Park No. 595
Marked no entry. Do not count on getting in.
Park No. 595 is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 183 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Marshall Major Taylor, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 14 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Chicago Park District
How to reach it
- 14.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 10.6 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Marshall Major Taylor: 0.2 mi
- Prairie Boat: 2.1 mi
- Marshall Major Taylor: 2.4 mi
- Pride Of East Side: 6.1 mi
- Mahalia Jackson: 6.3 mi
- Whistler Woods: 0.4 mi
- Hegewisch Marsh: 3.3 mi
- Heron Pond: 3.3 mi
- Park 565 "Indian Ridge Marsh": 3.7 mi
- Markham Prairie - East Nature Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Kiwanis Field: 0.6 mi
- West Pullman Park: 0.7 mi
- Mohawk Park: 0.9 mi
- Riverdale Park Recreation Center: 0.9 mi
- Golden Gate Park: 1.0 mi
- WWI War Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Ton Farm Underground Railroad Site: 1.3 mi
- Kids Off The Block Gun Violence Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Altgeld Gardens Memorial Wall: 1.7 mi
- Riverdale Veterans Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Altgeld Gardens Community Farm: 2.0 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 5.0 mi
- HAST Garden: 6.2 mi
- South Chicago Farm: 6.7 mi
- Comer Family Reading Garden: 7.3 mi
- Historic Pullman Foundation Exhibit Hall: 2.4 mi
- Ford Calumet Environmental Center (FCEC): 3.4 mi
- A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum: 3.4 mi
- Ridge Historical Society: 3.5 mi
- Robbins Illinois History Museum: 4.4 mi
- Calumet City (Pink Smiley Face) Water Tower: 3.8 mi
- Calumet City (Yellow Smiley Face) Water Tower: 6.0 mi
- Al Capone's House: 7.1 mi
- Homewood Railroad Viewing Platform: 7.1 mi
- Michelle Obama's Childhood Home: 7.4 mi
- Munson Beach: 6.3 mi
- Calumet Beach: 6.5 mi
- Hammond Marina Beach: 6.6 mi
- Whihala Park West Beach: 6.9 mi
- Whihala Beach: 7.1 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 5.8 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 8.9 mi
- Sledding Hill: 11.6 mi
- Arbor Hill: 12.2 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 12.7 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 5.8 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 20.0 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 20.1 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 17.6 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 19.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 19.3 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 22.8 mi
- Lake Strini: 24.2 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 12.1 mi
- Tedens: 17.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Park No. 595. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WNW 282° | 259 m | 23.6 mi |
| Mount Lieber | E 99° | 214 m | 20.5 mi |
| Chanute Hill | E 99° | 195 m | 19.0 mi |
| Players Hill | NNW 335° | 187 m | 16.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 30 | 40 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 55 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Midway AP 3SW, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/736330518
Day trips start here
- Blue Island · 3 mi
- Chicago/Far Southeast Side · 3 mi
- Chicago/Far Southwest Side · 4 mi
- Harvey · 4 mi
- Alsip · 5 mi
- Midlothian · 5 mi
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