Skip to content

Leider Park

Leider Park from directly overhead

Leider Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 186 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the west-southwest, 0.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Kamen West Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 10 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Ridgeville Park District

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.02830, -87.69103

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Gardens
  • Elks Park Comunity Garden: 0.7 mi
  • James Parks Gardens: 0.8 mi
  • Howard Area Community Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Merrick Rose Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Hello! Howard Garden: 1.2 mi
Artworks
  • Destination: Points Unknown: 1.2 mi
  • 24/7: 1.2 mi
  • La Souterraine: 1.3 mi
  • Trunnion II: 1.3 mi
  • Wind Harp: 1.3 mi
Beaches
Nature reserves
Museums
Historic sites
Picnic sites
Attractions
Peaks: 13
  • Mount Trashmore: 0.8 mi
  • Horner Park Hill: 4.7 mi
  • Centennial Hill: 8.2 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 9.2 mi
  • Hidden Hill: 9.6 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 2.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rosemont Waterfall: 9.0 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TrashmoreWSW 246°204 m0.8 mi
Players HillSSW 200°187 m11.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4820:31
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 °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.

  • Eastern Cottontail262 obs
  • American Robin177 obs
  • House Sparrow175 obs
  • common milkweed166 obs
  • Monarch159 obs
  • Black Swallowtail147 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee146 obs
  • Mourning Dove135 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/32052981

More parks in Illinois

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Leider Park.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens