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Mariano Park

Mariano Park from directly overhead

Mariano Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the north-northwest, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Washington Square, a park 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.5 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Chicago Park District

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.90191, -87.62819

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Gardens
  • Anne & John Kern Terrace Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Chicago Lights Urban Farm: 0.7 mi
  • David M. McKay Memorial Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Limestone Glade: 1.2 mi
  • Light Plate: 1.4 mi
Attractions
  • Wooden Alley: 0.6 mi
  • Museum of Ice Cream: 0.8 mi
  • Wendella Tours - Dock 3: 0.9 mi
  • Wendella Tours - Michigan Avenue: 0.9 mi
  • Wendella Tours - Dock 4: 0.9 mi
Picnic sites
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 2: 0.9 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 3: 1.0 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 4: 1.2 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 5: 1.2 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 6: 1.3 mi
Beaches: 57
Peaks: 16
  • Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Mount Bridgeport: 4.2 mi
  • Horner Park Hill: 5.3 mi
  • Players Hill: 7.4 mi
  • Obama Center Sled Hill: 8.4 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 6.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TrashmoreNNW 335°204 m9.3 mi
Players HillWSW 256°187 m7.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4820:30
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 °F262938485868747467544331

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Northerly IS, 3 mi away.

  • Canada Goose1,415 obs
  • House Sparrow1,330 obs
  • Rock Pigeon1,319 obs
  • Mallard1,058 obs
  • Red-winged Blackbird1,015 obs
  • Black-crowned Night Heron933 obs
  • Ring-billed Gull821 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel767 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.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/130145598

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