Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Park
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 183 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a historic site 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 7.5 miles off. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 183 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Chicago Park District
How to reach it
- 7.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 17.2 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: 0.1 mi
- Tuskeegee Airmen: 0.6 mi
- WWII Memorial Fountain: 1.4 mi
- African American Marine Corps Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Aspire: 1.8 mi
- Thurgood Marshall: 0.2 mi
- Renaissance Park Sculpture: 0.3 mi
- Mahalia Jackson: 1.6 mi
- Abraham Lincoln: 1.8 mi
- Englewood Junction: 1.9 mi
- Renaissance Park: 0.3 mi
- Saint Leo's Veteran's Garden: 0.6 mi
- Leland Giants Park: 0.7 mi
- Murray Park: 0.8 mi
- Park No. 382: 0.8 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - North Grove 15: 1.5 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - Central Grove 2: 1.6 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - North Grove 16: 1.6 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - Central Grove 3: 1.6 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - East Grove 10: 1.6 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - North: 1.6 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - Center: 1.6 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - East: 1.7 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - Center: 1.9 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - Center: 1.9 mi
- Al Capone's House: 1.9 mi
- Michelle Obama's Childhood Home: 4.0 mi
- Japanese Garden: 4.3 mi
- Gallager: 7.3 mi
- Castle Car Wash: 7.5 mi
- Englewood Village Plaza: 2.3 mi
- Perry Ave Commons: 2.8 mi
- Comer Family Reading Garden: 2.9 mi
- King Drive Community Healing & Resilience Garden: 2.9 mi
- Stockyard Gardens: 3.1 mi
- Vanderpoel Art Museum: 2.6 mi
- African American Firefighters Museum: 3.3 mi
- Fire Museum of Greater Chicago: 3.4 mi
- DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center: 3.5 mi
- The Renaissance Society: 3.6 mi
- 63rd Street Beach: 4.6 mi
- 57th Street Beach: 4.6 mi
- South Shore Beach: 4.9 mi
- Arthur Ashe Beach: 5.0 mi
- 49th Street Beach: 5.1 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 4.1 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 6.1 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 7.4 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 10.1 mi
- Players Hill: 10.2 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 16.4 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 18.4 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 18.5 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 19.4 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 16.1 mi
- Lake Strini: 24.1 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 12.0 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 12.5 mi
- Tedens: 16.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | W 266° | 259 m | 21.9 mi |
| Mount Lieber | ESE 114° | 214 m | 23.6 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | N 352° | 204 m | 18.7 mi |
| Chanute Hill | ESE 115° | 195 m | 22.2 mi |
| Players Hill | NW 325° | 187 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:47 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 30 | 40 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 55 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Midway AP, 6 mi away.
- Eastern Gray Squirrel14 obs
- House Sparrow10 obs
- wild geranium8 obs
- ground-ivy8 obs
- bittersweet nightshade7 obs
- American Robin6 obs
- Red Admiral6 obs
- prairie trillium6 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/135921687
Day trips start here
- Evergreen Park · 3 mi
- Chicago/Chatham-South Shore · 4 mi
- Chicago/Far Southwest Side · 4 mi
- Chicago/Hyde Park · 4 mi
- Chicago/Bronzeville · 5 mi
- Chicago/Southwest Side · 5 mi
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