi
- Viewing area · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- German Park: 0.4 mi
- Bettenhausen Park: 0.6 mi
- Filson Park: 0.7 mi
- Veterans Park: 0.7 mi
- Siemsen Meadows: 0.8 mi
- Old Zion Museum: 2.2 mi
- Robbins Illinois History Museum: 5.7 mi
- Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center: 8.4 mi
- Sagawau Environmental Learning Center: 8.7 mi
- The Children's Museum in Oak Lawn: 8.8 mi
- Tinley Creek Woods: 2.5 mi
- Bachelor's Grove Woods: 2.6 mi
- Orland Grassland: 3.2 mi
- Orland Grassland South: 4.1 mi
- Bartel Grassland Land and Water Reserve: 5.1 mi
- Nativity Scene: 4.5 mi
- Palos Park Veteran's Memorial: 4.8 mi
- Centennial Monument: 4.9 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 5.1 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 5.2 mi
- Community Garden: 4.8 mi
- Wingren: 10.4 mi
- Altgeld Gardens Community Farm: 11.7 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 12.5 mi
- Kesman Garden: 14.7 mi
- Yugo Griffin: 6.5 mi
- Marshall Major Taylor: 9.9 mi
- John Paul II: 10.1 mi
- Marshall Major Taylor: 10.4 mi
- Lincoln on the Road to Greatness: 10.8 mi
- The Grainery Building: 7.3 mi
- Homewood Railroad Viewing Platform: 7.7 mi
- Schmuhl School: 8.7 mi
- Chinese House of Park Forest: 9.0 mi
- The Forge: Lemont Quarries: 10.4 mi
- Michigan Beach: 14.3 mi
- Munson Beach: 16.3 mi
- Calumet Beach: 16.4 mi
- Westman Beach: 16.6 mi
- Hammond Marina Beach: 16.6 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 4.2 mi
- Centennial Hill: 9.8 mi
- Signal Hill: 10.4 mi
- Sledding Hill: 16.4 mi
- Mounded Landfill: 16.6 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 10.8 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 14.5 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 14.6 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 10.9 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 11.8 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 11.8 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 6.2 mi
- Lake Strini: 15.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
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 | 24 | 27 | 38 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 67 | 54 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little RED School HSE, 8 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapDay trips start here
- Tinley Park · 2 mi
- Oak Forest · 3 mi
- Crestwood · 5 mi
- Midlothian · 5 mi
- Palos Heights · 5 mi
- Alsip · 6 mi
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