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Langdon Park

Langdon Park from directly overhead

Langdon Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 186 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the northwest, 2.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Jetty, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 8.5 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
186 m

What to expect

Operated by
Chicago Park District

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.00188, -87.67486

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Jetty: 0.2 mi
  • Mile of Murals: 0.5 mi
  • Mile of Murals: 0.6 mi
  • Mile of Murals: 0.6 mi
  • Mile of Murals: 0.6 mi
Gardens
  • The Ruby Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Winthrop Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Quinlan Rooftop Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Hello! Howard Garden: 1.2 mi
  • Garden of Serenity: 1.2 mi
Museums
Parks
Beaches
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Picnic sites
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 17: 2.2 mi
  • Peterson Picnic Area: 2.5 mi
  • Horner Picnic Grove: 3.1 mi
  • Horner Picnic Grove: 3.1 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 16: 3.2 mi
Attractions
Peaks: 15
  • Mount Trashmore: 2.2 mi
  • Horner Park Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Centennial Hill: 8.9 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 9.1 mi
  • Hidden Hill: 9.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
Lighthouses: 2
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 1.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rosemont Waterfall: 9.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TrashmoreNW 313°204 m2.2 mi
Players HillSSW 209°187 m9.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4820:30
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1615:3816:23

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, 11 mi away.

  • White-tailed Deer493 obs
  • Eastern Cottontail398 obs
  • American Robin372 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel346 obs
  • Monarch342 obs
  • House Sparrow323 obs
  • Black Swallowtail314 obs
  • Mallard278 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/209428141

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