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Algonquin Park

Algonquin Park from directly overhead

Algonquin Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 210 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the east-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Beacon Hill Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 0.9 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
210 m

What to expect

Operated by
Chicago Heights Park District

How to reach it

Coordinates41.49360, -87.67315

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions
  • Chinese House of Park Forest: 1.2 mi
  • Homewood Railroad Viewing Platform: 4.7 mi
  • The Grainery Building: 9.2 mi
  • Calumet City (Yellow Smiley Face) Water Tower: 9.4 mi
  • Calumet City (Pink Smiley Face) Water Tower: 10.9 mi
Historic sites
  • Indian & Pioneer Campground: 1.2 mi
  • Chicago Heights Veterans' Memorial: 1.9 mi
  • Steger Veteran's Memorial: 2.4 mi
  • Dixie Highway: 4.6 mi
  • Camp Thornton: 5.8 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
Museums: 51
Gardens: 51
Beaches: 23
  • Ceadar Lake Beach: 15.5 mi
  • Whihala Beach: 16.2 mi
  • Whihala Park West Beach: 16.2 mi
  • Jeorse Park Beach: 16.4 mi
  • Hammond Marina Beach: 16.5 mi
Peaks: 11
  • Big Hill: 7.2 mi
  • Sledding Hill: 8.6 mi
  • Belly Button Hill: 9.2 mi
  • Arbor Hill: 12.5 mi
  • Sled Hill: 14.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Lake Strini: 24.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LieberENE 69°214 m24.0 mi
Chanute HillENE 68°195 m22.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1819:4720:29
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1515:4016:25

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232737496070747265534029
Precip in2.52.12.64.04.64.94.74.03.43.63.02.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Park Forest, under a mile away.

  • Virginia Springbeauty25 obs
  • lesser celandine23 obs
  • cut-leaved toothwort17 obs
  • prairie trillium16 obs
  • white fawnlily13 obs
  • mayapple11 obs
  • Wild Turkey10 obs
  • rue anemone10 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/660840888

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