Hamlin Park
Hamlin Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 183 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the east-northeast, 0.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Mulford Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 10 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 183 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Skokie Park District
How to reach it
- 10.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mulford Park: 0.2 mi
- Charles L. O'Brien Park: 0.5 mi
- Chippewa Park: 0.6 mi
- Lauth Park: 0.6 mi
- Mamaceqtaw Park: 0.7 mi
- James Parks Gardens: 1.0 mi
- Skokie Community Garden: 1.9 mi
- Elks Park Comunity Garden: 2.3 mi
- Merrick Rose Garden: 2.5 mi
- Howard Area Community Garden: 2.5 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Lincoln Arch: 1.6 mi
- World War II Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Holocaust Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Iraq & Afghanistan Veterans Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Exploratorium: 1.1 mi
- Emily Oak Nature Center: 1.2 mi
- Skokie Heritage Museum: 1.8 mi
- North Park Village Nature Center: 2.2 mi
- Evanston Ecology Center: 2.8 mi
- Emily Oaks Nature Center: 1.1 mi
- Indian Boundary Nature Play Center: 1.6 mi
- North Park Village Natural Area: 2.2 mi
- North Park Village - Walking Stick Woods Natural Area: 2.4 mi
- Perkins Woods Forest Preserve: 2.8 mi
- La Souterraine: 1.5 mi
- Trunnion II: 1.5 mi
- City Hall Keystone: 1.7 mi
- Wind Harp: 1.7 mi
- Menorah: 1.9 mi
- Novelty Golf & Games: 1.5 mi
- Leaning Tower of Niles: 3.2 mi
- Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom: 4.8 mi
- Biograph Theatre: 7.5 mi
- Schiller Woods Magic Water Pump: 7.8 mi
- Peterson Picnic Area: 2.3 mi
- Edgebrook Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 2.9 mi
- La Bagh Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 2.9 mi
- Picnic: 3.0 mi
- Ted Lechowicz Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 3.0 mi
- South Boulevard Beach: 2.9 mi
- Lee Street Beach: 3.0 mi
- Juneway Beach: 3.0 mi
- Rogers Beach: 3.0 mi
- Howard Beach: 3.0 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 0.9 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 4.4 mi
- Centennial Hill: 6.4 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 7.5 mi
- Hidden Hill: 7.9 mi
- Covington Bluff: 15.1 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 24.6 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 2.9 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 7.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hamlin Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | ENE 75° | 204 m | 0.9 mi |
| Players Hill | SSW 193° | 187 m | 10.2 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 | 19:48 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 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 | 24 | 28 | 37 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Botanic Garden, 9 mi away.
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee97 obs
- Western Honey Bee95 obs
- Monarch83 obs
- Black Swallowtail73 obs
- Canada Goose71 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel66 obs
- American Robin61 obs
- Eastern Cottontail60 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/24888808
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 7 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 8 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 9 mi
- Chicagoland · 9 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 10 mi
- Chicago · 11 mi
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