Rosenblum Park
Rosenblum Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 181 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Michelle Obama's Childhood Home, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 8.5 miles off. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Chicago Park District
How to reach it
- 8.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 17.7 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Michelle Obama's Childhood Home: 0.1 mi
- Japanese Garden: 2.0 mi
- Al Capone's House: 2.1 mi
- Doane Observatory: 7.6 mi
- Beluga: 7.7 mi
- South Shore Good Foods Community Garden: 0.3 mi
- South Merrill Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- 71st & Crandon Organic Garden: 0.8 mi
- Dorchester Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- South Shore Formal Garden: 1.0 mi
- Woodhull Park: 0.4 mi
- Hodes Park: 0.4 mi
- Don Nash Playground: 0.5 mi
- Essex Park: 0.6 mi
- Chestnut Park: 0.8 mi
- BlammO: 1.0 mi
- Mr. Big: 1.0 mi
- Leap: 1.2 mi
- Statue of the Republic: 1.5 mi
- Fishing Eagle: 1.5 mi
- Stony Island Arts Bank: 1.0 mi
- First Black Owned McDonald's Franchise: 1.2 mi
- Enrico Fermi: 1.3 mi
- James "Big Jim" Colosimo: 1.3 mi
- Staples Family: 1.3 mi
- South Shore Picnic Grove: 1.1 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 16: 1.4 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 19B: 1.7 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 19A: 1.7 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 6B: 2.1 mi
- South Shore Nature Sanctuary: 1.2 mi
- Rainbow Beach Dunes: 1.7 mi
- Rainbow Beach Dunes South Natural Area: 1.8 mi
- Marian R. Byrnes Park: 2.9 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - 91st Street: 5.0 mi
- Obama Presidential Center Museum: 2.0 mi
- Griffin Museum of Science and Industry: 2.3 mi
- Bronzeville Children's Museum: 2.3 mi
- The Renaissance Society: 2.4 mi
- Hyde Park Historical Society Museum: 2.5 mi
- South Shore Beach: 1.2 mi
- Arthur Ashe Beach: 1.2 mi
- Rainbow Beach: 1.6 mi
- 63rd Street Beach: 1.7 mi
- 57th Street Beach: 2.3 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 1.8 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 6.8 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 7.1 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 12.3 mi
- Players Hill: 12.6 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 20.2 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 21.6 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 22.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 22.3 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 12.4 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 15.6 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 16.8 mi
- Tedens: 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rosenblum Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lieber | ESE 119° | 214 m | 20.2 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 341° | 204 m | 19.4 mi |
| Chanute Hill | ESE 121° | 195 m | 18.8 mi |
| Players Hill | NW 310° | 187 m | 12.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:39 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 29 | 38 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 74 | 74 | 67 | 54 | 43 | 31 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Northerly IS, 7 mi away.
- American Herring Gull567 obs
- Ring-billed Gull480 obs
- Monarch379 obs
- Greater Scaup377 obs
- American Robin346 obs
- Mallard337 obs
- Great Blue Heron336 obs
- Red-breasted Merganser280 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 siteOpenStreetMap element way/125812563
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Chatham-South Shore · 0 mi
- Chicago/Hyde Park · 2 mi
- Chicago/Bronzeville · 5 mi
- Chicago/Far Southeast Side · 5 mi
- Chicago/Bridgeport-Chinatown · 6 mi
- Chicago/Far Southwest Side · 7 mi
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