Blackhawk Park
Blackhawk Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 188 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Cragin Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 5.1 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Chicago Park District
How to reach it
- 5.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 28.5 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 11 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cragin Park: 0.4 mi
- Hermosa Park: 0.7 mi
- De George Park: 0.8 mi
- Kelvyn Park: 0.9 mi
- Park No. 552: 1.1 mi
- Walt Disney Birthplace House: 1.0 mi
- Wonder Works Children's Museum: 2.0 mi
- Busy Beaver Button Museum: 2.1 mi
- National Veterans Art Museum: 2.2 mi
- Oak Park River Forest Museum: 2.8 mi
- Jacob A. Riis Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Gold Star Men of the World War: 2.0 mi
- Mrs. Kalita: 2.0 mi
- Mrs. Kalta: 2.0 mi
- Robert Carson: 2.2 mi
- Monticello Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Paradise Garden: 1.9 mi
- Corner Garden: 2.1 mi
- Hart Peace Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- Nature & Wildlife Garden: 2.2 mi
- Giant Radio Flyer Wagon: 1.8 mi
- Pope John Paul II: 1.9 mi
- Pyxis: 1.9 mi
- Our King: 1.9 mi
- Graffiti Garden: 2.0 mi
- Taylor Park Patio: 2.1 mi
- Irene C. Hernandez Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 3.7 mi
- Horner Picnic Grove: 3.8 mi
- Horner Picnic Grove: 3.8 mi
- Evans Field Grove #1: 3.9 mi
- Dunning Read Natural Area: 3.3 mi
- Garfield Park Natural Area: 3.3 mi
- Bird & Butterfly Sanctuary: 3.3 mi
- California Park Natural Area: 3.6 mi
- Irene C. Hernandez Family Picnic Grove: 3.7 mi
- Waller Apartments: 3.8 mi
- Schiller Woods Magic Water Pump: 5.1 mi
- Castle Car Wash: 5.2 mi
- Biograph Theatre: 5.3 mi
- Gallager: 5.3 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 2.8 mi
- Montrose Dog Beach: 6.5 mi
- Ardmore Hollywood (Osterman) Beach: 6.8 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 6.8 mi
- Thorndale Avenue Beach: 6.8 mi
- Players Hill: 3.4 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 3.9 mi
- Hidden Hill: 5.1 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 5.1 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 7.4 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 7.3 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 18.6 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 20.6 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 20.6 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 17.7 mi
- Covington Bluff: 21.3 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 5.5 mi
- Tedens: 19.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blackhawk Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | SW 232° | 259 m | 21.4 mi |
| Mount Hoy | WSW 254° | 255 m | 22.9 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNE 19° | 204 m | 7.4 mi |
| Players Hill | SSW 193° | 187 m | 3.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:48 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:38 | 16:24 |
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, 9 mi away.
- Canada Goose84 obs
- American Robin80 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel75 obs
- House Sparrow64 obs
- Black Swallowtail64 obs
- Piping Plover58 obs
- Eastern Cottontail56 obs
- bittersweet nightshade51 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/33059543
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Far West Side · 2 mi
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 3 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 4 mi
- Cicero · 5 mi
- Berwyn · 6 mi
- Chicago/Near West Side · 6 mi
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