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Taylor-Lauridsen Park

Taylor-Lauridsen Park from directly overhead

Taylor-Lauridsen Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 182 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Bridgeport, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 3.9 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
182 m

What to expect

Operated by
Chicago Park District

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.81837, -87.64337

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Bridgeport: 0.2 mi
  • Canaryville: 0.3 mi
  • Melville Fuller: 0.6 mi
  • James R. Thompson: 0.9 mi
  • Bronzeville Renaissance Mural: 1.2 mi
Parks
  • McInerney Park: 0.4 mi
  • Princeton Village Park: 0.4 mi
  • Eden Place Nature Center: 0.5 mi
  • Fuller Park: 0.6 mi
  • Donovan Park: 0.7 mi
Gardens
Museums
  • Heritage Museum of Asian Art: 0.9 mi
  • Chicago Maritime Museum: 1.1 mi
  • African American Firefighters Museum: 1.8 mi
  • Chinese American Museum of Chicago: 2.3 mi
  • Fire Museum of Greater Chicago: 2.5 mi
Nature reserves
Picnic sites
  • Jackson Park - Grove 9: 3.5 mi
  • Jackson Park - Grove 10: 3.6 mi
  • Jackson Park - Grove 8: 3.6 mi
  • Jackson Park - Grove 7: 3.7 mi
  • Jackson Park - Grove 6A: 3.8 mi
Attractions
  • Beluga: 3.7 mi
  • Sea Lion: 3.7 mi
  • Penguins: 3.7 mi
  • Sea Otter: 3.8 mi
  • Dolphin: 3.8 mi
Peaks: 20
  • Mount Bridgeport: 1.7 mi
  • Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 3.2 mi
  • Obama Center Sled Hill: 3.8 mi
  • Players Hill: 7.5 mi
  • Horner Park Hill: 10.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 11.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Taylor-Lauridsen Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillWSW 255°259 m23.2 mi
Mount TrashmoreNNW 347°204 m14.5 mi
Chanute HillSE 125°195 m23.9 mi
Players HillWNW 302°187 m7.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1719:4720:30
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1515:3916:23

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, 3 mi away.

  • Mallard123 obs
  • Black-crowned Night Heron108 obs
  • Canada Goose107 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel88 obs
  • Red-winged Blackbird67 obs
  • Great Blue Heron62 obs
  • common milkweed56 obs
  • Monarch51 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/136336725

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