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Chicago Women's Park and Gardens

Chicago Women's Park and Gardens from directly overhead

Chicago Women's Park and Gardens is a park in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 181 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Jane Addams Memorial (Helping Hands), a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.5 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Chicago Park District

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Getting there

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Coordinates41.85726, -87.62162

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Jane Addams Memorial (Helping Hands): 0.0 mi
  • George Halas: 0.3 mi
  • Walter Payton: 0.4 mi
  • American Doughboy: 0.4 mi
  • Leonard M. Louie: 0.6 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Parks
  • Battle of Fort Dearborn Park: 0.1 mi
  • Prairie District Park: 0.2 mi
  • Fred Anderson Park: 0.2 mi
  • Mark Twain Park: 0.3 mi
  • Margaret Hie Ding Lin Park: 0.3 mi
Gardens
  • Blues Heaven Garden: 0.3 mi
  • McCormick Rooftop Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Daphne Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Welcome Garden: 0.7 mi
  • The Garden: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Sea Lion: 0.8 mi
  • Beluga: 0.8 mi
  • Penguins: 0.8 mi
  • Sea Otter: 0.9 mi
  • Dolphin: 0.9 mi
Picnic sites
  • Picnic Grove C: 1.8 mi
  • Picnic Grove B: 1.8 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 2: 4.0 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 3: 4.1 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 4: 4.3 mi
Beaches: 59
Peaks: 18
  • Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Mount Bridgeport: 1.7 mi
  • Obama Center Sled Hill: 5.4 mi
  • Players Hill: 7.6 mi
  • Horner Park Hill: 8.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 9.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TrashmoreNNW 339°204 m12.3 mi
Chanute HillSE 132°195 m24.7 mi
Players HillW 280°187 m7.6 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, under a mile away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Canada Goose798 obs
  • Red-winged Blackbird705 obs
  • Rock Pigeon639 obs
  • Ring-billed Gull593 obs
  • Monarch565 obs
  • House Sparrow538 obs
  • Western Honey Bee532 obs
  • American Robin366 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.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/150749373

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