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Irving Park Road Canoe Landing

Irving Park Road Canoe Landing from directly overhead

Irving Park Road Canoe Landing is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 191 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Stalica Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 9.3 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

Coordinates41.95409, -87.85674

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Stalica Park: 0.1 mi
  • Clocktower Park: 0.4 mi
  • Junction Park: 0.8 mi
  • Kennedy Park: 1.0 mi
  • North Village Park: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
Artworks
Gardens
Museums
Beaches
Peaks: 20
  • Hidden Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Centennial Hill: 3.7 mi
  • Players Hill: 7.1 mi
  • Horner Park Hill: 8.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 2
  • Rain Garden Springs: 8.9 mi
  • Lake Strini: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 2
Lighthouses: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Irving Park Road Canoe Landing. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillSW 217°259 m19.2 mi
Mount HoyWSW 243°255 m18.6 mi
Mount TrashmoreENE 58°204 m9.1 mi
Players HillSE 140°187 m7.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1719:4920:31
September equinox06:3918:1418:51
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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12134689725

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