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Mellin Park

Mellin Park from directly overhead

Mellin Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 183 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the north-northwest, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Park No. 599, a park 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 7.2 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
183 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
Coordinates41.98324, -87.66952

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums
Gardens
Artworks
  • Young Lincoln Statue: 0.5 mi
  • Today: 0.5 mi
  • Today: 0.5 mi
  • Pastorales, Prairie Calls, 14 bird species: 0.6 mi
  • Water Music, Lake Calls, 12 bird species: 0.6 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
Picnic sites
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 17: 1.1 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 16: 2.1 mi
  • Horner Picnic Grove: 2.2 mi
  • Horner Picnic Grove: 2.2 mi
  • Peterson Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
Historic sites
Beaches: 57
Peaks: 16
  • Horner Park Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Mount Trashmore: 3.3 mi
  • Players Hill: 9.0 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 9.0 mi
  • Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 9.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Cliffs: 2
Lighthouses: 2
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 1.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TrashmoreNNW 326°204 m3.3 mi
Players HillSW 214°187 m9.0 mi
Conditions

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, 9 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • American Robin576 obs
  • White-tailed Deer504 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel471 obs
  • Eastern Cottontail462 obs
  • Monarch442 obs
  • Black Swallowtail432 obs
  • House Sparrow393 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee357 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/132832304

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