Jesse Owens Park
Jesse Owens Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 181 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Jesse Owens, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 10 miles off. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 181 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Chicago Park District
How to reach it
- 10.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 16.2 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Jesse Owens: 0.1 mi
- Drake Fountain: 1.2 mi
- Viertnam War Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 1.6 mi
- 50th Anniversary of the Rainbow Division WWI: 1.9 mi
- Dinah Washington Park: 0.7 mi
- Eckersall Park: 0.9 mi
- Dougherty Park: 0.9 mi
- Bessemer (Henry) Park: 0.9 mi
- Pine Park: 1.0 mi
- Bronzeville Children's Museum: 0.8 mi
- A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum: 2.5 mi
- Ford Calumet Environmental Center (FCEC): 3.4 mi
- Historic Pullman Foundation Exhibit Hall: 3.5 mi
- Obama Presidential Center Museum: 3.6 mi
- We All Come Together as One: 1.2 mi
- The Mural @ 91st & Commercial: 1.3 mi
- Sky Art: 1.3 mi
- Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Mural: 1.5 mi
- Sims Metal Management Mural: 1.9 mi
- Marian R. Byrnes Park: 1.3 mi
- Rainbow Beach Dunes South Natural Area: 2.0 mi
- Rainbow Beach Dunes: 2.2 mi
- South Shore Nature Sanctuary: 2.4 mi
- Park 565 "Indian Ridge Marsh": 4.0 mi
- Michelle Obama's Childhood Home: 1.7 mi
- Al Capone's House: 3.0 mi
- Japanese Garden: 3.6 mi
- Calumet City (Pink Smiley Face) Water Tower: 7.2 mi
- Doane Observatory: 9.2 mi
- South Chicago Farm: 1.7 mi
- Saginaw Neighbors Garden: 1.7 mi
- South Shore Good Foods Community Garden: 1.9 mi
- 75th and Coles Community Gardens: 1.9 mi
- 75th and Coles Community Gardens: 1.9 mi
- South Shore Picnic Grove: 2.4 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 16: 3.0 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 19B: 3.3 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 19A: 3.3 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 6B: 3.7 mi
- Arthur Ashe Beach: 2.1 mi
- Rainbow Beach: 2.1 mi
- South Shore Beach: 2.4 mi
- Calumet Beach: 2.8 mi
- Munson Beach: 3.0 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 3.4 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 8.3 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 8.8 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 11.3 mi
- Players Hill: 13.9 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 20.2 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 22.2 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 22.3 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 23.0 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 10.9 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 15.4 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 18.4 mi
- Tedens: 20.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jesse Owens Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lieber | ESE 115° | 214 m | 19.2 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 341° | 204 m | 21.0 mi |
| Chanute Hill | ESE 117° | 195 m | 17.9 mi |
| Players Hill | NW 314° | 187 m | 13.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:39 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 29 | 38 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 74 | 74 | 67 | 54 | 43 | 31 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Northerly IS, 9 mi away.
- Eastern Gray Squirrel41 obs
- Domestic Cat24 obs
- Monarch22 obs
- dense blazing star22 obs
- silver maple21 obs
- DeKay's Brownsnake18 obs
- marsh mermaidweed17 obs
- Narrowleaf Vervain17 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 siteOpenStreetMap element way/125812031
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Chatham-South Shore · 1 mi
- Chicago/Far Southeast Side · 4 mi
- Chicago/Hyde Park · 4 mi
- Chicago/Bronzeville · 6 mi
- Chicago/Far Southwest Side · 7 mi
- Evergreen Park · 7 mi
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