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Oak Park Conservatory

Oak Park Conservatory from directly overhead

Oak Park Conservatory is a garden in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 190 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Rehm Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 2.7 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Park District of Oak Park
Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.87148, -87.78979

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
  • Mary A. Shepelak: 0.4 mi
  • Joe & Elaine Kadlec: 0.4 mi
  • Scott Snodgrass: 0.4 mi
  • Kathy Cliff: 0.4 mi
  • Kathy Garrigan: 0.4 mi
Artworks
  • U.S. Map: 0.4 mi
  • Whale: 0.4 mi
  • Pathfinder: 0.8 mi
  • Pod Of Sun Seeds: 0.8 mi
  • Frog Sculpture: 0.9 mi
Gardens
Nature reserves
Museums
Attractions
  • Dolphin: 3.3 mi
  • California Sea Lion: 3.3 mi
  • California Sea Lion: 3.3 mi
  • Gray Seal: 3.3 mi
  • Gray Seal: 3.4 mi
Beaches: 58
Peaks: 20
  • Players Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Hidden Hill: 6.1 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 6.4 mi
  • Mount Bridgeport: 7.6 mi
  • Horner Park Hill: 7.8 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 2
  • Rain Garden Springs: 9.5 mi
  • Lake Strini: 22.3 mi
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillWSW 237°259 m17.8 mi
Mount HoyW 262°255 m20.3 mi
Mount TrashmoreNNE 22°204 m11.4 mi
Players HillENE 76°187 m1.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2719:03
June solstice05:1719:4820:30
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1615:3916:24

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263040516272767568554231
Precip in1.51.51.93.64.14.03.64.02.83.52.41.8

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

  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee303 obs
  • Large Milkweed Bug282 obs
  • common milkweed229 obs
  • Western Honey Bee224 obs
  • Monarch208 obs
  • Black Swallowtail156 obs
  • rattlesnake master122 obs
  • American Robin118 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.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 04001298OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/371404634

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