Perry Ave Commons
Perry Ave Commons is a garden in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 183 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Sherwood Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 5.9 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Sweet Water Foundation
How to reach it
- 5.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 19.6 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sherwood Park: 0.4 mi
- Lorraine Hansberry Park: 0.4 mi
- Malus Park: 0.5 mi
- Emerald Park: 0.9 mi
- Lowe Park: 0.9 mi
- Keep Loving Each Other: 0.4 mi
- Stop The Violence Chicago: 0.9 mi
- Black Panther: 1.0 mi
- Englewood Junction: 1.0 mi
- Washington (George Washington Monument): 1.0 mi
- African American Firefighters Museum: 0.5 mi
- DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center: 1.0 mi
- The Renaissance Society: 1.4 mi
- David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art: 1.4 mi
- Hyde Park Historical Society Museum: 2.1 mi
- King Drive Community Healing & Resilience Garden: 0.7 mi
- EduCare Preschool Farm: 0.9 mi
- Bronzeville Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Englewood Village Plaza: 1.0 mi
- Dr. Alison Davis Garden: 1.1 mi
- SA Edwin Shanahan Memorial Marker: 0.8 mi
- Ulysses S. Grant Boulder: 1.2 mi
- Aspire: 1.2 mi
- Nuclear Energy: 1.4 mi
- Carl von Linné Monument: 1.4 mi
- Al Capone's House: 2.0 mi
- Japanese Garden: 2.3 mi
- Michelle Obama's Childhood Home: 3.3 mi
- Doane Observatory: 5.4 mi
- Beluga: 5.4 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 9: 2.1 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 10: 2.1 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 8: 2.2 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 7: 2.2 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 6B: 2.4 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 3.7 mi
- South Shore Nature Sanctuary: 3.7 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 3.9 mi
- McCormick Bird Sanctuary: 4.2 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - North: 4.3 mi
- 49th Street Beach: 2.5 mi
- 57th Street Beach: 2.5 mi
- 41st Street Beach: 2.7 mi
- 63rd Street Beach: 2.8 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 3.5 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 2.2 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 3.8 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 4.7 mi
- Players Hill: 9.3 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 12.2 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 18.3 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 18.4 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 20.5 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 20.5 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 13.9 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 14.4 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 14.7 mi
- Tedens: 19.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Perry Ave Commons. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | W 260° | 259 m | 23.6 mi |
| Mount Lieber | ESE 121° | 214 m | 23.4 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 346° | 204 m | 16.6 mi |
| Chanute Hill | ESE 123° | 195 m | 22.1 mi |
| Players Hill | NW 309° | 187 m | 9.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:47 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:39 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 29 | 38 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 74 | 74 | 67 | 54 | 43 | 31 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Northerly IS, 5 mi away.
- Eastern Gray Squirrel506 obs
- Mallard222 obs
- Wood Duck213 obs
- American Robin198 obs
- Monarch152 obs
- Great Blue Heron150 obs
- Canada Goose144 obs
- Black-crowned Night Heron139 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 siteOpenStreetMap element way/392364274
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Bronzeville · 2 mi
- Chicago/Hyde Park · 2 mi
- Chicago/Bridgeport-Chinatown · 3 mi
- Chicago/Chatham-South Shore · 4 mi
- Chicago/Pilsen · 4 mi
- Chicago/Near South · 5 mi
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