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Grape Park

Grape Park from directly overhead

Grape Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 183 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Algonquin Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 4.1 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
183 m

What to expect

Operated by
Chicago Park District

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.93353, -87.69936

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Gardens
  • Paseo Prairie Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Altgeld Sawyer Corner Farm: 0.7 mi
  • Lane Tech Memorial Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Corner Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Whipple Community Garden: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Riverview: 0.7 mi
  • Greetings from Chicago Mural: 0.9 mi
  • Helping Hand: 0.9 mi
  • Shooting the Stars: 1.0 mi
  • Pope John Paul II: 1.0 mi
Museums
Picnic sites
  • Horner Picnic Grove: 1.8 mi
  • Horner Picnic Grove: 1.8 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 10: 3.2 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 13: 3.3 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 15: 3.3 mi
Attractions
Beaches: 59
Peaks: 18
Waterfalls: 4
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 3.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillSW 234°259 m24.0 mi
Mount TrashmoreN 357°204 m6.2 mi
Players HillSW 221°187 m5.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4820:30
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 °F262938485868747467544331

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Northerly IS, 7 mi away.

  • American Robin399 obs
  • Canada Goose338 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel318 obs
  • Mallard247 obs
  • Black Swallowtail241 obs
  • Northern Cardinal234 obs
  • Rock Pigeon209 obs
  • Eastern Cottontail199 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/203763483

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