Schaefer Park
Schaefer Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 180 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the north-northwest, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Wrightwood Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 3.2 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 180 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Chicago Park District
How to reach it
- 3.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 28.9 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wrightwood Park: 0.2 mi
- Clover Park: 0.4 mi
- Hartland Park: 0.4 mi
- Chi Che Wang Park: 0.5 mi
- Supera Park: 0.5 mi
- Webster Wildlife Site: 0.4 mi
- North Pond Nature Sanctuary: 1.7 mi
- Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool: 1.8 mi
- Diversey Natural Area: 1.9 mi
- South Pond Natural Area: 1.9 mi
- Vincent de Paul with two students: 0.7 mi
- Monsignor John Egan: 0.8 mi
- Eagle Columns: 0.8 mi
- Doors Open Everywhere at Fullerton: 0.8 mi
- Hayes Healy Gymnasium: 0.8 mi
- Vincentian Bicentennial Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Martha Wilson Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Freddie Mercury & Sylvester: 1.5 mi
- The Pink Triangle & The Harlem Renaissance: 1.5 mi
- Bayard Rustin & Sally Ride: 1.5 mi
- Panzer Garden: 0.8 mi
- DePaul Urban Garden: 0.9 mi
- Oz Park Garden: 1.3 mi
- El Yunque: 1.5 mi
- Space Park: 1.6 mi
- Biograph Theatre: 1.0 mi
- Red Wolf: 1.8 mi
- Black Bear: 1.8 mi
- River Otter: 1.8 mi
- American Beaver: 1.8 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 10: 1.7 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 8: 1.7 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 5: 1.8 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 6: 1.8 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 13: 1.9 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 2.2 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 2.9 mi
- Montrose Dog Beach: 3.2 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 3.7 mi
- Ardmore Hollywood (Osterman) Beach: 4.3 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 2.7 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 5.5 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 5.8 mi
- Players Hill: 6.1 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 7.0 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 10.8 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 21.5 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 23.6 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 23.7 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 19.7 mi
- Covington Bluff: 22.1 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 4.4 mi
- Tedens: 22.4 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Schaefer Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 345° | 204 m | 7.0 mi |
| Players Hill | SW 236° | 187 m | 6.1 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 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:38 | 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, 6 mi away.
- Mallard871 obs
- Canada Goose866 obs
- Black-crowned Night Heron803 obs
- House Sparrow724 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel681 obs
- Rock Pigeon446 obs
- Red-winged Blackbird442 obs
- Wood Duck418 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/176302845
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 1 mi
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 2 mi
- Chicagoland · 2 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 3 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 3 mi
- Chicago · 4 mi
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