- Elevation, modelled
- 185 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 22.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 661.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.8915, -87.7044
Snapping Turtle Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 185 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Chicago Center for Green Technology, a museum 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.9 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- Chicago Park District
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Snapping Turtle Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WSW 240° | 259 m | 22.3 mi |
| Mount Hoy | W 261° | 255 m | 24.8 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | N 360° | 204 m | 9.1 mi |
| Players Hill | WSW 251° | 187 m | 3.4 mi |
- 1.9 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 26.6 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kells Park: 0.3 mi
- Nancy Jefferson Park: 0.4 mi
- Park No. 432: 0.5 mi
- Saint Louis Park: 0.5 mi
- Central Playlot Park: 0.6 mi
- Garfield Produce Co.: 0.4 mi
- Mozart's Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Artist’s Garden: 0.7 mi
- Horticulture Hall: 0.8 mi
- Palm House: 0.8 mi
- Waller Apartments: 0.5 mi
- Gallager: 2.7 mi
- Castle Car Wash: 2.8 mi
- The Ledge: 3.6 mi
- SkyDeck Chicago Willis Tower: 3.6 mi
- Idyl: 0.8 mi
- Persian Lilies: 0.8 mi
- Bulls with Maidens (World's Fair Bulls): 0.8 mi
- Bulls with Maidens (World's Fair Bulls): 0.8 mi
- Paseo Bourica Gateway Flags: 0.9 mi
- M3 Stuart Tank: 0.8 mi
- El Gran Combo: 0.9 mi
- Eddie Palmieri: 0.9 mi
- Andres Jiménez: 0.9 mi
- Our Lady of the Angels School Fire Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Garfield Park Natural Area: 1.0 mi
- Webster Wildlife Site: 2.7 mi
- Bird & Butterfly Sanctuary: 3.4 mi
- South Pond Natural Area: 4.1 mi
- Ping Tom Natural Area: 4.3 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 5: 4.0 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 4: 4.1 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 6: 4.1 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 2: 4.1 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 3: 4.2 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 1.0 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 4.3 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 4.7 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 5.3 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 6.2 mi
- Players Hill: 3.4 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 4.4 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 4.7 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 5.2 mi
- Hidden Hill: 8.3 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 10.5 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 18.6 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 20.7 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 20.7 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 16.8 mi
- Covington Bluff: 23.9 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 6.7 mi
- Tedens: 19.4 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 22.3 mi
| 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).
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.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Chicago/Far West Side · 2 mi
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 2 mi
- Chicago/Near West Side · 2 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 2 mi
- Chicagoland · 3 mi
- Chicago · 4 mi
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