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Leonardi Park

Leonardi Park from directly overhead

Leonardi Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 196 m. Bald Knob stands 235 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Skokie River Woods, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 23 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
196 m

What to expect

Operated by
Park District of Highland Park

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.19395, -87.83218

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Buckthorn Park: 0.6 mi
  • Sleepy Hollow Park: 0.6 mi
  • Cloverdale Park: 0.6 mi
  • Olson Park: 0.6 mi
  • Rory David Park: 1.0 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Attractions
  • The Magic Rock: 1.3 mi
  • Model Railroad Garden: 3.8 mi
  • K1 Speed: 6.0 mi
  • Plant identification trail: 7.4 mi
  • Sugar Shack: 7.4 mi
Gardens
Museums
Beaches: 56
  • Park Avenue Boating/Fishing Beach: 2.2 mi
  • Millard Beach: 2.8 mi
  • Millard Beach: 2.9 mi
  • Rosewood Beach: 3.7 mi
  • Forest Park Beach: 4.2 mi
Peaks: 10
  • sled hill: 1.2 mi
  • Centennial Hill: 12.9 mi
  • Mount Trashmore: 13.5 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 16.5 mi
  • Leahy Hill: 16.5 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Cliffs: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rosemont Waterfall: 14.1 mi
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 16.1 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald KnobNW 305°235 m23.3 mi
Leahy HillNNW 346°234 m16.5 mi
Mount TrashmoreSSE 151°204 m13.5 mi
Players HillS 171°187 m22.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1619:4920:32
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, 4 mi away.

  • Monarch253 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel48 obs
  • White-tailed Deer47 obs
  • common milkweed46 obs
  • Black Swallowtail44 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee41 obs
  • American Goldfinch37 obs
  • common buckthorn34 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/511084234

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