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Timber Ridge Park

Timber Ridge Park from directly overhead

Timber Ridge Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 184 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the south-southeast, 1.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Dr. Janusz Korczak, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 12 miles off. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
184 m

What to expect

Operated by
Skokie Park District

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.04556, -87.72166

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
Artworks
  • Trunnion II: 0.7 mi
  • La Souterraine: 0.7 mi
  • Sculpture: 0.9 mi
  • Cartwright Mound: 0.9 mi
  • Viking: 2.0 mi
Gardens
Beaches
  • Clark Street Beach: 2.5 mi
  • Dog Beach: 2.5 mi
  • Greenwood Street Beach: 2.6 mi
  • Lee Street Beach: 2.7 mi
  • North Beach: 2.7 mi
Attractions
Peaks: 14
  • Mount Trashmore: 1.7 mi
  • Horner Park Hill: 6.1 mi
  • Centennial Hill: 7.0 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 8.7 mi
  • Hidden Hill: 9.1 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 4.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rosemont Waterfall: 8.0 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TrashmoreSSE 152°204 m1.7 mi
Players HillSSW 191°187 m12.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4820:31
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1715:3816:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242837475868737265534130
Precip in2.12.02.34.04.84.33.74.23.63.62.62.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Botanic Garden, 7 mi away.

  • Monarch123 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee122 obs
  • common milkweed99 obs
  • Black Swallowtail96 obs
  • Eastern Cottontail89 obs
  • American Robin79 obs
  • Western Honey Bee79 obs
  • Brown-belted Bumble Bee78 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/178290503

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