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Catherine Waugh McCulloch Park

Catherine Waugh McCulloch Park from directly overhead

Catherine Waugh McCulloch Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 185 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the south, 3.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Frank S. Torgerson Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 13 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
185 m

What to expect

Operated by
Evanston Parks & Recreation

How to reach it

Coordinates42.06700, -87.69691

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Gardens
Museums
Historic sites
  • Antoine Ouilmette: 1.0 mi
  • Weber Arch: 1.5 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Wall: 1.6 mi
  • Mahatma Gandhi: 1.7 mi
  • Dr. Janusz Korczak: 1.8 mi
Beaches
Artworks
  • Small Twist II, 1978: 1.5 mi
  • Interior Form, 1981: 1.5 mi
  • Resting Leaf, 1959: 1.6 mi
  • Two Forms (Divided Circle), 1969: 1.6 mi
  • Curved Form, 1961: 1.6 mi
Attractions
Peaks: 11
  • Mount Trashmore: 3.0 mi
  • Horner Park Hill: 7.4 mi
  • Centennial Hill: 8.8 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 10.7 mi
  • Hidden Hill: 11.1 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 5.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rosemont Waterfall: 9.9 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TrashmoreS 188°204 m3.0 mi
Players HillSSW 195°187 m13.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4820:31
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 °F242837475868737265534130
Precip in2.12.02.34.04.84.33.74.23.63.62.62.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Botanic Garden, 7 mi away.

  • Eastern Cottontail282 obs
  • Monarch209 obs
  • American Robin206 obs
  • Red-winged Blackbird196 obs
  • Northern Cardinal153 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel153 obs
  • common milkweed153 obs
  • Canada Goose137 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/177588216

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