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Point Park

Point Park from directly overhead

Point Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 194 m. Mount Hoy stands 255 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Nico Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 13 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
194 m

What to expect

Operated by
Niles Park District

How to reach it

Coordinates42.03151, -87.80173

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
Artworks
  • Undercover History: 1.1 mi
  • Lincoln on a Bench: 1.4 mi
  • St Anne: 1.5 mi
  • St Anne: 1.5 mi
  • Mary: 1.6 mi
Gardens
Museums
Attractions
Historic sites
Beaches
Peaks: 17
  • Centennial Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Mount Trashmore: 5.0 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 5.6 mi
  • Hidden Hill: 6.1 mi
  • Horner Park Hill: 7.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Cliffs: 2
Lighthouses: 2
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 6.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HoySW 235°255 m23.8 mi
Mount TrashmoreE 96°204 m5.0 mi
Players HillS 171°187 m10.9 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, 8 mi away.

  • lesser celandine561 obs
  • White-tailed Deer254 obs
  • garlic mustard142 obs
  • Japanese barberry124 obs
  • prairie trillium110 obs
  • creeping thistle107 obs
  • mayapple89 obs
  • Virginia Springbeauty77 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/157301861

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