Mraz Park
Mraz Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 188 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Serenity Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.4 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 188 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Berwyn Park District
How to reach it
- 1.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 23.6 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 5 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Serenity Park: 0.4 mi
- Lesak Park: 0.5 mi
- Pryce Park: 0.6 mi
- Sunshine Park: 0.6 mi
- Janura Park: 0.7 mi
- Lincoln: The Friendly Neighbor: 0.8 mi
- U.S. Map: 1.4 mi
- Red-headed Woodpecker: 1.9 mi
- Whale: 2.0 mi
- Walrus "Olga": 2.1 mi
- Showmen's Rest: 1.3 mi
- Gold Star of the World War: 1.3 mi
- Honor Roll: 1.3 mi
- Isabelle Jones: 1.3 mi
- Kathy Garrigan: 1.4 mi
- Lincoln School Garden: 1.3 mi
- Oak Park Conservatory: 1.6 mi
- Healing Garden: 2.1 mi
- Family Garden: 2.3 mi
- Oak Park Apartments: 2.4 mi
- Schuth's Grove: 1.5 mi
- Callahan Grove: 1.5 mi
- Miller Meadow South: 2.0 mi
- White Eagle Woods North: 2.1 mi
- Miller Meadow North: 2.1 mi
- Riverside Historical Museum: 2.0 mi
- 16 Inch Softball Hall of Fame Museum: 2.0 mi
- Oak Park River Forest Museum: 2.8 mi
- Austin Gardens Environmental Education Center: 2.9 mi
- Brookfield Historical Society: 3.1 mi
- Dolphin: 2.1 mi
- California Sea Lion: 2.1 mi
- California Sea Lion: 2.1 mi
- Gray Seal: 2.2 mi
- Gray Seal: 2.2 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 6.1 mi
- Westman Beach: 8.7 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 9.6 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 9.7 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 9.7 mi
- Players Hill: 2.3 mi
- Hidden Hill: 7.5 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 7.5 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 7.8 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 9.2 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 10.4 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 13.2 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 15.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 15.3 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 11.0 mi
- Lake Strini: 21.0 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 12.2 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mraz Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WSW 241° | 259 m | 16.8 mi |
| Mount Hoy | W 267° | 255 m | 19.9 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNE 21° | 204 m | 12.9 mi |
| Players Hill | NE 36° | 187 m | 2.3 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 | 18:14 | 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, 5 mi away.
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee332 obs
- Monarch279 obs
- Black Swallowtail164 obs
- Western Honey Bee110 obs
- American pokeweed100 obs
- wild carrot99 obs
- Two-spotted Bumble Bee94 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel89 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/180200949
Day trips start here
- Berwyn · 0 mi
- Cicero · 2 mi
- Brookfield · 3 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 4 mi
- Chicago/Southwest Side · 5 mi
- La Grange · 5 mi
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