Sheil Park
Sheil Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 183 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the north-northwest, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Green (North Wall), a artwork 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 4.6 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 183 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Chicago Park District
How to reach it
- 4.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Green (North Wall): 0.1 mi
- Yellow (South Wall): 0.1 mi
- Ernie Banks: 0.4 mi
- Ernie Banks "Mr Cub": 0.4 mi
- "Sweet Swinging" Billy Williams: 0.4 mi
- Juniper Park: 0.3 mi
- Margaret Donahue Park: 0.3 mi
- Gallagher Way: 0.4 mi
- Merryman Park: 0.5 mi
- Klein Park: 0.5 mi
- Wrigley Field Marquee: 0.4 mi
- Dr. Jose Rizal (1861–1896): 0.6 mi
- Dr. Jose P. Rizal: 1861–1896: 0.6 mi
- Barbara Jordan & Jose Sarria: 0.7 mi
- Marraige Equality & Friar Mychal Judge: 0.7 mi
- Ann Sather Garden: 0.7 mi
- Space Park: 0.7 mi
- Ginkgo Gardens: 0.8 mi
- Howard Brown Peace Garden: 0.8 mi
- Sheridan Triangle Garden: 1.1 mi
- The Haitian American Museum of Chicago: 1.1 mi
- The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum: 2.0 mi
- Swedish American Museum: 2.2 mi
- Edgewater Historical Society: 2.4 mi
- National Cambodian Heritage Museum: 2.4 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 15: 1.2 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 13: 1.5 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 10: 1.7 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 8: 1.9 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 16: 1.9 mi
- Marovitz Savannah Natural Area: 1.5 mi
- Diversey Natural Area: 1.5 mi
- Uptown Natural Area: 1.7 mi
- California Park Natural Area: 1.7 mi
- Webster Wildlife Site: 1.8 mi
- Biograph Theatre: 1.5 mi
- Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom: 1.7 mi
- Eastern Black Rhinoceros: 2.1 mi
- Polar Bears: 2.2 mi
- Aardvark: 2.2 mi
- Montrose Dog Beach: 1.9 mi
- Ardmore Hollywood (Osterman) Beach: 2.9 mi
- Thorndale Avenue Beach: 3.1 mi
- Glenlake Avenue Beach: 3.3 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 3.4 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 1.9 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 5.8 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 6.6 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 7.2 mi
- Players Hill: 7.2 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 10.6 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 22.7 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 24.8 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 24.8 mi
- Covington Bluff: 21.0 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 21.1 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 3.1 mi
- Tedens: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sheil Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 338° | 204 m | 5.8 mi |
| Players Hill | SW 228° | 187 m | 7.2 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, 7 mi away.
- Mallard826 obs
- Canada Goose716 obs
- Red-breasted Merganser585 obs
- Common Goldeneye512 obs
- American Robin494 obs
- House Sparrow419 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel398 obs
- Double-crested Cormorant390 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/203672734
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 3 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 3 mi
- Chicagoland · 3 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 4 mi
- Chicago · 5 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 5 mi
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