Morton Park
Morton Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 184 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is East Parkholme, a park 0.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.3 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 184 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Clyde Park District
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 23.5 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 7 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- East Parkholme: 0.5 mi
- East Parkholme: 0.6 mi
- Hawthorne Park: 0.6 mi
- Parkholme Park: 0.6 mi
- Cicero Sports Complex: 0.7 mi
- Manuel Perez Jr.: 0.8 mi
- Manuel Pérez Jr.: 0.8 mi
- Peace Pole: 2.6 mi
- Dr. DeeDee Farmer: 2.6 mi
- Norman Cornwall Memorial (WWI Obelisk): 2.7 mi
- Bobby Hull: 1.2 mi
- Independence Square Fountain: 1.8 mi
- Lincoln: The Friendly Neighbor: 2.0 mi
- Little Village Arch: 2.3 mi
- Jacques Marquette Monument: 2.6 mi
- Castle Car Wash: 1.5 mi
- Gallager: 2.0 mi
- Waller Apartments: 3.7 mi
- Dolphin: 4.3 mi
- California Sea Lion: 4.3 mi
- Bird & Butterfly Sanctuary: 2.2 mi
- Garfield Park Natural Area: 2.8 mi
- White Eagle Woods North: 3.6 mi
- White Eagle Woods South: 3.6 mi
- Ottawa Trail Woods North: 3.7 mi
- Troy Community Garden: 2.4 mi
- Sunken Gardens: 2.6 mi
- Oak Park Conservatory: 2.7 mi
- Music Court: 2.7 mi
- Water Courts Formal Garden: 2.7 mi
- Oak Park River Forest Museum: 3.2 mi
- Chicago Center for Green Technology: 3.8 mi
- 16 Inch Softball Hall of Fame Museum: 3.8 mi
- Riverside Historical Museum: 3.9 mi
- National Museum of Mexican Art: 3.9 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 4.7 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 7.3 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 7.4 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 7.5 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 7.7 mi
- Players Hill: 2.2 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 5.2 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 7.0 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 8.2 mi
- Hidden Hill: 8.6 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 11.5 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 14.8 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 17.0 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 17.0 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 10.1 mi
- Lake Strini: 22.8 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 13.0 mi
- Tedens: 15.7 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Morton Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WSW 245° | 259 m | 18.8 mi |
| Mount Hoy | W 267° | 255 m | 22.2 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | N 10° | 204 m | 12.4 mi |
| Players Hill | NNW 334° | 187 m | 2.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 30 | 40 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 55 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Midway AP, 4 mi away.
- House Sparrow249 obs
- Large Milkweed Bug241 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee230 obs
- Western Honey Bee169 obs
- common milkweed165 obs
- Dark-eyed Junco134 obs
- rattlesnake master118 obs
- American Robin113 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/557859892
Day trips start here
- Cicero · 1 mi
- Berwyn · 2 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 3 mi
- Chicago/Southwest Side · 4 mi
- Brookfield · 5 mi
- Chicago/Bridgeport-Chinatown · 5 mi
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