Lowe Park
Lowe Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 181 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Park No. 421, a park 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 5.1 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 181 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Chicago Park District
How to reach it
- 5.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 20.2 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Park No. 421: 0.3 mi
- Wagner Park: 0.4 mi
- Malus Park: 0.4 mi
- Wagner Park: 0.5 mi
- Emerald Park: 0.5 mi
- Stockyard Gardens: 0.6 mi
- Englewood Village Plaza: 0.8 mi
- EduCare Preschool Farm: 0.9 mi
- Perry Ave Commons: 0.9 mi
- Legends Farm: 1.2 mi
- Sherman American History Series: 0.8 mi
- Walter Dyett: 0.9 mi
- Melville Fuller: 1.0 mi
- Keep Loving Each Other: 1.1 mi
- Kobe Bryant Memorial: 1.2 mi
- African American Firefighters Museum: 0.9 mi
- DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center: 1.8 mi
- David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art: 2.1 mi
- The Renaissance Society: 2.2 mi
- Fire Museum of Greater Chicago: 2.2 mi
- SA Edwin Shanahan Memorial Marker: 1.4 mi
- Union Stock Yards Fire Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Ulysses S. Grant Boulder: 1.7 mi
- WWII Memorial Fountain: 1.8 mi
- Aspire: 1.9 mi
- Al Capone's House: 2.8 mi
- Japanese Garden: 3.1 mi
- Michelle Obama's Childhood Home: 4.3 mi
- Beluga: 4.9 mi
- Sea Lion: 4.9 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 9: 2.9 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 10: 2.9 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 8: 3.0 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 7: 3.0 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 6B: 3.1 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 3.4 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 3.6 mi
- McCormick Bird Sanctuary: 3.8 mi
- Ping Tom Natural Area: 4.2 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - North: 4.4 mi
- 41st Street Beach: 2.8 mi
- 49th Street Beach: 3.0 mi
- 57th Street Beach: 3.2 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 3.3 mi
- 63rd Street Beach: 3.7 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 3.0 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 3.1 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 4.3 mi
- Players Hill: 8.4 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 11.5 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 17.4 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 17.9 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 20.0 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 20.1 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 13.2 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 14.1 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 15.4 mi
- Tedens: 18.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lowe Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WSW 258° | 259 m | 23.0 mi |
| Mount Lieber | ESE 121° | 214 m | 24.3 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 348° | 204 m | 15.9 mi |
| Chanute Hill | ESE 123° | 195 m | 23.0 mi |
| Players Hill | NW 309° | 187 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:47 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:39 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 29 | 38 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 74 | 74 | 67 | 54 | 43 | 31 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Northerly IS, 4 mi away.
- Eastern Gray Squirrel388 obs
- Wood Duck189 obs
- Mallard140 obs
- Black-crowned Night Heron134 obs
- Great Blue Heron124 obs
- Canada Goose116 obs
- American Robin89 obs
- Monarch76 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 siteOpenStreetMap element way/113019942
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Bridgeport-Chinatown · 2 mi
- Chicago/Bronzeville · 2 mi
- Chicago/Hyde Park · 3 mi
- Chicago/Near South · 4 mi
- Chicago/Pilsen · 4 mi
- Chicago/Southwest Side · 4 mi
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