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McNally Park

McNally Park from directly overhead

McNally Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 182 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the southeast, 0.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Shawnee Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 11 miles off. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
182 m

What to expect

Operated by
Skokie Park District

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.03271, -87.71765

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • Trunnion II: 0.6 mi
  • La Souterraine: 0.6 mi
  • Sculpture: 1.8 mi
  • Cartwright Mound: 1.8 mi
  • City Hall Keystone: 2.1 mi
Gardens
Historic sites
Museums
Nature reserves
Picnic sites
Attractions
Beaches
Peaks: 14
  • Mount Trashmore: 0.9 mi
  • Horner Park Hill: 5.2 mi
  • Centennial Hill: 6.9 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 8.3 mi
  • Hidden Hill: 8.7 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 3.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rosemont Waterfall: 7.8 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TrashmoreSE 136°204 m0.9 mi
Players HillSSW 193°187 m11.2 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, 8 mi away.

  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee124 obs
  • common milkweed113 obs
  • Black Swallowtail103 obs
  • Western Honey Bee100 obs
  • Monarch94 obs
  • Eastern Cottontail77 obs
  • Canada Goose66 obs
  • Brown-belted Bumble Bee66 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/178290494

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