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Warren Park

Warren Park from directly overhead

Warren Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 183 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the northwest, 1.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Matanky Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 8.6 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Chicago Park District

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.00300, -87.68413

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • Wind Harp: 0.6 mi
  • City Hall Keystone: 0.6 mi
  • Jetty: 0.7 mi
  • Our Lady of Guadalupe: 0.7 mi
  • Mile of Murals: 1.0 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens
  • The Ruby Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Garden of Serenity: 1.1 mi
  • Hello! Howard Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Winthrop Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Quinlan Rooftop Garden: 1.4 mi
Museums
Beaches
Historic sites
Attractions
Picnic sites
Peaks: 16
  • Mount Trashmore: 1.8 mi
  • Horner Park Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Centennial Hill: 8.4 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 8.7 mi
  • Hidden Hill: 9.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
Lighthouses: 2
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 1.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rosemont Waterfall: 9.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TrashmoreNW 322°204 m1.8 mi
Players HillSSW 206°187 m9.8 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 solstice07:1615:3816:23

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, 11 mi away.

  • White-tailed Deer495 obs
  • Eastern Cottontail415 obs
  • American Robin381 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel347 obs
  • House Sparrow326 obs
  • Monarch326 obs
  • Black Swallowtail307 obs
  • Mallard273 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/28010738

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