Notre Dame Park
Notre Dame Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 217 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Woodgate Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 0.4 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 217 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Matteson Park District
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
- 17.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 19 mi
- Viewing area · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Woodgate Park: 0.8 mi
- Allemong Park: 1.1 mi
- Oakwood Park: 1.2 mi
- Klawitter Park: 1.7 mi
- Governors Trail Park: 1.8 mi
- Old Plank Road Prairie Nature Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Dewey Helmick Nature Preserve Addition to Old Plank Road Prairie Nature Preserve Buffer: 1.0 mi
- Old Plank Road Prairie Nature Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Dewey Helmick Nature Preserve Addition to Old Plank Road Prairie Nature Preserve Buffer: 1.2 mi
- Butterfield Creek Headwaters Land and Water Reserve: 1.4 mi
- Vollmer Road Grove Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 1.9 mi
- Sauk Trail Woods Grove 3: 5.2 mi
- Sauk Trail Woods Grove 5: 5.2 mi
- Kings Grove Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 5.4 mi
- Sauk Trail Woods Grove 2: 5.5 mi
- Chinese House of Park Forest: 3.1 mi
- Homewood Railroad Viewing Platform: 5.3 mi
- The Grainery Building: 5.4 mi
- Schmuhl School: 9.3 mi
- Calumet City (Yellow Smiley Face) Water Tower: 11.6 mi
- Spiral: 4.4 mi
- Sisyphus’Aviary: 4.4 mi
- Flying Saucer: 4.5 mi
- Paul: 4.5 mi
- Bodark Arc: 4.5 mi
- Old Zion Museum: 4.6 mi
- Robbins Illinois History Museum: 9.0 mi
- Sand Ridge Nature Center: 11.4 mi
- Calumet City Historical Society: 13.2 mi
- Ridge Historical Society: 13.5 mi
- Indian & Pioneer Campground: 5.0 mi
- Dixie Highway: 5.4 mi
- Chicago Heights Veterans' Memorial: 5.5 mi
- Steger Veteran's Memorial: 6.4 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 8.0 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 11.4 mi
- Community Garden: 11.6 mi
- Altgeld Gardens Community Farm: 12.7 mi
- HAST Garden: 13.7 mi
- City Hall Rose Garden: 14.0 mi
- Michigan Beach: 16.2 mi
- Whihala Park West Beach: 17.6 mi
- Hammond Marina Beach: 17.7 mi
- Whihala Beach: 17.7 mi
- Munson Beach: 17.8 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 7.4 mi
- Big Hill: 10.5 mi
- Sledding Hill: 12.3 mi
- Arbor Hill: 15.9 mi
- Centennial Hill: 16.5 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 17.4 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 18.0 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 18.0 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 13.0 mi
- Lake Strini: 20.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Notre Dame Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | NW 311° | 259 m | 22.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
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 | 23 | 27 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Park Forest, 4 mi away.
- reed canary grass20 obs
- Rusty Blackbird16 obs
- White-tailed Deer16 obs
- Goldenrod Soldier Beetle15 obs
- Great Blue Heron14 obs
- Red-winged Blackbird14 obs
- Margined Calligrapher14 obs
- Canada Goose13 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/964427341
Day trips start here
- South Suburbs · 1 mi
- Tinley Park · 5 mi
- Chicago Heights · 6 mi
- Oak Forest · 7 mi
- Harvey · 8 mi
- Midlothian · 8 mi
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