Oakley Park
Oakley Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 184 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Tanya Safforld, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 5.6 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Chicago Park District
How to reach it
- 5.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 18.6 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tanya Safforld: 0.3 mi
- Darius and Girenas Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 1.2 mi
- WWII Memorial Fountain: 1.3 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: 1.9 mi
- Montgomery Park: 0.5 mi
- Wolcott Park: 0.5 mi
- Lindblom Park: 0.6 mi
- Francis Drexel Park: 0.7 mi
- Hermitage Park: 1.0 mi
- Abraham Lincoln: 0.7 mi
- MLK Living Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Paul Cornell: 1.9 mi
- Thurgood Marshall: 1.9 mi
- Sherman American History Series: 1.9 mi
- Fire Museum of Greater Chicago: 1.6 mi
- Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture: 2.2 mi
- African American Firefighters Museum: 3.2 mi
- DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center: 3.9 mi
- Chicago Maritime Museum: 4.0 mi
- Englewood Village Plaza: 2.0 mi
- Stockyard Gardens: 2.2 mi
- Perry Ave Commons: 2.9 mi
- McKinley Park Community Garden: 3.4 mi
- EduCare Preschool Farm: 3.4 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - North Grove 15: 2.3 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - North Grove 16: 2.3 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - Central Grove 1: 2.4 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - Central Grove 2: 2.4 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - Central Grove 4: 2.5 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - North: 2.3 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - Center: 2.3 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - Center: 2.8 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - Center: 2.8 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - East: 2.8 mi
- Al Capone's House: 3.3 mi
- Japanese Garden: 5.1 mi
- Michelle Obama's Childhood Home: 5.4 mi
- Gallager: 5.5 mi
- Castle Car Wash: 5.6 mi
- 57th Street Beach: 5.3 mi
- 41st Street Beach: 5.3 mi
- 49th Street Beach: 5.4 mi
- 63rd Street Beach: 5.5 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 5.8 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 4.9 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 4.9 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 6.6 mi
- Players Hill: 8.2 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 11.1 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 15.5 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 17.5 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 17.6 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 17.6 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 14.6 mi
- Lake Strini: 23.4 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 11.6 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 14.3 mi
- Tedens: 16.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Oakley Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | W 261° | 259 m | 20.7 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | N 356° | 204 m | 17.1 mi |
| Chanute Hill | ESE 117° | 195 m | 24.0 mi |
| Players Hill | NNW 327° | 187 m | 8.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 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 Sparrow34 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel34 obs
- American Robin31 obs
- Mallard24 obs
- Black-crowned Night Heron20 obs
- Northern Cardinal16 obs
- Dark-eyed Junco16 obs
- Bluegill16 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/404275566
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Southwest Side · 3 mi
- Chicago/Bridgeport-Chinatown · 4 mi
- Chicago/Bronzeville · 4 mi
- Evergreen Park · 4 mi
- Chicago/Chatham-South Shore · 5 mi
- Chicago/Far Southwest Side · 5 mi
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