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Merrill Park

Merrill Park from directly overhead

Merrill Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 178 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Marian R. Byrnes Park, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 11 miles off. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
178 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Chicago Park District

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.71945, -87.57230

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Museums
Historic sites
Artworks
  • The Mural @ 91st & Commercial: 1.3 mi
  • Sky Art: 1.4 mi
  • We All Come Together as One: 1.4 mi
  • Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Mural: 1.5 mi
  • Sims Metal Management Mural: 1.8 mi
Gardens
  • South Chicago Farm: 1.8 mi
  • Saginaw Neighbors Garden: 2.7 mi
  • 75th and Coles Community Gardens: 2.9 mi
  • 75th and Coles Community Gardens: 2.9 mi
  • South Shore Good Foods Community Garden: 3.0 mi
Attractions
  • Michelle Obama's Childhood Home: 2.8 mi
  • Al Capone's House: 3.8 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 4.7 mi
  • Calumet City (Pink Smiley Face) Water Tower: 6.2 mi
  • Calumet City (Yellow Smiley Face) Water Tower: 8.6 mi
Picnic sites
  • Eggers Grove Picnic Grove 2: 3.2 mi
  • South Shore Picnic Grove: 3.4 mi
  • Jackson Park - Grove 16: 4.1 mi
  • Jackson Park - Grove 19B: 4.4 mi
  • Jackson Park - Grove 19A: 4.4 mi
Beaches: 50
Peaks: 26
  • Obama Center Sled Hill: 4.5 mi
  • Mount Bridgeport: 9.4 mi
  • Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 9.8 mi
  • Belly Button Hill: 10.6 mi
  • Arbor Hill: 13.3 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Rest areas: 2
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 19.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LieberESE 113°214 m18.7 mi
Mount TrashmoreNNW 342°204 m22.1 mi
Chanute HillESE 114°195 m17.3 mi
Players HillNW 317°187 m14.7 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 Turtle56 obs
  • Monk Parakeet44 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk31 obs
  • American Kestrel29 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel29 obs
  • White-tailed Deer25 obs
  • Monarch23 obs
  • purple loosestrife22 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/178118067

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