Touhy-Herbert Park
Touhy-Herbert Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 180 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Chicago Stadium, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.4 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 180 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Chicago Park District
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 25.8 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Chicago Stadium: 0.3 mi
- Louis Pasteur Monument: 0.5 mi
- Samuel Guthrie: 0.5 mi
- Vietnam Survivors Memorial: 0.6 mi
- West Side Grounds: 0.8 mi
- Chicago Blackhawks 75th Anniversary Sculpture: 0.3 mi
- Michael Jordan: 0.3 mi
- Stanislaw "Stan" Mikita: 0.3 mi
- Robert Marvin "Bobby" Hull: 0.3 mi
- James Connolly Monument: 0.7 mi
- Park No. 578: 0.4 mi
- Starr Park: 0.4 mi
- Park No. 489: 0.4 mi
- IMD Park: 0.4 mi
- Sain Park: 0.5 mi
- Loomis Street Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Skinner Park Tranquil Garden: 0.9 mi
- Community Roots Demonstration Garden: 1.0 mi
- Met West Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Roosevelt Square Farm: 1.3 mi
- Ukrainian National Museum: 1.1 mi
- Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art: 1.2 mi
- WNDR Museum: 1.2 mi
- National Public Housing Museum: 1.2 mi
- Chicago Center for Green Technology: 1.3 mi
- Waller Apartments: 1.1 mi
- The Ledge: 2.2 mi
- SkyDeck Chicago Willis Tower: 2.2 mi
- Gallager: 2.4 mi
- Weather Bell: 2.5 mi
- Garfield Park Natural Area: 2.1 mi
- Ping Tom Natural Area: 2.7 mi
- Webster Wildlife Site: 2.9 mi
- South Pond Natural Area: 3.6 mi
- Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool: 3.9 mi
- Picnic Grove B: 3.2 mi
- Picnic Grove C: 3.2 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 2: 3.5 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 5: 3.5 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 4: 3.6 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 2.2 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 3.3 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 3.5 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 3.8 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 4.6 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 3.0 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 3.7 mi
- Players Hill: 4.6 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 5.6 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 8.2 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 12.1 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 19.0 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 21.1 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 21.2 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 7.5 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 16.8 mi
- Tedens: 19.8 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Touhy-Herbert Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WSW 244° | 259 m | 23.0 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | N 352° | 204 m | 10.0 mi |
| Players Hill | W 267° | 187 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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).
Climate normals
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, 4 mi away.
- Eastern Gray Squirrel194 obs
- American Robin142 obs
- House Sparrow123 obs
- Western Honey Bee120 obs
- Monarch114 obs
- Red Admiral111 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee110 obs
- Rock Pigeon108 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/136454291
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Near West Side · 1 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 2 mi
- Chicago/Pilsen · 2 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 2 mi
- Chicagoland · 2 mi
- Chicago · 3 mi
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