Jessie 'Ma' Houston Park
Jessie 'Ma' Houston Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 181 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Drexel Square, a park 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 5.2 miles off. 27 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
- 5.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 20.6 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Drexel Square: 0.1 mi
- Sycamore Park: 0.3 mi
- Bessie Coleman Park: 0.5 mi
- Honeysuckle Park: 0.5 mi
- Elm Park: 0.5 mi
- Drexel Fountain: 0.1 mi
- Sim's Corner Wall of Respect: 0.5 mi
- Carver 47: 0.5 mi
- Washington (George Washington Monument): 0.6 mi
- Gotthold Ephraim Lessing: 0.6 mi
- Ulysses S. Grant Boulder: 0.2 mi
- Obama Kissing Rock: 0.8 mi
- Nuclear Energy: 0.8 mi
- Frederick C. Robie House: 1.1 mi
- Carl von Linné Monument: 1.1 mi
- Bronzeville Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Great Migration Sculpture Garden: 0.6 mi
- Cornell Oasis: 0.9 mi
- Amanda's Garden: 0.9 mi
- EduCare Preschool Farm: 1.0 mi
- David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art: 0.7 mi
- DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center: 0.8 mi
- The Renaissance Society: 1.0 mi
- African American Firefighters Museum: 1.1 mi
- Hyde Park Historical Society Museum: 1.1 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 9: 1.3 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 10: 1.4 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 8: 1.4 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 7: 1.5 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 6A: 1.6 mi
- Japanese Garden: 1.7 mi
- Al Capone's House: 2.9 mi
- Michelle Obama's Childhood Home: 3.4 mi
- Doane Observatory: 4.3 mi
- Beluga: 4.4 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 2.6 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 3.0 mi
- McCormick Bird Sanctuary: 3.2 mi
- South Shore Nature Sanctuary: 3.3 mi
- Ping Tom Natural Area: 4.1 mi
- 49th Street Beach: 1.1 mi
- 41st Street Beach: 1.3 mi
- 57th Street Beach: 1.6 mi
- 63rd Street Beach: 2.2 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 2.5 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 1.7 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 3.5 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 3.8 mi
- Players Hill: 9.7 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 11.8 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 18.4 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 19.7 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 21.9 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 21.9 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 13.4 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 15.5 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 15.8 mi
- Tedens: 20.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jessie 'Ma' Houston Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WSW 258° | 259 m | 24.9 mi |
| Mount Lieber | SE 124° | 214 m | 23.0 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 341° | 204 m | 16.0 mi |
| Chanute Hill | SE 126° | 195 m | 21.7 mi |
| Players Hill | WNW 301° | 187 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:47 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:38 | 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, 4 mi away.
- Eastern Gray Squirrel667 obs
- Great Blue Heron638 obs
- American Robin600 obs
- Mallard520 obs
- Wood Duck477 obs
- Canada Goose407 obs
- Monarch398 obs
- Black-crowned Night Heron394 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/34854532
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Bronzeville · 1 mi
- Chicago/Hyde Park · 1 mi
- Chicago/Bridgeport-Chinatown · 3 mi
- Chicago/Chatham-South Shore · 4 mi
- Chicago/Near South · 4 mi
- Chicago/Pilsen · 4 mi
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