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Vogle Park

Vogle Park from directly overhead

Vogle Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 182 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the north-northwest, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Lombard Lamp, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 6.3 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Chicago Park District

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.96897, -87.68190

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
Artworks
Gardens
Museums
Picnic sites
  • Horner Picnic Grove: 1.0 mi
  • Horner Picnic Grove: 1.0 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 17: 1.7 mi
  • Peterson Picnic Area: 2.3 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 16: 2.3 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves
Beaches: 57
Peaks: 17
  • Horner Park Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Mount Trashmore: 4.0 mi
  • Players Hill: 7.8 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 8.2 mi
  • Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 8.4 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Cliffs: 2
Lighthouses: 2
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 1.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TrashmoreNNW 342°204 m4.0 mi
Players HillSW 214°187 m7.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4820:30
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1615:3816:23

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, 9 mi away.

  • American Robin684 obs
  • Black Swallowtail525 obs
  • Mallard514 obs
  • Monarch512 obs
  • White-tailed Deer507 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel449 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee406 obs
  • Eastern Cottontail403 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/117085827

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