- Elevation, modelled
- 197 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 20.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 6611.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 41.6808, -87.6781
Prairie Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 197 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Morgan Park Sports Center Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 11 miles off. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- Chicago 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 | W 280° | 259 m | 20.9 mi |
| Mount Lieber | E 101° | 214 m | 23.2 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | N 357° | 204 m | 23.7 mi |
| Chanute Hill | ESE 101° | 195 m | 21.7 mi |
| Players Hill | NNW 341° | 187 m | 14.2 mi |
- 11.3 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 12.0 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Morgan Park Sports Center Park: 0.3 mi
- Almond Park: 0.3 mi
- Blackwelder Park: 0.4 mi
- Kennedy Park: 0.5 mi
- Hart Park: 0.8 mi
- Ridge Historical Society: 1.4 mi
- Vanderpoel Art Museum: 2.7 mi
- Robbins Illinois History Museum: 3.2 mi
- Historic Pullman Foundation Exhibit Hall: 3.6 mi
- A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum: 4.2 mi
- Marshall Major Taylor: 1.7 mi
- Marshall Major Taylor: 2.9 mi
- Prairie Boat: 4.9 mi
- Renaissance Park Sculpture: 5.0 mi
- Thurgood Marshall: 5.4 mi
- WWI War Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Kids Off The Block Gun Violence Memorial: 3.0 mi
- Site of Robbins Airport: 3.5 mi
- Rear Erecting Shops: 3.7 mi
- Riverdale Veterans Memorial: 4.2 mi
- Ridge Park Wetlands: 2.8 mi
- Whistler Woods: 2.8 mi
- Park No. 595: 2.9 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - 91st Street: 3.3 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - South: 3.5 mi
- Altgeld Gardens Community Farm: 4.8 mi
- Comer Family Reading Garden: 6.9 mi
- Dorchester Community Garden: 7.5 mi
- Englewood Village Plaza: 7.6 mi
- Love Thy Neighbor Community Garden: 7.6 mi
- Al Capone's House: 6.4 mi
- Calumet City (Pink Smiley Face) Water Tower: 6.7 mi
- Michelle Obama's Childhood Home: 7.5 mi
- Homewood Railroad Viewing Platform: 8.3 mi
- Japanese Garden: 8.8 mi
- Munson Beach: 8.1 mi
- Calumet Beach: 8.1 mi
- Arthur Ashe Beach: 8.4 mi
- South Shore Beach: 8.5 mi
- Hammond Marina Beach: 8.6 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 5.0 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 8.6 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 11.3 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 12.7 mi
- Centennial Hill: 13.2 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 14.9 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 16.7 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 16.7 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 23.4 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 8.1 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 20.6 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 20.7 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 21.2 mi
- Lake Strini: 21.9 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 9.6 mi
- Tedens: 15.2 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, 6 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Chicago/Far Southwest Side · 2 mi
- Alsip · 3 mi
- Evergreen Park · 3 mi
- Crestwood · 4 mi
- Midlothian · 4 mi
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