Nichols Park
Nichols Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Obama Kissing Rock, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 5.7 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Chicago Park District
How to reach it
- 5.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 20.3 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Obama Kissing Rock: 0.2 mi
- Nuclear Energy: 0.5 mi
- Paul Cornell: 0.6 mi
- Frederick C. Robie House: 0.6 mi
- Mayor Harold Washington: 0.6 mi
- Butternut Playlot Park: 0.2 mi
- Spruce Park: 0.2 mi
- Elm Park: 0.2 mi
- Madison Park: 0.3 mi
- Florence Stout Park: 0.4 mi
- Amanda's Garden: 0.4 mi
- Cornell Oasis: 0.7 mi
- Midway Plaisance Park North Winter Garden: 0.8 mi
- Readers' Garden: 0.8 mi
- Midway Plaisance Park South Winter Garden: 0.9 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 9: 0.6 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 8: 0.7 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 10: 0.8 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 7: 0.8 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 6A: 0.9 mi
- Japanese Garden: 1.0 mi
- Al Capone's House: 2.8 mi
- Michelle Obama's Childhood Home: 2.8 mi
- Doane Observatory: 4.8 mi
- Beluga: 4.9 mi
- South Shore Nature Sanctuary: 2.7 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 3.1 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 3.4 mi
- Rainbow Beach Dunes: 3.7 mi
- McCormick Bird Sanctuary: 3.7 mi
- 49th Street Beach: 0.8 mi
- 57th Street Beach: 0.9 mi
- 63rd Street Beach: 1.5 mi
- 41st Street Beach: 1.6 mi
- South Shore Beach: 2.6 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 1.1 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 4.2 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 4.3 mi
- Players Hill: 10.4 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 12.3 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 19.1 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 20.2 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 22.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 22.3 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 13.9 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 15.2 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 16.1 mi
- Tedens: 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Nichols Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lieber | SE 124° | 214 m | 22.3 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 340° | 204 m | 16.6 mi |
| Chanute Hill | SE 126° | 195 m | 21.0 mi |
| Players Hill | WNW 301° | 187 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
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, 4 mi away.
- Great Blue Heron845 obs
- American Robin816 obs
- Mallard799 obs
- Monarch704 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel670 obs
- American Herring Gull602 obs
- Wood Duck585 obs
- Canada Goose555 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/217621413
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Hyde Park · 1 mi
- Chicago/Bronzeville · 2 mi
- Chicago/Chatham-South Shore · 3 mi
- Chicago/Bridgeport-Chinatown · 4 mi
- Chicago/Near South · 5 mi
- Chicago/Pilsen · 5 mi
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