- Elevation
- 183 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 23.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lincoln Highway9.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 41.6385, -87.6327
Prairie Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded 183 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Ivanhoe Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 9.1 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 183 m
- Operated by
- Riverdale Park District
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Prairie Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WNW 286° | 259 m | 23.9 mi |
| Mount Lieber | E 94° | 214 m | 20.4 mi |
| Chanute Hill | E 94° | 195 m | 19.0 mi |
| Players Hill | NNW 337° | 187 m | 17.8 mi |
- 9.1 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
- 15.0 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ivanhoe Park: 0.3 mi
- Franson Park: 0.5 mi
- Riverdale Park Recreation Center: 0.6 mi
- Riverdale Park: 0.6 mi
- Mohawk Park: 0.8 mi
- Riverdale Veterans Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Former Lincoln School Entrance: 1.4 mi
- Ton Farm Underground Railroad Site: 1.5 mi
- Altgeld Gardens Memorial Wall: 2.2 mi
- WWI War Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Whistler Woods: 1.2 mi
- Park No. 595: 1.5 mi
- Markham Prairie - East Nature Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Gensburg - Markham Prairie Nature Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Hegewisch Marsh: 3.6 mi
- Marshall Major Taylor: 1.3 mi
- Prairie Boat: 2.3 mi
- Marshall Major Taylor: 3.8 mi
- Pride Of East Side: 7.2 mi
- United We Stand: 7.5 mi
- Altgeld Gardens Community Farm: 2.4 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 4.1 mi
- HAST Garden: 5.8 mi
- City Hall Rose Garden: 6.9 mi
- South Chicago Farm: 7.9 mi
- Historic Pullman Foundation Exhibit Hall: 3.8 mi
- Robbins Illinois History Museum: 4.0 mi
- Sand Ridge Nature Center: 4.1 mi
- Ford Calumet Environmental Center (FCEC): 4.5 mi
- Ridge Historical Society: 4.7 mi
- Munson Beach: 7.4 mi
- Hammond Marina Beach: 7.5 mi
- Calumet Beach: 7.5 mi
- Whihala Park West Beach: 7.6 mi
- Whihala Beach: 7.8 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 5.2 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 10.4 mi
- Sledding Hill: 10.5 mi
- Arbor Hill: 11.4 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 14.1 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 4.5 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 18.6 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 18.7 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 17.8 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 19.4 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 19.4 mi
- Lake Strini: 24.1 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 24.3 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 12.3 mi
- Tedens: 18.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
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 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 55 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Midway AP 3SW, 10 mi away.
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