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Diversey Natural Area

Diversey Natural Area from directly overhead

Diversey Natural Area is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 178 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the north-northwest, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Lincoln Park - Grove 13, a picnic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 4.0 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Chicago Park District

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.93726, -87.63569

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Picnic sites
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 13: 0.0 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 10: 0.4 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 8: 0.6 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 15: 1.0 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 6: 1.2 mi
Gardens
Artworks
  • ‘Self-Portrait’: 0.1 mi
  • The Alarm: 0.2 mi
  • Saint Joseph: 0.2 mi
  • General Philip Henry Sheridan Monument: 0.3 mi
  • Starlight: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
Parks
Nature reserves
Museums
Attractions
  • Polar Bears: 0.9 mi
  • Eastern Black Rhinoceros: 0.9 mi
  • Aardvark: 1.0 mi
  • Giraffe, Plains Zebra: 1.0 mi
  • Meerkat: 1.0 mi
Beaches: 58
Peaks: 16
Waterfalls: 2
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 4.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TrashmoreNNW 329°204 m7.0 mi
Players HillWSW 238°187 m8.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4820:30
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1615:3816:23

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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1159730456

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