Stevenson Park
Stevenson Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 189 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Gold Star Men of the World War, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 3.4 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 189 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Park District of Oak Park
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 26.3 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 8 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gold Star Men of the World War: 0.0 mi
- Carol Domroese: 0.3 mi
- Peace Pole: 0.9 mi
- Class of 1978 Reunion: 0.9 mi
- Dr. DeeDee Farmer: 0.9 mi
- Oak Park River Forest Museum: 0.1 mi
- Ernest Hemingway Birthplace Museum: 1.0 mi
- Austin Gardens Environmental Education Center: 1.2 mi
- Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio: 1.2 mi
- Wonder Works Children's Museum: 1.5 mi
- Turtle: 0.3 mi
- Wonder: 0.3 mi
- Pod Of Sun Seeds: 0.6 mi
- Pathfinder: 0.6 mi
- In Memory of Ed Trinka: 0.8 mi
- Harvey Green: 0.3 mi
- Hazelnut Park: 0.4 mi
- Austin Town Hall Park: 0.6 mi
- Cheney Mansion: 0.8 mi
- Levin Park: 0.8 mi
- West Cook Wild Ones Wildlife Corridoor: 0.3 mi
- Oak Park Apartments: 0.5 mi
- Oak Park Apartments: 0.5 mi
- PCC Austin Farm: 0.8 mi
- Greenleaf Garden: 0.9 mi
- Bird & Butterfly Sanctuary: 1.0 mi
- G.A.R. Woods: 2.5 mi
- Thatcher Woods Trailside Meuseum of Natural History: 2.6 mi
- Thatcher Woods: 2.6 mi
- Forest Preserve District of Cook County: 2.7 mi
- Taylor Park Patio: 1.2 mi
- Thatcher Woods Grove #1: 2.8 mi
- Maywood Grove Grove #1: 2.8 mi
- Thatcher Woods Grove #2: 2.9 mi
- Quercus Woods Family Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
- Castle Car Wash: 3.8 mi
- Waller Apartments: 4.1 mi
- Gallager: 4.2 mi
- California Sea Lion: 4.6 mi
- Dolphin: 4.6 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 4.0 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 8.0 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 8.5 mi
- Montrose Dog Beach: 8.9 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 8.9 mi
- Players Hill: 1.0 mi
- Hidden Hill: 5.5 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 5.7 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 6.5 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 7.4 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 8.3 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 15.9 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 17.9 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 17.9 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 8.2 mi
- Lake Strini: 23.5 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 15.0 mi
- Covington Bluff: 23.6 mi
- Tedens: 16.7 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Stevenson Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | SW 235° | 259 m | 18.9 mi |
| Mount Hoy | W 260° | 255 m | 21.1 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNE 22° | 204 m | 10.1 mi |
| Players Hill | SSE 149° | 187 m | 1.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:48 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 30 | 40 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 55 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Midway AP, 7 mi away.
- Black Swallowtail138 obs
- Monarch123 obs
- American Robin114 obs
- common milkweed103 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel83 obs
- Eastern Cottontail82 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee80 obs
- Red Admiral74 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/241710957
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Far West Side · 1 mi
- Berwyn · 3 mi
- Cicero · 3 mi
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 5 mi
- Brookfield · 6 mi
- Chicago/Near West Side · 6 mi
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