- Elevation, modelled
- 179 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Trashmore204 m · 4.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 665.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.9537, -87.6951
California Park Natural Area is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled 179 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the north, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Coiled Serpent Mound, a garden 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 5.3 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- Chicago Park District
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of California Park Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | N 354° | 204 m | 4.8 mi |
| Players Hill | SW 215° | 187 m | 6.6 mi |
- 5.3 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Coiled Serpent Mound: 0.1 mi
- Horner Nature Garden: 0.5 mi
- Lane Tech Memorial Garden: 0.6 mi
- Neighborhood garden and chicken coop: 1.2 mi
- K13-Cubs: 1.3 mi
- California Park: 0.1 mi
- Revere Park: 0.2 mi
- Horner Park: 0.3 mi
- Riverbank Neighbors Park: 0.4 mi
- Sunken Gardens Park: 0.7 mi
- Horner Picnic Grove: 0.5 mi
- Horner Picnic Grove: 0.5 mi
- Peterson Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 17: 2.7 mi
- Irene C. Hernandez Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 2.8 mi
- Governor Henry Horner Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Ramo I. Zenkich Memorial: 0.6 mi
- CPD Officer Richard Clark Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Berlin Wall Monument: 0.9 mi
- Lombard Lamp: 1.0 mi
- Lane Tech Totem Pole: 0.6 mi
- Shooting the Stars: 0.6 mi
- Lincoln Square Gateway: 1.0 mi
- Riverview: 1.0 mi
- Lincoln Square Gateway: 1.1 mi
- National Cambodian Heritage Museum: 1.0 mi
- The Haitian American Museum of Chicago: 1.6 mi
- Swedish American Museum: 2.1 mi
- Edgewater Historical Society: 2.2 mi
- Irish American Heritage Center: 2.7 mi
- Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom: 2.2 mi
- Biograph Theatre: 3.0 mi
- Novelty Golf & Games: 3.3 mi
- Eastern Black Rhinoceros: 3.7 mi
- Aardvark: 3.8 mi
- Gompers Park Lagoon: 2.3 mi
- West Ridge Nature Preserve: 2.4 mi
- North Park Village - Walking Stick Woods Natural Area: 2.5 mi
- Uptown Natural Area: 2.6 mi
- Marovitz Savannah Natural Area: 2.7 mi
- Montrose Dog Beach: 2.9 mi
- Ardmore Hollywood (Osterman) Beach: 3.2 mi
- Thorndale Avenue Beach: 3.3 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 3.3 mi
- Glenlake Avenue Beach: 3.4 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 0.4 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 4.8 mi
- Players Hill: 6.6 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 7.5 mi
- Hidden Hill: 7.7 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 8.8 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 22.1 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 24.1 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 24.1 mi
- Covington Bluff: 19.9 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 20.8 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 2.3 mi
- Tedens: 22.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
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 | 26 | 29 | 38 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 74 | 74 | 67 | 54 | 43 | 31 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Northerly IS, 8 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 2 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 4 mi
- Chicagoland · 4 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 5 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 5 mi
- Chicago · 6 mi
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