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Laramie Park

Laramie Park from directly overhead

Laramie Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 188 m. Historic Route 66 passes 10 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Skokie Park District

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.01381, -87.75903

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Ghost towns

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2719:03
June solstice05:1619:4820:31
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1715:3816:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242837475868737265534130
Precip in2.12.02.34.04.84.33.74.23.63.62.62.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Botanic Garden, 9 mi away.

  • lesser celandine497 obs
  • White-tailed Deer222 obs
  • prairie trillium181 obs
  • garlic mustard137 obs
  • mayapple117 obs
  • Dryad's Saddle117 obs
  • star-flowered lily-of-the-valley111 obs
  • white fawnlily109 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/24725288

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