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Oriole Park

Oriole Park from directly overhead

Oriole Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 201 m. Mount Hoy stands 255 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Overhill Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 14 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
201 m

What to expect

Operated by
Morton Grove Park District

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.04806, -87.81428

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums
Nature reserves
Artworks
Gardens
Attractions
Historic sites
Beaches
Peaks: 17
  • Centennial Hill: 3.3 mi
  • Mount Trashmore: 5.8 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 6.5 mi
  • Hidden Hill: 7.0 mi
  • Horner Park Hill: 8.6 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Lighthouses: 2
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 7.7 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HoySW 232°255 m24.0 mi
Mount TrashmoreESE 107°204 m5.8 mi
Players HillSSE 169°187 m12.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2719:04
June solstice05:1619:4920:31
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1715:3816:23

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, 7 mi away.

  • lesser celandine262 obs
  • White-tailed Deer163 obs
  • creeping thistle63 obs
  • compass plant61 obs
  • Japanese barberry60 obs
  • rattlesnake master60 obs
  • Canadian lousewort59 obs
  • common milkweed58 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/366175330

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