Donovan Park
Donovan Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 182 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Heritage Museum of Asian Art, a museum 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 3.2 miles off. 19 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
- 3.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 22.2 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Heritage Museum of Asian Art: 0.2 mi
- Chicago Maritime Museum: 0.5 mi
- Chinese American Museum of Chicago: 1.8 mi
- Children's Museum of Art and Social Justice: 1.9 mi
- Chess Studio: 2.2 mi
- McKeon Park: 0.4 mi
- John Wilson Park: 0.4 mi
- Bridgeport Village Circle Park: 0.6 mi
- Taylor-Lauridsen Park: 0.7 mi
- Humbert Park: 0.8 mi
- Lt. Joseph T. McKeon, Jr: 0.4 mi
- Union Stock Yards Fire Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Seaman First Class James Humbert: 0.8 mi
- Comiskey Park Home Plate: 0.8 mi
- Sergeant Gregory J. Sintic: 1.1 mi
- Canaryville: 0.4 mi
- Bridgeport: 0.5 mi
- James R. Thompson: 0.7 mi
- Man on a Bench: 1.2 mi
- Melville Fuller: 1.3 mi
- Legends Farm: 1.4 mi
- McKinley Park Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Lincoln Garden: 1.9 mi
- Stockyard Gardens: 1.9 mi
- La Huerta Roots and Rays: 2.0 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 2.3 mi
- Ping Tom Natural Area: 2.3 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 2.3 mi
- McCormick Bird Sanctuary: 2.4 mi
- Garfield Park Natural Area: 5.2 mi
- Sea Lion: 3.3 mi
- Beluga: 3.3 mi
- Penguins: 3.3 mi
- Sea Otter: 3.3 mi
- Dolphin: 3.3 mi
- Picnic Grove C: 4.1 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 9: 4.1 mi
- Picnic Grove B: 4.1 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 10: 4.2 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 8: 4.2 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 2.3 mi
- 41st Street Beach: 2.7 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 3.3 mi
- 49th Street Beach: 3.6 mi
- 57th Street Beach: 4.4 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 1.0 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 2.7 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 4.4 mi
- Players Hill: 7.0 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 9.4 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 15.7 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 18.4 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 20.5 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 20.6 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 11.2 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 15.1 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 17.4 mi
- Tedens: 19.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Donovan Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WSW 253° | 259 m | 23.2 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 348° | 204 m | 13.8 mi |
| Chanute Hill | SE 126° | 195 m | 24.5 mi |
| Players Hill | WNW 298° | 187 m | 7.0 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, 3 mi away.
- Mallard165 obs
- Black-crowned Night Heron156 obs
- Canada Goose140 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel133 obs
- Cooper's Hawk97 obs
- common milkweed90 obs
- Great Blue Heron86 obs
- Red-winged Blackbird86 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/131817706
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Bridgeport-Chinatown · 1 mi
- Chicago/Bronzeville · 1 mi
- Chicago/Pilsen · 2 mi
- Chicago · 3 mi
- Chicago/Near South · 3 mi
- Chicago/Near West Side · 3 mi
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