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Garfield Park Natural Area

Garfield Park Natural Area from directly overhead

Garfield Park Natural Area is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 184 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Robert Burns Memorial, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.8 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Chicago Park District

How to reach it

Coordinates41.88212, -87.71962

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Robert Burns Memorial: 0.1 mi
  • Lincoln the Rail-Splitter: 0.2 mi
  • Idyl: 0.3 mi
  • Persian Lilies: 0.3 mi
  • Bulls with Maidens (World's Fair Bulls): 0.3 mi
Gardens
  • Water Courts Formal Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Water Courts Formal Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Music Court: 0.2 mi
  • Grassy Hills: 0.2 mi
  • Hawthorm Grove: 0.2 mi
Historic sites
Parks
Museums
Attractions
Nature reserves
Picnic sites
  • Taylor Park Patio: 3.7 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 5: 5.0 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 4: 5.1 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 6: 5.1 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 2: 5.1 mi
Beaches: 58
Peaks: 20
  • Players Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Mount Bridgeport: 4.6 mi
  • Horner Park Hill: 5.5 mi
  • Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 5.7 mi
  • Hidden Hill: 8.0 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 7.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillWSW 241°259 m21.2 mi
Mount HoyW 262°255 m23.9 mi
Mount TrashmoreN 4°204 m9.8 mi
Players HillW 260°187 m2.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
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: 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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1323296927

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