Edward H. White Park
Edward H. White Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 186 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Cooper Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 13 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Chicago Park District
How to reach it
- 12.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 11.5 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cooper Park: 0.6 mi
- Morgan Field Park: 0.6 mi
- Veterans Park: 1.0 mi
- West Pullman Park: 1.0 mi
- Ada Park: 1.1 mi
- WWI War Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Kids Off The Block Gun Violence Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Rear Erecting Shops: 2.6 mi
- Ton Farm Underground Railroad Site: 2.7 mi
- Altgeld Gardens Memorial Wall: 2.9 mi
- Marshall Major Taylor: 1.3 mi
- Marshall Major Taylor: 1.5 mi
- Prairie Boat: 3.4 mi
- Renaissance Park Sculpture: 5.4 mi
- Mahalia Jackson: 5.5 mi
- Park No. 595: 1.4 mi
- Whistler Woods: 1.5 mi
- Ridge Park Wetlands: 3.4 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - 91st Street: 3.9 mi
- Heron Pond: 4.2 mi
- Ridge Historical Society: 2.2 mi
- Historic Pullman Foundation Exhibit Hall: 2.4 mi
- Vanderpoel Art Museum: 3.3 mi
- A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum: 3.3 mi
- Robbins Illinois History Museum: 3.9 mi
- Altgeld Gardens Community Farm: 3.2 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 6.4 mi
- Comer Family Reading Garden: 6.7 mi
- South Chicago Farm: 6.9 mi
- South Shore Good Foods Community Garden: 7.2 mi
- Calumet City (Pink Smiley Face) Water Tower: 5.2 mi
- Al Capone's House: 6.4 mi
- Michelle Obama's Childhood Home: 7.0 mi
- Calumet City (Yellow Smiley Face) Water Tower: 7.4 mi
- Homewood Railroad Viewing Platform: 7.8 mi
- Munson Beach: 6.8 mi
- Calumet Beach: 6.9 mi
- Hammond Marina Beach: 7.3 mi
- Whihala Park West Beach: 7.6 mi
- Arthur Ashe Beach: 7.8 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 5.5 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 8.4 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 11.7 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 12.9 mi
- Sledding Hill: 12.9 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 16.4 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 18.2 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 18.2 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 24.5 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 7.0 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 20.5 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 20.6 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 21.8 mi
- Lake Strini: 23.3 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 11.0 mi
- Tedens: 16.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Edward H. White Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | W 280° | 259 m | 22.5 mi |
| Mount Lieber | E 101° | 214 m | 21.6 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | N 353° | 204 m | 24.4 mi |
| Chanute Hill | E 101° | 195 m | 20.2 mi |
| Players Hill | NNW 337° | 187 m | 15.2 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 | 20:29 |
| 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 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 55 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Midway AP 3SW, 8 mi away.
- Common Goldeneye29 obs
- Redhead21 obs
- Bufflehead20 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle17 obs
- Mute Swan16 obs
- Monarch16 obs
- Black Swallowtail16 obs
- Lesser Scaup14 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/116854443
Day trips start here
- Blue Island · 2 mi
- Chicago/Far Southwest Side · 3 mi
- Alsip · 4 mi
- Chicago/Far Southeast Side · 4 mi
- Evergreen Park · 4 mi
- Harvey · 4 mi
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