Athletic Field Park
Athletic Field Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 181 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is KE14-The Cubby Bear, a garden 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 5.3 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 181 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Chicago Park District
How to reach it
- 5.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- KE14-The Cubby Bear: 0.1 mi
- KE34-Cubs: 0.2 mi
- K13-Cubs: 0.2 mi
- Ke22-Gale Street Inn: 0.6 mi
- Coiled Serpent Mound: 1.2 mi
- Avondale Park: 0.4 mi
- Independence Park: 0.5 mi
- Parkview Park: 0.6 mi
- Elston Park: 0.6 mi
- Sacramento Park: 0.7 mi
- Pope John Paul II: 0.9 mi
- Shooting the Stars: 1.4 mi
- Lane Tech Totem Pole: 1.4 mi
- Hope and Renewal: 1.5 mi
- Hope and Renewal: 1.5 mi
- CPD Officer Richard Clark Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Ramo I. Zenkich Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Governor Henry Horner Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Illinois Centennial Monument: 1.4 mi
- World War I Memorial: 1.8 mi
- California Park Natural Area: 1.2 mi
- Gompers Park Lagoon: 2.0 mi
- Irene C. Hernandez Family Picnic Grove: 2.3 mi
- North Park Village - Walking Stick Woods Natural Area: 2.6 mi
- LaBagh Woods: 2.6 mi
- Horner Picnic Grove: 1.3 mi
- Horner Picnic Grove: 1.3 mi
- Irene C. Hernandez Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 2.3 mi
- La Bagh Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 2.7 mi
- Peterson Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
- National Veterans Art Museum: 1.7 mi
- National Cambodian Heritage Museum: 1.7 mi
- Irish American Heritage Center: 1.9 mi
- Walt Disney Birthplace House: 2.0 mi
- Busy Beaver Button Museum: 2.1 mi
- Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom: 3.4 mi
- Novelty Golf & Games: 3.5 mi
- Biograph Theatre: 3.7 mi
- Waller Apartments: 4.4 mi
- Eastern Black Rhinoceros: 4.5 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 2.9 mi
- Montrose Dog Beach: 4.1 mi
- Ardmore Hollywood (Osterman) Beach: 4.3 mi
- Thorndale Avenue Beach: 4.4 mi
- Glenlake Avenue Beach: 4.5 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 1.4 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 5.3 mi
- Players Hill: 5.6 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 6.4 mi
- Hidden Hill: 6.6 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 7.9 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 21.0 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 23.0 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 23.1 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 20.0 mi
- Covington Bluff: 20.0 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 3.1 mi
- Tedens: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Athletic Field Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | SW 231° | 259 m | 23.9 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | N 6° | 204 m | 5.3 mi |
| Players Hill | SSW 208° | 187 m | 5.6 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, 8 mi away.
- American Robin405 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel380 obs
- Black Swallowtail251 obs
- Eastern Cottontail249 obs
- Canada Goose230 obs
- bittersweet nightshade219 obs
- Northern Cardinal215 obs
- Mallard207 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/28044228
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 2 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 4 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 4 mi
- Chicagoland · 5 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 6 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 6 mi
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