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Hickory Park

Hickory Park from directly overhead

Hickory Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 180 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the north-northwest, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 6.3 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
180 m

What to expect

Operated by
Chicago Park District

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.97019, -87.65810

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Parks
Gardens
Artworks
  • Uptown Color Wheel: 0.1 mi
  • Cornucopia: 0.2 mi
  • Vietnam: 0.2 mi
  • Argyle-O-Rama: 0.2 mi
  • From Many Paths We Come: 0.5 mi
Picnic sites
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 17: 0.5 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 16: 1.1 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 15: 1.6 mi
  • Horner Picnic Grove: 2.2 mi
  • Horner Picnic Grove: 2.2 mi
Nature reserves
Museums
Historic sites
  • Hutchinson Street District: 0.8 mi
  • Jack Johnson: 0.9 mi
  • Laszlo Moholy-Nagy: 0.9 mi
  • Dr. Jose P. Rizal: 1861–1896: 1.1 mi
  • Dr. Jose Rizal (1861–1896): 1.1 mi
Beaches: 58
Peaks: 17
Waterfalls: 2
Cliffs: 2
Lighthouses: 2
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 2.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TrashmoreNNW 326°204 m4.4 mi
Players HillSW 221°187 m8.6 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, 8 mi away.

  • Red-winged Blackbird1,615 obs
  • Northern Cardinal1,456 obs
  • American Robin1,089 obs
  • Mallard900 obs
  • Ring-billed Gull893 obs
  • Red-breasted Merganser821 obs
  • House Sparrow817 obs
  • Black-capped Chickadee777 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/134579976

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