- Elevation, modelled
- 243 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Johnson’s Mound273 m · 15.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lincoln Highway10.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:33local time
- Coordinates
- 42.0119, -88.2026
Walnut Corner is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 243 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is School House Museum, a museum 0.6 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 10 miles off. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Walnut Corner. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson’s Mound | SW 229° | 273 m | 15.5 mi |
| Mounded Landfill | SSE 162° | 259 m | 20.5 mi |
| Mount Hoy | S 175° | 255 m | 12.5 mi |
| Players Hill | ESE 113° | 187 m | 24.3 mi |
- 10.1 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
- 22.6 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Overlooks nearby
- Fabyan Windmill · 11 mi
- Des Plaines River · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- School House Museum: 0.6 mi
- Bartlett Depot Museum: 1.6 mi
- Elgin Fire Barn Number 5 Museum: 3.6 mi
- Bartlett Nature Center: 3.6 mi
- Elgin Public Museum: 3.7 mi
Parks
- Hoosier Grove Park: 0.6 mi
- Brookstone Park: 0.8 mi
- Creekside Park: 0.9 mi
- Jefferson Park: 0.9 mi
- Aquarius Park: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
- Streamwood Veterans Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Streamwood Veterans Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Memorial marker: 3.3 mi
- memorial marker: 3.4 mi
- Elgin National Watch Company: 4.0 mi
Artworks
- Arts In Bartlett: 1.6 mi
- Another Thought Sculpture: 4.4 mi
- Dance of Wonder: 4.4 mi
- Continuum: 4.4 mi
- Droid 8508: 4.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Poplar Creek Forest Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Rolling Knolls: 2.2 mi
- Wayne Grove Forest Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Shoe Factory Road Woods: 2.6 mi
- Bluff Spring Fen: 2.8 mi
Gardens
- Meditation Garden: 4.2 mi
- Spruce Trees Nursery: 4.3 mi
- City Hall Raised Garden: 4.6 mi
- Carol Stream Garden Plots: 6.0 mi
- Native Prairie Wildflower Sanctuary: 6.3 mi
Attractions
- Goebbert's Farm & Garden Center of South Barrington: 4.4 mi
- Paintball Explosion: 6.1 mi
- Chicago Athenaeum International Sculpture Park: 7.2 mi
- Medieval Times: 7.4 mi
- Steffan's Straight: 8.6 mi
Picnic sites
Beaches: 20
- Indian Trail Beach: 13.3 mi
- Whitney Shores Private Beach: 13.5 mi
- Centennial Beach: 16.8 mi
- Main Beach: 16.9 mi
- West Beach: 17.5 mi
Peaks: 14
- Heritage Park Sled Hill: 4.3 mi
- Mount Hoy: 12.5 mi
- Pine Hill: 14.8 mi
- Hemlock Hill: 14.9 mi
- Spruce Hill: 14.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Rosemont Waterfall: 17.7 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 24.4 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 24.5 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 24.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Covington Bluff: 25.0 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).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 26 | 37 | 48 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 52 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Streamwood, 2 mi away.
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