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Jackie Robinson Park

Jackie Robinson Park from directly overhead

Jackie Robinson Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 187 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Fernwood Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 11 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Chicago Park District

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.70052, -87.64770

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • Marshall Major Taylor: 0.6 mi
  • Marshall Major Taylor: 3.1 mi
  • Renaissance Park Sculpture: 3.5 mi
  • Mahalia Jackson: 3.7 mi
  • Thurgood Marshall: 3.9 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Altgeld Gardens Community Farm: 4.2 mi
  • Comer Family Reading Garden: 4.9 mi
  • Dorchester Community Garden: 5.5 mi
  • South Shore Good Foods Community Garden: 5.6 mi
  • Love Thy Neighbor Community Garden: 5.6 mi
Attractions
  • Al Capone's House: 4.5 mi
  • Michelle Obama's Childhood Home: 5.4 mi
  • Calumet City (Pink Smiley Face) Water Tower: 6.4 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 6.8 mi
  • Calumet City (Yellow Smiley Face) Water Tower: 8.8 mi
Beaches: 50
Peaks: 28
  • Obama Center Sled Hill: 6.6 mi
  • Belly Button Hill: 7.0 mi
  • Mount Bridgeport: 9.8 mi
  • Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 11.0 mi
  • Players Hill: 13.6 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 2
  • Rain Garden Springs: 19.9 mi
  • Lake Strini: 23.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillW 275°259 m22.3 mi
Mount LieberESE 105°214 m21.9 mi
Mount TrashmoreN 352°204 m22.5 mi
Chanute HillESE 106°195 m20.5 mi
Players HillNNW 333°187 m13.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1719:4720:29
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1515:3916:24

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263040516272777568554232
Precip in2.32.12.74.14.84.54.04.13.33.92.72.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Midway AP 3SW, 7 mi away.

  • Canada Goose31 obs
  • Black Swallowtail19 obs
  • American Robin18 obs
  • Orange Wing18 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee18 obs
  • common milkweed17 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle17 obs
  • Monarch17 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/116852986

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