Buttercup Park
Buttercup Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 181 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the northwest, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Vietnam, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 6.4 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 181 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Chicago Park District
- Access
- Yes
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 6.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Vietnam: 0.2 mi
- Cornucopia: 0.2 mi
- Argyle-O-Rama: 0.2 mi
- Uptown Color Wheel: 0.4 mi
- Carved Stumps: 0.4 mi
- Winthrop Harmony Arts Garden: 0.2 mi
- Winthrop Family Historical Garden: 0.4 mi
- Edgewater Beach Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Sunshine Garden: 0.5 mi
- Ginkgo Gardens: 1.1 mi
- Lawrence House Patio: 0.2 mi
- 851 Gunnison Commons: 0.2 mi
- Margate Park: 0.2 mi
- Hickory Park: 0.2 mi
- Carmen Park: 0.4 mi
- Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom: 0.3 mi
- Biograph Theatre: 3.2 mi
- Polar Bears: 3.5 mi
- Eastern Black Rhinoceros: 3.5 mi
- Aardvark: 3.5 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 17: 0.3 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 16: 1.0 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 15: 1.6 mi
- Horner Picnic Grove: 2.4 mi
- Horner Picnic Grove: 2.4 mi
- Uptown Natural Area: 0.4 mi
- Marovitz Savannah Natural Area: 0.9 mi
- Montrose Beach Dunes Natural Area: 1.2 mi
- Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary: 1.2 mi
- West Ridge Nature Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Swedish American Museum: 0.8 mi
- The Haitian American Museum of Chicago: 0.9 mi
- Edgewater Historical Society: 1.0 mi
- Leather Archives and Museum: 2.0 mi
- National Cambodian Heritage Museum: 2.4 mi
- Hutchinson Street District: 0.9 mi
- Jack Johnson: 1.0 mi
- Laszlo Moholy-Nagy: 1.1 mi
- Dr. Jose P. Rizal: 1861–1896: 1.3 mi
- Dr. Jose Rizal (1861–1896): 1.3 mi
- Montrose Dog Beach: 0.6 mi
- Ardmore Hollywood (Osterman) Beach: 1.0 mi
- Thorndale Avenue Beach: 1.2 mi
- Glenlake Avenue Beach: 1.4 mi
- Rosemont Avenue Beach: 1.7 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 2.3 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 4.4 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 8.1 mi
- Players Hill: 8.8 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 8.9 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 10.6 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 24.4 mi
- Covington Bluff: 19.4 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 22.9 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 2.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buttercup Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | NW 323° | 204 m | 4.4 mi |
| Players Hill | SW 221° | 187 m | 8.8 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.
- Red-winged Blackbird1,616 obs
- Northern Cardinal1,449 obs
- American Robin1,072 obs
- Mallard905 obs
- Ring-billed Gull888 obs
- House Sparrow823 obs
- Red-breasted Merganser820 obs
- Black-capped Chickadee774 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/117150853
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 4 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 5 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 5 mi
- Chicagoland · 5 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 6 mi
- Chicago · 7 mi
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