Gompers Park Lagoon
Gompers Park Lagoon is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 183 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Samuel Gompers Monument, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 7.3 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Chicago Park District
How to reach it
- 7.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Samuel Gompers Monument: 0.1 mi
- Hope and Renewal: 1.0 mi
- Hope and Renewal: 1.0 mi
- Quarks VI: 1.6 mi
- Thomas Jefferson Statue: 1.7 mi
- Iroquois Theatre Fire Memorial: 0.4 mi
- The Shrine of Assyrian Patriarchs & Bishops: 0.5 mi
- Memorial of the Assyrian Martyrs: 0.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Ella Labagh: 0.8 mi
- Assyrian Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
- Spikings Farm Park: 0.5 mi
- North Mayfair Park: 0.6 mi
- Brynford Park: 0.7 mi
- Park No. 593: 0.7 mi
- Irene C. Hernandez Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 0.5 mi
- La Bagh Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 0.8 mi
- Peterson Picnic Area: 1.0 mi
- Forest Glen Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 1.4 mi
- Horner Picnic Grove: 1.9 mi
- La Guayabita Autonoma: 0.5 mi
- First Nations Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- NEIU Tennis Court Gardens: 0.7 mi
- ED2: 1.1 mi
- IC6-Gerald J Roper Gateway: 1.1 mi
- Irene C. Hernandez Family Picnic Grove: 0.5 mi
- North Park Village - Walking Stick Woods Natural Area: 0.9 mi
- LaBagh Woods: 0.9 mi
- North Park Village Natural Area: 1.0 mi
- Forest Glen Woods: 1.3 mi
- Irish American Heritage Center: 1.0 mi
- North Park Village Nature Center: 1.0 mi
- National Cambodian Heritage Museum: 1.6 mi
- National Veterans Art Museum: 1.7 mi
- Edgewater Historical Society: 3.1 mi
- Novelty Golf & Games: 1.7 mi
- Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom: 3.7 mi
- Leaning Tower of Niles: 3.8 mi
- Biograph Theatre: 5.3 mi
- Schiller Woods Magic Water Pump: 6.0 mi
- Thorndale Avenue Beach: 4.0 mi
- Ardmore Hollywood (Osterman) Beach: 4.1 mi
- Glenlake Avenue Beach: 4.1 mi
- Rosemont Avenue Beach: 4.2 mi
- Hartigan Beach: 4.2 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 2.0 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 3.6 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 5.8 mi
- Hidden Hill: 6.1 mi
- Centennial Hill: 6.4 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 6.7 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 22.1 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 24.1 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 24.1 mi
- Covington Bluff: 18.0 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 21.5 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 2.3 mi
- Tedens: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gompers Park Lagoon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | SW 227° | 259 m | 24.6 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNE 21° | 204 m | 3.6 mi |
| Players Hill | SSW 196° | 187 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:48 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:38 | 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, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/761663536
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 4 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 6 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 6 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 7 mi
- Chicagoland · 7 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 8 mi
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