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Hartigan Beach Park

Hartigan Beach Park from directly overhead

Hartigan Beach Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 179 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the west-northwest, 2.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Hartigan Beach, a beach less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 8.5 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
179 m

What to expect

Operated by
Chicago Park District

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.00250, -87.65714

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Beaches
Parks
  • North Shore Beach Park: 0.1 mi
  • Helen Doria Beach Park: 0.2 mi
  • Tobey Prinz Beach Park: 0.2 mi
  • Lazarus Park: 0.3 mi
  • D'Elia Park: 0.5 mi
Gardens
  • Winthrop Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Quinlan Rooftop Garden: 0.3 mi
  • The Ruby Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Hello! Howard Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Howard Area Community Garden: 1.6 mi
Artworks
  • Lunar Disc I: 0.2 mi
  • Los Lobos de Loyola: 0.2 mi
  • Chinese Armillary: 0.2 mi
  • Wounded Angel: 0.2 mi
  • Arnold J. Damen, S.J.: 0.2 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Museums
Picnic sites
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 17: 1.9 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 16: 2.8 mi
  • Peterson Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
  • Horner Picnic Grove: 3.6 mi
  • Horner Picnic Grove: 3.6 mi
Attractions
Peaks: 12
  • Mount Trashmore: 2.9 mi
  • Horner Park Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Centennial Hill: 9.8 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 10.0 mi
  • Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 10.2 mi
Cliffs: 2
Lighthouses: 2
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 1.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rosemont Waterfall: 10.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TrashmoreWNW 300°204 m2.9 mi
Players HillSSW 213°187 m10.4 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, 10 mi away.

  • Eastern Cottontail337 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel308 obs
  • American Robin289 obs
  • House Sparrow288 obs
  • White-tailed Deer286 obs
  • Rock Pigeon237 obs
  • Monarch237 obs
  • Black Swallowtail223 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/165567815

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