North Park Village Natural Area
North Park Village Natural Area is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 183 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the north-northeast, 2.6 miles off. The nearest named place is North Park Village Nature Center, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 8.1 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Chicago Park District
How to reach it
- 8.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- North Park Village Nature Center: 0.0 mi
- National Cambodian Heritage Museum: 1.9 mi
- Irish American Heritage Center: 1.9 mi
- Emily Oak Nature Center: 2.6 mi
- National Veterans Art Museum: 2.6 mi
- Peterson Picnic Area: 0.3 mi
- Irene C. Hernandez Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 1.1 mi
- La Bagh Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 1.1 mi
- Forest Glen Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 1.7 mi
- Ted Lechowicz Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 2.0 mi
- North Park Village - Walking Stick Woods Natural Area: 0.3 mi
- Gompers Park Lagoon: 1.0 mi
- Irene C. Hernandez Family Picnic Grove: 1.2 mi
- LaBagh Woods: 1.4 mi
- Forest Glen Woods: 1.6 mi
- Brynford Park: 0.4 mi
- Sauganash Park: 0.6 mi
- Hollywood Park: 0.7 mi
- Assyrian Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
- Springfield Park: 0.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Iroquois Theatre Fire Memorial: 0.6 mi
- The Shrine of Assyrian Patriarchs & Bishops: 0.7 mi
- Memorial of the Assyrian Martyrs: 0.7 mi
- Old Treaty Elm Historic Marker: 0.8 mi
- Novelty Golf & Games: 0.7 mi
- Leaning Tower of Niles: 3.5 mi
- Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom: 3.7 mi
- Biograph Theatre: 5.8 mi
- Eastern Black Rhinoceros: 6.4 mi
- NEIU Tennis Court Gardens: 0.9 mi
- La Guayabita Autonoma: 1.0 mi
- Turtle Park Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- First Nations Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- Neighborhood garden and chicken coop: 1.7 mi
- Samuel Gompers Monument: 0.9 mi
- Menorah: 1.3 mi
- Hope and Renewal: 1.5 mi
- Hope and Renewal: 1.5 mi
- Our Lady of Guadalupe: 2.0 mi
- Hartigan Beach: 3.6 mi
- Thorndale Avenue Beach: 3.6 mi
- North Shore Beach: 3.6 mi
- Glenlake Avenue Beach: 3.6 mi
- Helen Doria Beach: 3.7 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 2.5 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 2.6 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 6.4 mi
- Centennial Hill: 6.4 mi
- Hidden Hill: 6.7 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 6.9 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 23.1 mi
- Covington Bluff: 17.2 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 22.5 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 1.8 mi
- Tedens: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of North Park Village Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | NNE 22° | 204 m | 2.6 mi |
| Players Hill | SSW 196° | 187 m | 8.1 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 | 25 | 29 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 66 | 54 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Ohare Intl AP, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1500053619
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 5 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 6 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 7 mi
- Chicagoland · 7 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 8 mi
- Chicago · 9 mi
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