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Euclid Square Park

Euclid Square Park from directly overhead

Euclid Square Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 189 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Lincoln School Garden, a garden 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 2.4 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
189 m

What to expect

Operated by
Park District of Oak Park

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.86630, -87.79208

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
Artworks
  • U.S. Map: 0.2 mi
  • Lincoln: The Friendly Neighbor: 0.7 mi
  • Whale: 0.8 mi
  • Pathfinder: 1.2 mi
  • Pod Of Sun Seeds: 1.2 mi
Historic sites
  • Isabelle Jones: 0.3 mi
  • Scott Snodgrass: 0.3 mi
  • Kathy Garrigan: 0.3 mi
  • Joe & Elaine Kadlec: 0.3 mi
  • Gold Star of the World War: 0.3 mi
Parks
Museums
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Dolphin: 3.0 mi
  • California Sea Lion: 3.0 mi
  • California Sea Lion: 3.0 mi
  • Gray Seal: 3.0 mi
  • Gray Seal: 3.0 mi
Beaches: 58
Peaks: 20
  • Players Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Hidden Hill: 6.4 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 6.7 mi
  • Mount Bridgeport: 7.6 mi
  • Horner Park Hill: 8.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 2
  • Rain Garden Springs: 9.9 mi
  • Lake Strini: 21.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillWSW 238°259 m17.5 mi
Mount HoyW 263°255 m20.1 mi
Mount TrashmoreNNE 22°204 m11.7 mi
Players HillENE 63°187 m1.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2719:03
June solstice05:1719:4820:30
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1615:3916:24

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263040516272767568554231
Precip in1.51.51.93.64.14.03.64.02.83.52.41.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Midway AP, 6 mi away.

  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee352 obs
  • Large Milkweed Bug280 obs
  • Monarch236 obs
  • common milkweed234 obs
  • Western Honey Bee224 obs
  • Black Swallowtail167 obs
  • rattlesnake master128 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel123 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 site

OpenStreetMap element way/32742894

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