Jonquil Terrace Park
Jonquil Terrace Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 198 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Oasis Water Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 12 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Niles Park District
How to reach it
- 12.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 26.8 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 17 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Oasis Water Park: 0.2 mi
- Oakton Manor Park: 0.5 mi
- Northeast Park: 0.5 mi
- Grennan Heights Park: 0.6 mi
- Prospect Park: 0.7 mi
- Park Ridge Historical Society: 0.7 mi
- Niles Historical Society: 1.6 mi
- Wildwood Nature Center: 2.3 mi
- Norwood Park Historical Society: 2.9 mi
- Skokie Heritage Museum: 3.1 mi
- Niles Community Rain Garden: 0.9 mi
- KE36-Rivers Casino: 2.7 mi
- KE38: 2.7 mi
- KE20: 2.7 mi
- KE19: 2.8 mi
- Miami Woods: 1.1 mi
- St. Paul Woods: 1.4 mi
- Bunker Hill: 1.4 mi
- St. Paul Woods: 1.8 mi
- Wayside Woods Preserve: 1.9 mi
- World War I Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Veteran Shrine: 1.5 mi
- Katyn Massacre Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Wildwood Veteran Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Wildwood Chicago Police & Fire Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Leaning Tower of Niles: 1.7 mi
- 1000 gecs tree: 5.0 mi
- Schiller Woods Magic Water Pump: 5.1 mi
- Novelty Golf & Games: 5.1 mi
- Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe: 5.2 mi
- Kenilworth Beach: 7.4 mi
- Elder Lane Beach: 7.4 mi
- Cherry Street Beach: 7.4 mi
- Langdon Park Beach: 7.5 mi
- Dog Beach: 7.5 mi
- Centennial Hill: 2.0 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 4.8 mi
- Hidden Hill: 5.2 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 5.6 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 7.5 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 3.1 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 23.2 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 24.9 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 24.9 mi
- Covington Bluff: 14.2 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 23.8 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 6.9 mi
- Tedens: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jonquil Terrace Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | SW 214° | 259 m | 24.3 mi |
| Mount Hoy | SW 235° | 255 m | 22.9 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | E 89° | 204 m | 5.6 mi |
| Players Hill | SSE 166° | 187 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 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 | 25 | 29 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 66 | 54 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Ohare Intl AP, 7 mi away.
- lesser celandine544 obs
- White-tailed Deer163 obs
- garlic mustard134 obs
- Japanese barberry122 obs
- creeping thistle108 obs
- prairie trillium97 obs
- mayapple65 obs
- European lily of the valley59 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/32025317
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Far West Side · 9 mi
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 9 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 11 mi
- Berwyn · 12 mi
- Chicagoland · 12 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 13 mi
Take the scenic way to Jonquil Terrace Park.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.