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Pullman Park

Pullman Park from directly overhead

Pullman Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 182 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Arcade Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 12 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Chicago Park District

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.69222, -87.60949

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Marshall Major Taylor: 2.0 mi
  • Marshall Major Taylor: 2.6 mi
  • Prairie Boat: 3.0 mi
  • The Mural @ 91st & Commercial: 4.0 mi
  • Sky Art: 4.0 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens
Attractions
  • Calumet City (Pink Smiley Face) Water Tower: 4.8 mi
  • Al Capone's House: 4.9 mi
  • Michelle Obama's Childhood Home: 4.9 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 6.7 mi
  • Calumet City (Yellow Smiley Face) Water Tower: 7.3 mi
Beaches: 49
Peaks: 25
  • Obama Center Sled Hill: 6.5 mi
  • Belly Button Hill: 8.0 mi
  • Mount Bridgeport: 10.6 mi
  • Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 11.5 mi
  • Arbor Hill: 12.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 20.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillW 276°259 m24.3 mi
Mount LieberESE 105°214 m19.9 mi
Mount TrashmoreNNW 348°204 m23.4 mi
Chanute HillESE 106°195 m18.4 mi
Players HillNNW 327°187 m15.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1719:4720:29
September equinox06:3918:1318:49
December solstice07:1515:3916:24

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263040516272777568554232
Precip in2.32.12.74.14.84.54.04.13.33.92.72.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Midway AP 3SW, 9 mi away.

  • Painted Turtle152 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk74 obs
  • Canada Goose61 obs
  • Great Blue Heron58 obs
  • Bald Eagle57 obs
  • Mute Swan36 obs
  • American Robin36 obs
  • common milkweed36 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/352628963

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