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Russell Square Park

Russell Square Park from directly overhead

Russell Square Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 179 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the east-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Rainbow Beach Dunes South Natural Area, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 9.9 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
179 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Chicago Park District

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.74356, -87.54911

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Artworks
  • We All Come Together as One: 0.8 mi
  • Sky Art: 0.9 mi
  • The Mural @ 91st & Commercial: 0.9 mi
  • Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Mural: 1.0 mi
  • Tribute to the Past: 1.0 mi
Parks
Historic sites
  • Viertnam War Memorial: 0.9 mi
  • Rainbow Beach Wade-In: 1.0 mi
  • 50th Anniversary of the Rainbow Division WWI: 1.0 mi
  • Drake Fountain: 1.1 mi
  • Jesse Owens: 1.4 mi
Gardens
  • South Chicago Farm: 1.0 mi
  • Saginaw Neighbors Garden: 1.1 mi
  • 75th and Coles Community Gardens: 1.2 mi
  • 75th and Coles Community Gardens: 1.2 mi
  • South Shore Cultural Center Harvest Garden: 1.8 mi
Attractions
  • Michelle Obama's Childhood Home: 1.8 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 3.4 mi
  • Al Capone's House: 3.8 mi
  • Calumet City (Pink Smiley Face) Water Tower: 7.9 mi
  • Doane Observatory: 9.0 mi
Picnic sites
  • South Shore Picnic Grove: 1.9 mi
  • Jackson Park - Grove 16: 2.8 mi
  • Jackson Park - Grove 19B: 3.0 mi
  • Jackson Park - Grove 19A: 3.1 mi
  • Jackson Park - Grove 6B: 3.5 mi
Museums
Beaches: 57
Peaks: 29
  • Obama Center Sled Hill: 3.4 mi
  • Mount Bridgeport: 8.5 mi
  • Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 8.6 mi
  • Belly Button Hill: 12.6 mi
  • Arbor Hill: 14.3 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Rest areas: 1
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 18.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LieberESE 119°214 m18.3 mi
Mount TrashmoreNNW 337°204 m20.9 mi
Chanute HillESE 121°195 m17.0 mi
Players HillNW 309°187 m14.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2619:02
June solstice05:1619:4720:29
September equinox06:3818:1318:49
December solstice07:1515:3816:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262938485868747467544331

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Northerly IS, 8 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Red-breasted Merganser177 obs
  • American Herring Gull176 obs
  • Greater Scaup128 obs
  • Ring-billed Gull126 obs
  • American Tree Sparrow100 obs
  • Redhead94 obs
  • Horned Grebe91 obs
  • Song Sparrow81 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/32700473

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