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Park 399

Park 399 from directly overhead

Park 399 is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 182 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Campbell Coop Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 2.2 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
182 m

What to expect

Operated by
Chicago Park District

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.90728, -87.68877

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
  • Campbell Coop Garden: 0.1 mi
  • El Yunque: 0.1 mi
  • El Coqui: 0.3 mi
  • Harold Washington Memorial Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Our Block Community Farm: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
  • Andy Montañez: 0.3 mi
  • Ismael Miranda: 0.3 mi
  • Elias Diaz y Perez: 0.3 mi
  • Lucecita Benítez: 0.3 mi
  • Roy Brown: 0.3 mi
Artworks
Parks
Museums
Attractions
Picnic sites
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 5: 2.9 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 6: 2.9 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 4: 2.9 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 2: 3.0 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 3: 3.0 mi
Beaches: 58
Peaks: 18
Waterfalls: 4
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 5.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Park 399. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillWSW 239°259 m23.5 mi
Mount TrashmoreN 354°204 m8.1 mi
Players HillWSW 242°187 m4.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4820:30
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 °F262938485868747467544331

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Northerly IS, 5 mi away.

  • Wood Duck301 obs
  • American Robin270 obs
  • Canada Goose242 obs
  • House Sparrow216 obs
  • Rock Pigeon210 obs
  • Northern Cardinal210 obs
  • Black Swallowtail197 obs
  • Mallard188 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/182320996

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