Eckersall Park
Eckersall Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 178 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Dinah Washington Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 9.6 miles off. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 178 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Chicago Park District
- Access
- Yes
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 9.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 17.0 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Dinah Washington Park: 0.6 mi
- Russell Square Park: 0.8 mi
- Jesse Owens Park: 0.9 mi
- Bessemer (Henry) Park: 1.0 mi
- Rosenblum Park: 1.2 mi
- Jesse Owens: 0.8 mi
- 50th Anniversary of the Rainbow Division WWI: 1.1 mi
- Rainbow Beach Wade-In: 1.2 mi
- Drake Fountain: 1.4 mi
- Viertnam War Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Saginaw Neighbors Garden: 0.9 mi
- 75th and Coles Community Gardens: 1.1 mi
- 75th and Coles Community Gardens: 1.1 mi
- South Shore Good Foods Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- 71st & Crandon Organic Garden: 1.4 mi
- Rainbow Beach Dunes South Natural Area: 1.2 mi
- Rainbow Beach Dunes: 1.3 mi
- South Shore Nature Sanctuary: 1.6 mi
- Marian R. Byrnes Park: 2.1 mi
- Eggers Grove: 4.5 mi
- Michelle Obama's Childhood Home: 1.2 mi
- Japanese Garden: 3.0 mi
- Al Capone's House: 3.0 mi
- Calumet City (Pink Smiley Face) Water Tower: 7.9 mi
- Doane Observatory: 8.6 mi
- We All Come Together as One: 1.2 mi
- Sky Art: 1.3 mi
- The Mural @ 91st & Commercial: 1.3 mi
- Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Mural: 1.4 mi
- BlammO: 1.5 mi
- South Shore Picnic Grove: 1.6 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 16: 2.4 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 19B: 2.6 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 19A: 2.7 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 6B: 3.1 mi
- Arthur Ashe Beach: 1.3 mi
- Rainbow Beach: 1.3 mi
- South Shore Beach: 1.6 mi
- 63rd Street Beach: 2.6 mi
- Calumet Beach: 2.9 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 2.9 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 8.0 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 8.2 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 12.2 mi
- Players Hill: 13.8 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 20.8 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 22.8 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 22.8 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 22.9 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 11.7 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 16.1 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 17.9 mi
- Tedens: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Eckersall Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lieber | ESE 118° | 214 m | 19.1 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 339° | 204 m | 20.5 mi |
| Chanute Hill | ESE 120° | 195 m | 17.8 mi |
| Players Hill | NW 311° | 187 m | 13.8 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 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:39 | 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, 8 mi away.
- Red-breasted Merganser136 obs
- American Herring Gull114 obs
- Ring-billed Gull113 obs
- Greater Scaup104 obs
- American Tree Sparrow96 obs
- Song Sparrow79 obs
- Savannah Sparrow78 obs
- Redhead75 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/212506580
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Chatham-South Shore · 1 mi
- Chicago/Hyde Park · 3 mi
- Chicago/Far Southeast Side · 4 mi
- Chicago/Bronzeville · 6 mi
- Chicago/Bridgeport-Chinatown · 7 mi
- Chicago/Far Southwest Side · 7 mi
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