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Bosley Park

Bosley Park from directly overhead

Bosley Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 181 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is McGuane Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 2.4 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Chicago Park District

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.83883, -87.65362

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums
Artworks
  • James R. Thompson: 1.1 mi
  • Julián Carrillo: 1.1 mi
  • Álvaro Obregón: 1.2 mi
  • Ignacio Zaragoza: 1.2 mi
  • Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez: 1.2 mi
Gardens
Nature reserves
Attractions
Picnic sites
  • Picnic Grove C: 3.5 mi
  • Picnic Grove B: 3.6 mi
  • Jackson Park - Grove 9: 4.8 mi
  • Jackson Park - Grove 10: 4.9 mi
  • Jackson Park - Grove 8: 4.9 mi
Beaches: 57
Peaks: 18
  • Mount Bridgeport: 0.4 mi
  • Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Obama Center Sled Hill: 5.2 mi
  • Players Hill: 6.4 mi
  • Horner Park Hill: 8.6 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 10.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillWSW 251°259 m23.1 mi
Mount TrashmoreNNW 348°204 m13.0 mi
Players HillWNW 293°187 m6.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4820:30
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1615:3816:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262938485868747467544331

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Northerly IS, 3 mi away.

  • Eastern Gray Squirrel219 obs
  • Canada Goose198 obs
  • Mallard185 obs
  • Black-crowned Night Heron164 obs
  • common milkweed130 obs
  • Red-winged Blackbird102 obs
  • Cooper's Hawk98 obs
  • Great Blue Heron97 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 site

OpenStreetMap element way/126547864

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