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Eiden Park

Eiden Park from directly overhead

Eiden Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 183 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the west-southwest, 1.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Jennifer Morris Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 11 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
183 m

What to expect

Operated by
Evanston Parks & Recreation

How to reach it

Coordinates42.03230, -87.68140

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Jennifer Morris Park: 0.1 mi
  • Reba Park: 0.2 mi
  • Sargent Park: 0.2 mi
  • Trahan Park: 0.2 mi
  • Grey Park: 0.3 mi
Gardens
  • Elks Park Comunity Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Howard Area Community Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Merrick Rose Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Hello! Howard Garden: 1.1 mi
  • James Parks Gardens: 1.3 mi
Beaches
Museums
Artworks
  • Sea of Ear: 1.0 mi
  • Destination: Points Unknown: 1.0 mi
  • 24/7: 1.1 mi
  • A Neighborhood Piazza: 1.3 mi
  • Untitled, 1979: 1.4 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Picnic sites
Attractions
Peaks: 11
  • Mount Trashmore: 1.4 mi
  • Horner Park Hill: 5.1 mi
  • Centennial Hill: 8.7 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 9.8 mi
  • Hidden Hill: 10.1 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 3.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rosemont Waterfall: 9.6 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Eiden Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TrashmoreWSW 244°204 m1.4 mi
Players HillSSW 202°187 m11.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4820:31
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1615:3816:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242837475868737265534130
Precip in2.12.02.34.04.84.33.74.23.63.62.62.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Botanic Garden, 9 mi away.

  • Eastern Cottontail350 obs
  • Red-winged Blackbird217 obs
  • American Robin213 obs
  • common milkweed203 obs
  • Monarch196 obs
  • House Sparrow185 obs
  • Canada Goose178 obs
  • Black Swallowtail153 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/166098818

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