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Jackson Park Community Garden

Jackson Park Community Garden from directly overhead

Jackson Park Community Garden is a garden in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is First Black Owned McDonald's Franchise, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 7.2 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Urban Growers Collective

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.77646, -87.58429

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens
Picnic sites
  • Jackson Park - Grove 16: 0.5 mi
  • Jackson Park - Grove 19B: 0.5 mi
  • Jackson Park - Grove 19A: 0.6 mi
  • Jackson Park - Grove 7: 0.8 mi
  • Jackson Park - Grove 6B: 0.9 mi
Parks
  • Park No. 326: 0.5 mi
  • Great Lawn: 0.5 mi
  • Wetland Walk: 0.5 mi
  • Moccasin Ranch Park: 0.6 mi
  • Beehive Park: 0.6 mi
Attractions
  • Japanese Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Michelle Obama's Childhood Home: 1.2 mi
  • Al Capone's House: 2.0 mi
  • Doane Observatory: 6.3 mi
  • Beluga: 6.5 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks: 23
  • Obama Center Sled Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Mount Bridgeport: 5.6 mi
  • Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 5.9 mi
  • Players Hill: 11.7 mi
  • Belly Button Hill: 13.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Rest areas: 1
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 15.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jackson Park Community Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LieberESE 122°214 m21.0 mi
Mount TrashmoreNNW 340°204 m18.2 mi
Chanute HillESE 124°195 m19.7 mi
Players HillNW 306°187 m11.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4720:29
September equinox06:3818:1318:49
December solstice07:1515:3816:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262938485868747467544331

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Northerly IS, 6 mi away.

  • Great Blue Heron842 obs
  • Mallard807 obs
  • American Robin800 obs
  • Monarch682 obs
  • American Herring Gull645 obs
  • Ring-billed Gull585 obs
  • Wood Duck580 obs
  • Canada Goose552 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/309948039

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