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Dobson-Brummel Park

Dobson-Brummel Park from directly overhead

Dobson-Brummel Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 186 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the west-northwest, 0.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Leah Lomar Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 9.9 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
186 m

What to expect

Operated by
Evanston Parks & Recreation

How to reach it

Coordinates42.02091, -87.69168

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Gardens
  • Elks Park Comunity Garden: 0.7 mi
  • James Parks Gardens: 0.8 mi
  • Howard Area Community Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Hello! Howard Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Merrick Rose Garden: 1.6 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
  • Wind Harp: 0.8 mi
  • City Hall Keystone: 0.8 mi
  • 24/7: 1.0 mi
  • Destination: Points Unknown: 1.0 mi
  • A Neighborhood Piazza: 1.2 mi
Beaches
Museums
Historic sites
Attractions
Picnic sites
Peaks: 15
  • Mount Trashmore: 0.7 mi
  • Horner Park Hill: 4.2 mi
  • Centennial Hill: 8.1 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 8.9 mi
  • Hidden Hill: 9.3 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 2.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rosemont Waterfall: 8.9 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TrashmoreWNW 284°204 m0.7 mi
Players HillSSW 201°187 m10.8 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, 10 mi away.

  • Eastern Cottontail214 obs
  • House Sparrow187 obs
  • American Robin172 obs
  • common milkweed155 obs
  • Monarch151 obs
  • Mourning Dove149 obs
  • Black Swallowtail149 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee142 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/182765634

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