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Mulford Park

Mulford Park from directly overhead

Mulford Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 183 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the east, 1.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Hamlin Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 10 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Skokie Park District

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.02276, -87.72563

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Museums
Gardens
Artworks
  • Trunnion II: 1.4 mi
  • La Souterraine: 1.4 mi
  • City Hall Keystone: 1.9 mi
  • Wind Harp: 1.9 mi
  • Menorah: 2.1 mi
Attractions
Beaches
Peaks: 16
  • Mount Trashmore: 1.0 mi
  • Horner Park Hill: 4.6 mi
  • Centennial Hill: 6.3 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 7.5 mi
  • Hidden Hill: 7.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
Lighthouses: 2
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 3.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rosemont Waterfall: 7.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TrashmoreE 87°204 m1.0 mi
Players HillSSW 192°187 m10.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4820:31
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 °F242837475868737265534130
Precip in2.12.02.34.04.84.33.74.23.63.62.62.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Botanic Garden, 9 mi away.

  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee96 obs
  • Western Honey Bee93 obs
  • Monarch77 obs
  • Black Swallowtail69 obs
  • common milkweed62 obs
  • Eastern Cottontail60 obs
  • Canada Goose58 obs
  • American Robin56 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 site

OpenStreetMap element way/236310842

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