- Elevation
- 182 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 24.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 662.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.9139, -87.6685
Walsh Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded 182 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Park No. 512, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 2.4 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 182 m
- Operated by
- Chicago Park District
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Walsh Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WSW 239° | 259 m | 24.6 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 346° | 204 m | 7.8 mi |
| Players Hill | WSW 243° | 187 m | 5.7 mi |
- 2.4 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 28.1 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Park No. 512: 0.0 mi
- Churchill Field Park: 0.4 mi
- Dean Playground: 0.5 mi
- Park No. 536: 0.6 mi
- Wicker Park: 0.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Webster Wildlife Site: 0.5 mi
- South Pond Natural Area: 1.9 mi
- North Pond Nature Sanctuary: 1.9 mi
- Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool: 1.9 mi
- Diversey Natural Area: 2.3 mi
Artworks
- A Greater Perspective: 0.5 mi
- Charles Gustavus Wicker: 0.6 mi
- Vincent de Paul with two students: 1.0 mi
- Monsignor John Egan: 1.0 mi
- Shit Fountain: 1.0 mi
Gardens
- Panzer Garden: 0.9 mi
- Goose Island Overlook Garden: 1.0 mi
- DePaul Urban Garden: 1.1 mi
- El Yunque: 1.1 mi
- Campbell Coop Garden: 1.2 mi
Historic sites
- Vincentian Bicentennial Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Andy Montañez: 1.3 mi
- Elias Diaz y Perez: 1.3 mi
- Ismael Miranda: 1.3 mi
- Lucecita Benítez: 1.3 mi
Museums
- Polish Museum of America: 1.1 mi
- Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art: 1.5 mi
- Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art: 1.5 mi
- Ukrainian National Museum: 1.6 mi
- Chicago History Museum: 1.9 mi
Attractions
- Biograph Theatre: 1.3 mi
- Black Bear: 1.8 mi
- Red Wolf: 1.8 mi
- American Beaver: 1.8 mi
- Chicken: 1.8 mi
Picnic sites
- Lincoln Park - Grove 5: 1.7 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 6: 1.8 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 4: 1.8 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 2: 1.9 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 3: 1.9 mi
Beaches: 58
- Humboldt Beach: 1.9 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 2.5 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 3.2 mi
- Montrose Dog Beach: 4.0 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 4.7 mi
Peaks: 18
- Horner Park Hill: 3.5 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 4.8 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 5.0 mi
- Players Hill: 5.7 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 7.8 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Rosemont Waterfall: 11.2 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 21.0 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 23.1 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 23.1 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Swallow Cliffs: 19.1 mi
- Covington Bluff: 22.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Rain Garden Springs: 5.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Tedens: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 23.4 mi
| 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).
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, 5 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 1 mi
- Chicagoland · 1 mi
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 2 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 2 mi
- Chicago · 3 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 3 mi
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