Rowan Park
Rowan Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 178 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Memorial Day Massacre of 1937, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 14 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 178 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Chicago Park District
- Access
- Yes
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 13.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 13.1 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
- 13.2 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Memorial Day Massacre of 1937: 0.3 mi
- Nike Ajax Missile: 1.2 mi
- William Powers Monument: 1.5 mi
- East Side Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Whiting Veterans Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Eggers Grove: 0.5 mi
- Wolf Lake Overlook: 0.7 mi
- Park 565 "Indian Ridge Marsh": 1.4 mi
- Heron Pond: 1.8 mi
- Hegewisch Marsh: 2.6 mi
- Eggers Grove Picnic Grove 2: 0.5 mi
- Beaubien Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 3.4 mi
- Green Lake Woods Picnic Grove 1: 5.6 mi
- Green Lake Woods Picnic Grove 2: 5.7 mi
- Green Lake Woods Picnic Grove 3: 5.7 mi
- Wolfe Park: 0.9 mi
- Francis Vernon Krause Park: 1.2 mi
- Forsythe Park: 1.2 mi
- Lakefront Park: 1.5 mi
- Big Marsh Bike Park: 1.8 mi
- Ford Calumet Environmental Center (FCEC): 1.8 mi
- Schrage Mansion: 2.5 mi
- Mascot Hall of Fame: 2.8 mi
- A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum: 3.6 mi
- Bronzeville Children's Museum: 3.6 mi
- Pride Of East Side: 1.9 mi
- Sims Metal Management Mural: 2.8 mi
- Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Mural: 3.0 mi
- The Mural @ 91st & Commercial: 3.1 mi
- Sky Art: 3.1 mi
- Formal Garden: 2.7 mi
- South Chicago Farm: 3.1 mi
- Altgeld Gardens Community Farm: 3.5 mi
- HAST Garden: 4.8 mi
- Saginaw Neighbors Garden: 5.0 mi
- Calumet City (Pink Smiley Face) Water Tower: 4.1 mi
- Michelle Obama's Childhood Home: 5.5 mi
- Calumet City (Yellow Smiley Face) Water Tower: 6.3 mi
- Al Capone's House: 6.7 mi
- Peteyville Christmas Lights: 7.3 mi
- Hammond Marina Beach: 1.6 mi
- Munson Beach: 1.7 mi
- Whihala Park West Beach: 1.8 mi
- Calumet Beach: 2.0 mi
- Whihala Beach: 2.1 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 7.2 mi
- Arbor Hill: 10.4 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 10.9 mi
- Sledding Hill: 11.7 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 12.2 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 8.1 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 23.8 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 23.8 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 22.1 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 23.9 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 24.0 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 16.8 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 22.2 mi
- Tedens: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rowan Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lieber | ESE 107° | 214 m | 16.2 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 340° | 204 m | 24.8 mi |
| Chanute Hill | ESE 109° | 195 m | 14.8 mi |
| Mount Tom | E 94° | 193 m | 24.9 mi |
| Players Hill | NW 318° | 187 m | 17.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 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, 12 mi away.
- Painted Turtle396 obs
- Mute Swan207 obs
- White-tailed Deer174 obs
- Red-tailed Hawk145 obs
- Bald Eagle140 obs
- Great Egret133 obs
- Canada Goose123 obs
- American Robin123 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/140587974
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Far Southeast Side · 2 mi
- Chicago/Chatham-South Shore · 5 mi
- East Chicago · 5 mi
- Hammond · 6 mi
- Blue Island · 8 mi
- Chicago/Far Southwest Side · 8 mi
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