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Howard Beach Park

Howard Beach Park from directly overhead

Howard Beach Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 180 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the west, 2.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Howard Beach, a beach less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 9.7 miles off. 11 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

Coordinates42.01890, -87.66402

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • A Neighborhood Piazza: 0.3 mi
  • Coloribbean Mural: 0.4 mi
  • Destination: Points Unknown: 0.4 mi
  • 24/7: 0.5 mi
  • Mile of Murals: 0.5 mi
Gardens
  • Hello! Howard Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Howard Area Community Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Elks Park Comunity Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Winthrop Garden: 1.2 mi
  • The Ruby Garden: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Museums
Picnic sites
Attractions
Peaks: 11
  • Mount Trashmore: 2.2 mi
  • Horner Park Hill: 4.4 mi
  • Centennial Hill: 9.5 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 10.1 mi
  • Hidden Hill: 10.4 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 2.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rosemont Waterfall: 10.2 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TrashmoreW 278°204 m2.2 mi
Players HillSSW 208°187 m11.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4820:31
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 °F242837475868737265534130
Precip in2.12.02.34.04.84.33.74.23.63.62.62.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Botanic Garden, 10 mi away.

  • Eastern Cottontail334 obs
  • House Sparrow257 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel246 obs
  • American Robin231 obs
  • Rock Pigeon175 obs
  • Mourning Dove174 obs
  • Monarch162 obs
  • Ring-billed Gull156 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/317891872

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