Washtenaw Park
Washtenaw Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 182 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Jacques Marquette Monument, a artwork 0.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.0 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 182 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Chicago Park District
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 23.4 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Jacques Marquette Monument: 0.4 mi
- Little Village Arch: 0.6 mi
- Saint Anthony: 0.7 mi
- Emiliano Zapata: 1.3 mi
- Álvaro Obregón: 1.5 mi
- Cook County Jail Urban Farming Program: 0.5 mi
- Troy Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- La Huerta Roots and Rays: 1.6 mi
- McKinley Park Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- Sunken Gardens: 1.9 mi
- Baraga Park: 0.6 mi
- La Villita Park: 0.6 mi
- Richard J. Daley Park: 0.7 mi
- Barrett Park: 0.9 mi
- Limas Park: 1.0 mi
- Ice=Cream Dream: 0.7 mi
- Marquette Monument: 0.9 mi
- William McKinley Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Private Florian S. Jacolik: 1.6 mi
- Geographic Center of Chicago: 1.7 mi
- Gallager: 1.0 mi
- Castle Car Wash: 1.5 mi
- Waller Apartments: 2.8 mi
- The Ledge: 3.7 mi
- SkyDeck Chicago Willis Tower: 3.7 mi
- National Museum of Mexican Art: 1.2 mi
- Chicago Maritime Museum: 2.1 mi
- National Public Housing Museum: 2.4 mi
- Heritage Museum of Asian Art: 2.4 mi
- Children's Museum of Art and Social Justice: 2.5 mi
- Garfield Park Natural Area: 2.9 mi
- Ping Tom Natural Area: 3.2 mi
- McCormick Bird Sanctuary: 4.2 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 4.3 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 4.3 mi
- Picnic Grove C: 4.6 mi
- Picnic Grove B: 4.6 mi
- Food Court: 4.7 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 2: 5.7 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 5: 5.8 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 4.2 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 4.4 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 4.6 mi
- 41st Street Beach: 5.2 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 5.2 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 2.3 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 4.1 mi
- Players Hill: 4.4 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 7.0 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 7.9 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 13.2 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 17.1 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 19.2 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 19.3 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 9.8 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 14.5 mi
- Tedens: 17.8 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 19.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Washtenaw Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WSW 248° | 259 m | 21.4 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | N 357° | 204 m | 12.3 mi |
| Players Hill | WNW 298° | 187 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
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.
- Black-crowned Night Heron140 obs
- Mallard108 obs
- Cooper's Hawk98 obs
- Canada Goose96 obs
- Great Blue Heron87 obs
- Northern Cardinal74 obs
- Red-winged Blackbird74 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel74 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/203778554
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Near West Side · 2 mi
- Chicago/Pilsen · 2 mi
- Chicago/Bridgeport-Chinatown · 3 mi
- Cicero · 3 mi
- Chicago · 4 mi
- Chicago/Bronzeville · 4 mi
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