De George Park
De George Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 186 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is LaFollette Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 4.3 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 186 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Chicago Park District
How to reach it
- 4.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 27.9 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 10 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- LaFollette Park: 0.5 mi
- Greenebaum Park: 0.8 mi
- Blackhawk Park: 0.8 mi
- Hermosa Park: 0.9 mi
- Maragaret Davis Park: 0.9 mi
- Walt Disney Birthplace House: 1.1 mi
- Wonder Works Children's Museum: 1.9 mi
- Busy Beaver Button Museum: 2.0 mi
- Oak Park River Forest Museum: 2.2 mi
- National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture: 2.5 mi
- Hart Peace Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- Monticello Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- PCC Austin Farm: 1.8 mi
- Greenleaf Garden: 1.9 mi
- Paradise Garden: 1.9 mi
- Gold Star Men of the World War: 1.7 mi
- Mrs. Kalita: 1.7 mi
- Mrs. Kalta: 1.7 mi
- Our Lady of the Angels School Fire Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Robert Carson: 2.0 mi
- Taylor Park Patio: 1.9 mi
- Evans Field Grove #1: 4.0 mi
- Sunset Bridge Meadow Grove #1: 4.2 mi
- Thatcher Woods Grove #1: 4.3 mi
- Thatcher Woods Grove #2: 4.3 mi
- Garfield Park Natural Area: 2.5 mi
- Bird & Butterfly Sanctuary: 2.6 mi
- Evans Field: 3.9 mi
- Dunning Read Natural Area: 3.9 mi
- Forest Preserve District of Cook County: 4.0 mi
- Waller Apartments: 3.2 mi
- Castle Car Wash: 4.3 mi
- Gallager: 4.5 mi
- Biograph Theatre: 5.2 mi
- Schiller Woods Magic Water Pump: 5.6 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 2.4 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 6.5 mi
- Montrose Dog Beach: 6.8 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 7.1 mi
- Ardmore Hollywood (Osterman) Beach: 7.2 mi
- Players Hill: 2.6 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 4.3 mi
- Hidden Hill: 5.6 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 5.6 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 7.0 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 7.9 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 18.0 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 20.0 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 20.1 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 17.0 mi
- Covington Bluff: 22.1 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 6.1 mi
- Tedens: 18.9 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of De George Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | SW 234° | 259 m | 21.0 mi |
| Mount Hoy | WSW 256° | 255 m | 22.8 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNE 16° | 204 m | 8.1 mi |
| Players Hill | SSW 201° | 187 m | 2.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
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.
- Piping Plover55 obs
- Black Swallowtail53 obs
- common milkweed45 obs
- American Robin43 obs
- Eastern Cottontail41 obs
- bittersweet nightshade37 obs
- Monarch35 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee35 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/203775690
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Far West Side · 1 mi
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 3 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 4 mi
- Berwyn · 5 mi
- Chicago/Near West Side · 5 mi
- Chicagoland · 5 mi
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