Smith Park
Smith Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 183 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is M3 Stuart Tank, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.5 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Chicago Park District
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 26.7 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- M3 Stuart Tank: 0.1 mi
- Lucecita Benítez: 0.7 mi
- Elias Diaz y Perez: 0.7 mi
- Roy Brown: 0.7 mi
- Ismael Miranda: 0.7 mi
- Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art: 0.3 mi
- Ukrainian National Museum: 0.3 mi
- Chicago Center for Green Technology: 0.6 mi
- National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture: 0.9 mi
- Polish Museum of America: 1.6 mi
- Western Park: 0.4 mi
- Superior Park: 0.6 mi
- Starr Park: 0.7 mi
- Snapping Turtle Park: 0.7 mi
- Snowberry Park: 0.8 mi
- Mozart's Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Thomas Street Garden: 0.6 mi
- La Casita de Don Pedro: 0.7 mi
- El Coqui: 0.8 mi
- Harold Washington Memorial Garden: 0.9 mi
- Waller Apartments: 0.6 mi
- Gallager: 2.9 mi
- The Ledge: 2.9 mi
- SkyDeck Chicago Willis Tower: 3.0 mi
- Biograph Theatre: 3.1 mi
- Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos: 0.7 mi
- Paseo Bourica Gateway Flags: 0.7 mi
- Paseo Bourica Gateway Flags: 0.8 mi
- Home (Miner & Child): 0.8 mi
- Shit Fountain: 0.9 mi
- Garfield Park Natural Area: 1.7 mi
- Webster Wildlife Site: 2.2 mi
- South Pond Natural Area: 3.4 mi
- Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool: 3.6 mi
- North Pond Nature Sanctuary: 3.7 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 5: 3.3 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 4: 3.4 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 6: 3.4 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 2: 3.4 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 3: 3.5 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 1.2 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 3.5 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 4.0 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 4.7 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 5.7 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 4.1 mi
- Players Hill: 4.1 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 4.6 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 4.6 mi
- Hidden Hill: 8.9 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 11.1 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 19.2 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 21.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 21.3 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 17.2 mi
- Covington Bluff: 24.0 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 6.5 mi
- Tedens: 20.0 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Smith Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WSW 241° | 259 m | 22.9 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | N 355° | 204 m | 9.1 mi |
| Players Hill | WSW 253° | 187 m | 4.1 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, 5 mi away.
- Wood Duck294 obs
- American Robin211 obs
- Red-winged Blackbird187 obs
- Northern Cardinal163 obs
- Black Swallowtail153 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel151 obs
- House Sparrow145 obs
- Red Admiral142 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/126431895
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 1 mi
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 2 mi
- Chicago/Near West Side · 2 mi
- Chicagoland · 2 mi
- Chicago · 3 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 3 mi
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