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Bromann Park

Bromann Park from directly overhead

Bromann Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 182 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the northwest, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Roots with Diversity, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 7.0 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
182 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Chicago Park District
Access
Yes
Fee
No

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.98014, -87.66044

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Roots with Diversity: 0.2 mi
  • Edgewater Mélange: 0.2 mi
  • Today: 0.3 mi
  • Today: 0.3 mi
  • Pastorales, Prairie Calls, 14 bird species: 0.4 mi
Parks
  • Cedar Playlot Park: 0.2 mi
  • Edgewater Historic Park: 0.2 mi
  • Cochran Playlot Park: 0.2 mi
  • Edgewater Historic Park: 0.2 mi
  • Carmen Park: 0.4 mi
Gardens
Museums
Picnic sites
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 17: 0.6 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 16: 1.6 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 15: 2.3 mi
  • Horner Picnic Grove: 2.4 mi
  • Horner Picnic Grove: 2.4 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Beaches: 57
Peaks: 16
  • Horner Park Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Mount Trashmore: 3.8 mi
  • Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 8.8 mi
  • Players Hill: 9.1 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 9.4 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Cliffs: 2
Lighthouses: 2
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 1.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TrashmoreNW 322°204 m3.8 mi
Players HillSW 217°187 m9.1 mi
Conditions

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, 9 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Red-winged Blackbird1,620 obs
  • Northern Cardinal1,398 obs
  • American Robin1,160 obs
  • Mallard1,060 obs
  • Ring-billed Gull862 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel844 obs
  • House Sparrow808 obs
  • Eastern Cottontail780 obs

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/207294591

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