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Golden Gate Park

Golden Gate Park from directly overhead

Golden Gate Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 180 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Ton Farm Underground Railroad Site, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 11 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
180 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Chicago Park District
Access
Yes
Fee
No

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.65773, -87.61139

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
Nature reserves
Gardens
Artworks
  • Marshall Major Taylor: 1.0 mi
  • Prairie Boat: 1.1 mi
  • Marshall Major Taylor: 3.1 mi
  • Pride Of East Side: 5.5 mi
  • The Mural @ 91st & Commercial: 5.9 mi
Picnic sites
Museums
Attractions
  • Calumet City (Pink Smiley Face) Water Tower: 3.0 mi
  • Calumet City (Yellow Smiley Face) Water Tower: 5.3 mi
  • Al Capone's House: 7.2 mi
  • Michelle Obama's Childhood Home: 7.2 mi
  • Homewood Railroad Viewing Platform: 7.3 mi
Beaches: 41
Peaks: 23
  • Belly Button Hill: 6.6 mi
  • Obama Center Sled Hill: 8.8 mi
  • Sledding Hill: 11.0 mi
  • Arbor Hill: 11.3 mi
  • Mount Bridgeport: 12.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
Waterfalls: 3
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 23.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillWNW 282°259 m24.6 mi
Mount LieberE 98°214 m19.5 mi
Chanute HillE 99°195 m18.0 mi
Players HillNNW 332°187 m17.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1719:4720:29
September equinox06:3918:1318:49
December solstice07:1515:3916:24

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263040516272777568554232
Precip in2.32.12.74.14.84.54.04.13.33.92.72.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Midway AP 3SW, 10 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Common Goldeneye27 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk25 obs
  • Bald Eagle24 obs
  • Mute Swan22 obs
  • Bufflehead20 obs
  • Redhead18 obs
  • Double-crested Cormorant17 obs
  • Lesser Scaup15 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/215326452

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