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Luella Park

Luella Park from directly overhead

Luella Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 178 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the east-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Josephine Bradley Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 12 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
178 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Chicago Park District
Access
Yes
Fee
No

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.71268, -87.56770

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Museums
Artworks
  • The Mural @ 91st & Commercial: 1.5 mi
  • Sky Art: 1.5 mi
  • We All Come Together as One: 1.6 mi
  • Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Mural: 1.6 mi
  • Pride Of East Side: 1.7 mi
Gardens
  • South Chicago Farm: 1.9 mi
  • Saginaw Neighbors Garden: 3.1 mi
  • 75th and Coles Community Gardens: 3.3 mi
  • 75th and Coles Community Gardens: 3.3 mi
  • South Shore Good Foods Community Garden: 3.5 mi
Picnic sites
Attractions
  • Michelle Obama's Childhood Home: 3.3 mi
  • Al Capone's House: 4.3 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Calumet City (Pink Smiley Face) Water Tower: 5.7 mi
  • Calumet City (Yellow Smiley Face) Water Tower: 8.2 mi
Beaches: 52
Peaks: 28
  • Obama Center Sled Hill: 5.0 mi
  • Mount Bridgeport: 9.9 mi
  • Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 10.3 mi
  • Belly Button Hill: 10.5 mi
  • Arbor Hill: 12.8 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Rest areas: 3
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 20.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LieberESE 111°214 m18.3 mi
Mount TrashmoreNNW 342°204 m22.6 mi
Chanute HillESE 113°195 m16.9 mi
Players HillNW 318°187 m15.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1719:4720:29
September equinox06:3818:1318:49
December solstice07:1515:3916:23

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, 10 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Painted Turtle175 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk122 obs
  • Great Blue Heron118 obs
  • Bald Eagle113 obs
  • American Robin103 obs
  • Song Sparrow101 obs
  • Great Egret91 obs
  • American Kestrel81 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/218186046

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