Ellis Park
Ellis Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 184 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is The Light of Truth Ida B. Wells National Monument, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 3.4 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Chicago Park District
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 22.3 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Light of Truth Ida B. Wells National Monument: 0.1 mi
- Stephen A. Douglas: 0.2 mi
- The Great Migration Centennial: 0.2 mi
- Stephen A. Douglas Tomb: 0.2 mi
- Ida B. Wells Homes: 0.3 mi
- Stephen A. Douglas Monument Park: 0.2 mi
- Groveland Park: 0.3 mi
- Louis Anderson Park: 0.5 mi
- Lake Meadows Park: 0.6 mi
- Bronzewood Gathering: 0.6 mi
- La Ronda Parkata: 0.4 mi
- Bronzeville Renaissance Mural: 0.7 mi
- Letter to Bessie Coleman Sculpture: 0.7 mi
- Restoration: 0.8 mi
- Paul Laurence Dunbar Monument: 0.9 mi
- Lincoln Garden: 0.7 mi
- Great Migration Sculpture Garden: 1.3 mi
- Legends Farm: 1.4 mi
- McCormick Rooftop Garden: 1.7 mi
- Blues Heaven Garden: 1.9 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 0.9 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 1.2 mi
- McCormick Bird Sanctuary: 1.5 mi
- Ping Tom Natural Area: 2.4 mi
- South Shore Nature Sanctuary: 4.9 mi
- Chess Studio: 1.9 mi
- Chinese American Museum of Chicago: 2.0 mi
- Henry B. Clarke House: 2.0 mi
- Heritage Museum of Asian Art: 2.1 mi
- African American Firefighters Museum: 2.3 mi
- Doane Observatory: 2.6 mi
- Beluga: 2.7 mi
- Sea Lion: 2.7 mi
- Penguins: 2.7 mi
- Sea Otter: 2.7 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 9: 2.9 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 8: 3.0 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 10: 3.0 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 7: 3.1 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 6A: 3.1 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 0.8 mi
- 41st Street Beach: 0.9 mi
- 49th Street Beach: 2.0 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 2.5 mi
- 57th Street Beach: 3.1 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 2.0 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 2.2 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 3.3 mi
- Players Hill: 8.7 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 10.1 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 17.0 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 20.2 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 22.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 22.4 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 11.7 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 16.6 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 17.3 mi
- Tedens: 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ellis Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lieber | SE 127° | 214 m | 24.2 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 340° | 204 m | 14.3 mi |
| Chanute Hill | SE 129° | 195 m | 23.0 mi |
| Players Hill | WNW 292° | 187 m | 8.7 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 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:38 | 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, 2 mi away.
- Eastern Gray Squirrel94 obs
- Monarch66 obs
- Red-winged Blackbird65 obs
- wild bergamot63 obs
- common milkweed62 obs
- Red-breasted Merganser55 obs
- Mallard53 obs
- Canada Goose50 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/35332716
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Bronzeville · 1 mi
- Chicago/Bridgeport-Chinatown · 2 mi
- Chicago/Near South · 2 mi
- Chicago · 3 mi
- Chicago/Hyde Park · 3 mi
- Chicago/Pilsen · 3 mi
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