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Hermosa Park

Hermosa Park from directly overhead

Hermosa Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 185 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Walt Disney Birthplace House, a museum 0.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 4.7 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
185 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Chicago Park District

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.92208, -87.73998

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Parks
Gardens
  • Monticello Community Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Paradise Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Corner Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Altgeld Sawyer Corner Farm: 1.6 mi
  • Paseo Prairie Garden: 1.7 mi
Artworks
  • Graffiti Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Pope John Paul II: 1.4 mi
  • Graffiti Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Graffiti Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Graffiti Garden: 1.5 mi
Historic sites
Picnic sites
Nature reserves
Attractions
Beaches: 58
Peaks: 20
Waterfalls: 4
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 5.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillSW 233°259 m21.9 mi
Mount HoyWSW 255°255 m23.5 mi
Mount TrashmoreNNE 14°204 m7.2 mi
Players HillSSW 204°187 m3.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1719:4820:30
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, 8 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • American Robin95 obs
  • bittersweet nightshade92 obs
  • Black Swallowtail91 obs
  • Northern Cardinal84 obs
  • Red Admiral72 obs
  • Eastern Cottontail64 obs
  • common milkweed57 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel56 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/203775693

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