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Stephen A. Douglas Monument Park

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Stephen A. Douglas Monument Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 183 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Stephen A. Douglas, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 3.3 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
183 m

What to expect

Operated by
Illinois Historic Preservation Division

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.83143, -87.60828

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
Artworks
  • La Ronda Parkata: 0.2 mi
  • Letter to Bessie Coleman Sculpture: 0.7 mi
  • Paul Laurence Dunbar Monument: 0.8 mi
  • Bronzeville Renaissance Mural: 0.9 mi
  • Restoration: 0.9 mi
Gardens
  • Lincoln Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Great Migration Sculpture Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Legends Farm: 1.6 mi
  • McCormick Rooftop Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Blues Heaven Garden: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves
Museums
Attractions
  • Doane Observatory: 2.4 mi
  • Beluga: 2.5 mi
  • Sea Lion: 2.5 mi
  • Penguins: 2.5 mi
  • Sea Otter: 2.5 mi
Picnic sites
  • Jackson Park - Grove 9: 3.0 mi
  • Jackson Park - Grove 8: 3.1 mi
  • Jackson Park - Grove 10: 3.2 mi
  • Jackson Park - Grove 7: 3.2 mi
  • Jackson Park - Grove 6A: 3.2 mi
Peaks: 21
  • Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Mount Bridgeport: 2.2 mi
  • Obama Center Sled Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Players Hill: 8.7 mi
  • Horner Park Hill: 10.0 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 11.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LieberSE 128°214 m24.2 mi
Mount TrashmoreNNW 339°204 m14.2 mi
Chanute HillSE 130°195 m23.0 mi
Players HillWNW 290°187 m8.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4720:30
September equinox06:3918:1318:49
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, 2 mi away.

  • Eastern Gray Squirrel88 obs
  • Canada Goose82 obs
  • Red-winged Blackbird73 obs
  • wild bergamot72 obs
  • Red-breasted Merganser70 obs
  • Monarch69 obs
  • Mallard65 obs
  • butterfly milkweed65 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 site

OpenStreetMap element way/136339880

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