Ping Tom Natural Area
Ping Tom Natural Area is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Justice Laura C. Liu, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.3 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Chicago Park District
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 24.4 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Justice Laura C. Liu: 0.0 mi
- Return of the Yellow Cranes: 0.1 mi
- Stone Talk: 0.1 mi
- Leonard M. Louie: 0.1 mi
- Ping Tom Portrait Bust: 0.2 mi
- Cotton Tail Park: 0.3 mi
- Margaret Hie Ding Lin Park: 0.4 mi
- Coliseum Park: 0.4 mi
- Jefferson Playlot Park: 0.4 mi
- Fred Anderson Park: 0.4 mi
- Chinese American Veterans Memorial: 0.5 mi
- St. Luke's Hospital: 0.6 mi
- Battle of Fort Dearborn: 0.7 mi
- Pillar of Fire: 0.8 mi
- The Blues Trail: Mississippi to Chicago: 0.8 mi
- Chinese American Museum of Chicago: 0.6 mi
- Chess Studio: 0.6 mi
- Henry B. Clarke House: 0.6 mi
- Play Street Meuseum: 0.7 mi
- Children's Museum of Art and Social Justice: 0.7 mi
- Blues Heaven Garden: 0.6 mi
- McCormick Rooftop Garden: 0.8 mi
- The Garden: 0.8 mi
- Morgan Street Native Garden: 0.9 mi
- Welcome Garden: 1.1 mi
- Sea Lion: 1.2 mi
- Penguins: 1.2 mi
- Beluga: 1.2 mi
- Sea Otter: 1.2 mi
- Dolphin: 1.2 mi
- McCormick Bird Sanctuary: 1.3 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 1.5 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 1.8 mi
- South Pond Natural Area: 4.1 mi
- Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool: 4.5 mi
- Picnic Grove C: 1.8 mi
- Picnic Grove B: 1.8 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 2: 3.9 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 3: 3.9 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 5: 4.1 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 1.4 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 1.9 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 2.6 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 3.1 mi
- 41st Street Beach: 3.3 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 1.0 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 1.4 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 5.8 mi
- Players Hill: 7.0 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 7.7 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 14.8 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 20.1 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 22.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 22.3 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 9.3 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 17.2 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 19.5 mi
- Tedens: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ping Tom Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WSW 249° | 259 m | 24.6 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 342° | 204 m | 11.9 mi |
| Players Hill | W 279° | 187 m | 7.0 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 | 20:30 |
| 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, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Chicago/Near South · 0 mi
- Chicago · 1 mi
- Chicago/Pilsen · 1 mi
- Chicago/Bridgeport-Chinatown · 2 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 2 mi
- Chicago/Near West Side · 2 mi
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