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Josephine Bradley Park

Josephine Bradley Park from directly overhead

Josephine Bradley Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 178 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the east-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 11 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Chicago Park District

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Coordinates41.71808, -87.56364

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Artworks
  • The Mural @ 91st & Commercial: 1.1 mi
  • Sky Art: 1.1 mi
  • We All Come Together as One: 1.2 mi
  • Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Mural: 1.2 mi
  • Sims Metal Management Mural: 1.4 mi
Museums
Gardens
  • South Chicago Farm: 1.5 mi
  • Saginaw Neighbors Garden: 2.7 mi
  • 75th and Coles Community Gardens: 2.9 mi
  • 75th and Coles Community Gardens: 2.9 mi
  • South Shore Good Foods Community Garden: 3.1 mi
Picnic sites
  • Eggers Grove Picnic Grove 2: 2.8 mi
  • South Shore Picnic Grove: 3.5 mi
  • Jackson Park - Grove 16: 4.3 mi
  • Jackson Park - Grove 19B: 4.5 mi
  • Jackson Park - Grove 19A: 4.5 mi
Attractions
  • Michelle Obama's Childhood Home: 3.0 mi
  • Al Capone's House: 4.2 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 4.8 mi
  • Calumet City (Pink Smiley Face) Water Tower: 6.1 mi
  • Calumet City (Yellow Smiley Face) Water Tower: 8.5 mi
Beaches: 51
Peaks: 28
  • Obama Center Sled Hill: 4.7 mi
  • Mount Bridgeport: 9.6 mi
  • Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 10.0 mi
  • Belly Button Hill: 10.9 mi
  • Arbor Hill: 13.0 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Rest areas: 1
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 19.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LieberESE 113°214 m18.2 mi
Mount TrashmoreNNW 341°204 m22.3 mi
Chanute HillESE 114°195 m16.8 mi
Players HillNW 316°187 m15.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1719:4720:29
September equinox06:3818:1318:49
December solstice07:1515:3916:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262938485868747467544331

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

Wildlife nearby
  • Monk Parakeet84 obs
  • Painted Turtle61 obs
  • Canada Goose45 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk38 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel35 obs
  • American Kestrel33 obs
  • Cackling Goose27 obs
  • White-tailed Deer24 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/140585241

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