Memorial Park
Memorial Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 181 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Hamilton Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 7.7 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 181 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Chicago Park District
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 7.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 17.6 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hamilton Park: 0.4 mi
- Leland Giants Park: 0.7 mi
- Auburn Park: 0.7 mi
- Meyering Park: 0.7 mi
- Saint Leo's Veteran's Garden: 0.9 mi
- African American Marine Corps Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Aspire: 0.8 mi
- Tuskeegee Airmen: 0.9 mi
- SA Edwin Shanahan Memorial Marker: 1.3 mi
- Arthur M. Brazier: 1.3 mi
- Al Capone's House: 0.5 mi
- Michelle Obama's Childhood Home: 2.7 mi
- Japanese Garden: 3.0 mi
- Doane Observatory: 7.4 mi
- Beluga: 7.4 mi
- Mahalia Jackson: 0.8 mi
- Thurgood Marshall: 1.3 mi
- Englewood Junction: 1.4 mi
- Stop The Violence Chicago: 1.5 mi
- Renaissance Park Sculpture: 1.6 mi
- Comer Family Reading Garden: 1.5 mi
- King Drive Community Healing & Resilience Garden: 1.8 mi
- Perry Ave Commons: 2.0 mi
- Dorchester Community Garden: 2.0 mi
- Englewood Village Plaza: 2.0 mi
- DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center: 2.4 mi
- The Renaissance Society: 2.4 mi
- African American Firefighters Museum: 2.5 mi
- David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art: 2.7 mi
- Obama Presidential Center Museum: 2.8 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - North Grove 15: 2.9 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - Central Grove 2: 2.9 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - East Grove 14: 2.9 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - East Grove 10: 2.9 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - Central Grove 3: 2.9 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - North: 2.9 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - Center: 2.9 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - East: 3.0 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - 91st Street: 3.0 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - Center: 3.2 mi
- 63rd Street Beach: 3.2 mi
- 57th Street Beach: 3.3 mi
- South Shore Beach: 3.5 mi
- Arthur Ashe Beach: 3.7 mi
- 49th Street Beach: 3.9 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 2.8 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 5.7 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 6.8 mi
- Players Hill: 10.6 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 11.1 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 17.7 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 19.8 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 19.8 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 19.9 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 12.7 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 13.3 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 15.9 mi
- Tedens: 18.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Memorial Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | W 265° | 259 m | 23.3 mi |
| Mount Lieber | ESE 116° | 214 m | 22.5 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 348° | 204 m | 18.5 mi |
| Chanute Hill | ESE 118° | 195 m | 21.2 mi |
| Players Hill | NW 318° | 187 m | 10.6 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 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
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, 7 mi away.
- silver maple26 obs
- House Sparrow18 obs
- Great Blue Heron17 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel17 obs
- Wood Duck15 obs
- Red Clover15 obs
- Painted Turtle11 obs
- Monk Parakeet9 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/234331801
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Chatham-South Shore · 3 mi
- Chicago/Hyde Park · 3 mi
- Chicago/Bronzeville · 4 mi
- Chicago/Bridgeport-Chinatown · 5 mi
- Chicago/Far Southwest Side · 5 mi
- Chicago/Southwest Side · 5 mi
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