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Perry Park

Perry Park from directly overhead

Perry Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 183 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the south, 1.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Mason Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 12 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
183 m

What to expect

Operated by
Evanston Parks & Recreation

How to reach it

Coordinates42.04960, -87.70105

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Mason Park: 0.3 mi
  • Isabella Butler Park: 0.3 mi
  • Beck Park: 0.4 mi
  • Smith Park: 0.4 mi
  • Gorell Park: 0.4 mi
Gardens
Museums
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Artworks
  • La Souterraine: 0.8 mi
  • Trunnion II: 0.8 mi
  • Sea of Ear: 1.0 mi
  • Untitled, 1979: 1.4 mi
  • Interior Form, 1981: 1.4 mi
Beaches
  • Clark Street Beach: 1.4 mi
  • Dog Beach: 1.5 mi
  • Greenwood Street Beach: 1.6 mi
  • North Beach: 1.7 mi
  • Lee Street Beach: 1.8 mi
Attractions
Peaks: 11
  • Mount Trashmore: 1.8 mi
  • Horner Park Hill: 6.2 mi
  • Centennial Hill: 8.1 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 9.7 mi
  • Hidden Hill: 10.1 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 4.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rosemont Waterfall: 9.1 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TrashmoreS 187°204 m1.8 mi
Players HillSSW 196°187 m12.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4820:31
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 °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, 8 mi away.

  • Eastern Cottontail324 obs
  • Monarch204 obs
  • Red-winged Blackbird203 obs
  • common milkweed201 obs
  • American Robin191 obs
  • Canada Goose150 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee150 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel146 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/182429819

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