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Evans Field

Evans Field from directly overhead

Evans Field is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 190 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Evans Field Grove #1, a picnic site 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 6.0 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Forest Preserve District of Cook County

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.91214, -87.82557

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Gardens
  • Triton College Botanical Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Greenleaf Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Healing Garden: 2.6 mi
  • West Cook Wild Ones Wildlife Corridoor: 2.7 mi
  • Oak Park Apartments: 3.1 mi
Artworks
  • Cougar Pride: 1.2 mi
  • Shrouded Body: 1.2 mi
  • Fred Hampton: 1.9 mi
  • Frank Lloyd Wright: 2.0 mi
  • Well: 2.0 mi
Attractions
Beaches: 60
Peaks: 20
  • Hidden Hill: 2.8 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Players Hill: 3.9 mi
  • Centennial Hill: 6.7 mi
  • Horner Park Hill: 7.4 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 2
  • Rain Garden Springs: 8.7 mi
  • Lake Strini: 23.2 mi
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillSW 226°259 m18.1 mi
Mount HoyWSW 253°255 m19.1 mi
Mount TrashmoreNE 39°204 m9.9 mi
Players HillSE 130°187 m3.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1719:4820:31
September equinox06:3918:1418:50
December solstice07:1715:3916:24

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252939506171757466544131
Precip in2.02.02.53.84.54.13.74.23.23.42.42.1

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12167166945

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