Eaton Field Park
Eaton Field Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 194 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the south-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Seminole Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 12 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Des Plaines Park District
How to reach it
- 12.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 23.6 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 15 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Seminole Park: 0.3 mi
- Dunne Park: 0.7 mi
- Dunne Park: 0.8 mi
- Monument Park: 0.8 mi
- Leisure Center Park: 1.0 mi
- Blandings Grove Family Picnic Area: 0.4 mi
- Chippewa Woods Grove #1: 0.5 mi
- Blue Beech Family Picnic Area: 0.6 mi
- Dam No. 4 Woods-East Grove #2: 0.7 mi
- Iroquois Woods Grove #1: 0.9 mi
- Donald E. Stephens: 0.4 mi
- Wing: 1.4 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 1.6 mi
- The Runners: 1.7 mi
- City Windows: 2.1 mi
- Chippewa Woods: 0.5 mi
- Dam No. 4 Woods-East: 0.8 mi
- Axehead Lake: 0.9 mi
- Iroquois Woods: 0.9 mi
- John E. Traeger Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Museum of Hummels: 0.6 mi
- Wildwood Nature Center: 1.4 mi
- Park Ridge Historical Society: 2.6 mi
- Kinder House: 2.9 mi
- Des Plaines History Museum: 2.9 mi
- Flight 191 Memorial: 1.4 mi
- In Honor of Those Who Served: 1.8 mi
- Edward Butch O'Hare: 2.4 mi
- Norwood Park Water Fountain: 2.4 mi
- Robinson Family Burial Ground: 2.5 mi
- KE20: 2.0 mi
- KE19: 2.1 mi
- KE38: 2.3 mi
- KE36-Rivers Casino: 3.1 mi
- Niles Community Rain Garden: 3.5 mi
- 1000 gecs tree: 3.0 mi
- Schiller Woods Magic Water Pump: 3.5 mi
- Leaning Tower of Niles: 4.5 mi
- Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe: 5.0 mi
- Sugar Shack: 6.6 mi
- Elder Lane Beach: 10.6 mi
- Cherry Street Beach: 10.6 mi
- South Boulevard Beach: 10.6 mi
- Kenilworth Beach: 10.6 mi
- Lee Street Beach: 10.6 mi
- Centennial Hill: 1.3 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 3.3 mi
- Hidden Hill: 3.6 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 8.6 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 9.4 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 0.8 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 20.8 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 22.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 22.4 mi
- Covington Bluff: 16.1 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 22.1 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 9.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Eaton Field Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | SSW 210° | 259 m | 21.4 mi |
| Mount Hoy | SW 234° | 255 m | 19.6 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | ENE 79° | 204 m | 8.6 mi |
| Players Hill | SSE 148° | 187 m | 10.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 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 | 25 | 29 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 66 | 54 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Ohare Intl AP, 4 mi away.
- White-tailed Deer86 obs
- Great Egret77 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel64 obs
- Japanese barberry60 obs
- Mallard51 obs
- Monarch49 obs
- Black-crowned Night Heron47 obs
- House Sparrow42 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/60785540
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Far West Side · 10 mi
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 10 mi
- Berwyn · 12 mi
- Brookfield · 12 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 12 mi
- Cicero · 12 mi
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