Dean Playground
Dean Playground is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 182 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Wicker Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.9 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 182 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Chicago Park District
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 27.6 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wicker Park: 0.3 mi
- Pulaski Park: 0.4 mi
- Park No. 536: 0.4 mi
- Walsh Park: 0.5 mi
- Park No. 512: 0.5 mi
- Charles Gustavus Wicker: 0.3 mi
- Shit Fountain: 0.5 mi
- A Greater Perspective: 0.6 mi
- Paseo Bourica Gateway Flags: 0.9 mi
- Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos: 1.2 mi
- Goose Island Overlook Garden: 0.8 mi
- Eckhart Park Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- El Yunque: 0.9 mi
- Campbell Coop Garden: 1.0 mi
- Met West Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Elias Diaz y Perez: 0.9 mi
- Andy Montañez: 0.9 mi
- Ismael Miranda: 1.0 mi
- Lucecita Benítez: 1.0 mi
- Roy Brown: 1.1 mi
- Webster Wildlife Site: 1.0 mi
- South Pond Natural Area: 2.1 mi
- Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool: 2.3 mi
- North Pond Nature Sanctuary: 2.3 mi
- Diversey Natural Area: 2.8 mi
- Biograph Theatre: 1.7 mi
- Chicken: 2.0 mi
- Rabbit: 2.0 mi
- Waller Apartments: 2.0 mi
- Goat: 2.0 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 5: 2.0 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 6: 2.1 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 4: 2.1 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 2: 2.1 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 3: 2.2 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 1.7 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 2.5 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 3.1 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 4.4 mi
- Montrose Dog Beach: 4.5 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 3.9 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 4.5 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 4.6 mi
- Players Hill: 5.4 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 8.2 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 11.3 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 20.6 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 22.7 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 22.7 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 18.6 mi
- Covington Bluff: 23.4 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 5.6 mi
- Tedens: 21.4 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dean Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WSW 240° | 259 m | 24.3 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 348° | 204 m | 8.2 mi |
| Players Hill | WSW 247° | 187 m | 5.4 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, 5 mi away.
- Wood Duck301 obs
- House Sparrow301 obs
- Canada Goose273 obs
- American Robin268 obs
- Rock Pigeon232 obs
- Eastern Cottontail222 obs
- Mallard212 obs
- Northern Cardinal199 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/178543471
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 0 mi
- Chicagoland · 1 mi
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 2 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 2 mi
- Chicago/Near West Side · 2 mi
- Chicago · 3 mi
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