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Haas Park

Haas Park from directly overhead

Haas Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 181 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is World War I Memorial, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 3.5 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Chicago Park District

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.92510, -87.69575

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • World War I Memorial: 0.2 mi
  • Illinois Centennial Monument: 0.6 mi
  • CPD Officer Richard Clark Memorial: 1.3 mi
  • Ramo I. Zenkich Memorial: 1.4 mi
  • El Gran Combo: 1.5 mi
Artworks
  • Greetings from Chicago Mural: 0.3 mi
  • Helping Hand: 0.6 mi
  • Yellow Brick Road: 0.9 mi
  • Graffiti Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Graffiti Garden: 1.0 mi
Parks
Gardens
  • Whipple Community Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Paseo Prairie Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Altgeld Sawyer Corner Farm: 0.7 mi
  • Corner Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Paradise Garden: 1.0 mi
Attractions
Picnic sites
  • Horner Picnic Grove: 2.4 mi
  • Horner Picnic Grove: 2.4 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 10: 3.0 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 8: 3.1 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 5: 3.1 mi
Beaches: 58
Peaks: 18
Waterfalls: 4
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 4.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillSW 236°259 m23.9 mi
Mount TrashmoreN 356°204 m6.8 mi
Players HillSW 227°187 m5.0 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 Robin420 obs
  • Canada Goose346 obs
  • Wood Duck297 obs
  • Mallard256 obs
  • Northern Cardinal256 obs
  • Rock Pigeon247 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel243 obs
  • Red-winged Blackbird235 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/32563560

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