West Morton Park
West Morton Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 185 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Hawthorne Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.5 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 185 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Clyde Park District
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 23.4 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 6 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hawthorne Park: 0.6 mi
- Clyde Park: 0.7 mi
- Morton Park: 0.8 mi
- North Clyde Park: 0.8 mi
- Columbus Park: 0.8 mi
- Bobby Hull: 1.1 mi
- Lincoln: The Friendly Neighbor: 1.4 mi
- U.S. Map: 2.3 mi
- Pod Of Sun Seeds: 2.5 mi
- Pathfinder: 2.5 mi
- Manuel Perez Jr.: 1.6 mi
- Manuel Pérez Jr.: 1.6 mi
- Isabelle Jones: 2.3 mi
- Peace Pole: 2.3 mi
- Kathy Garrigan: 2.3 mi
- Bird & Butterfly Sanctuary: 2.1 mi
- White Eagle Woods North: 2.9 mi
- White Eagle Woods South: 2.9 mi
- Ottawa Trail Woods North: 3.0 mi
- Cermak Woods: 3.1 mi
- Oak Park Conservatory: 2.3 mi
- Lincoln School Garden: 2.3 mi
- Oak Park Apartments: 2.7 mi
- Oak Park Apartments: 2.7 mi
- PCC Austin Farm: 2.9 mi
- Castle Car Wash: 2.3 mi
- Gallager: 2.8 mi
- Dolphin: 3.5 mi
- California Sea Lion: 3.5 mi
- California Sea Lion: 3.5 mi
- Oak Park River Forest Museum: 3.1 mi
- Riverside Historical Museum: 3.1 mi
- 16 Inch Softball Hall of Fame Museum: 3.3 mi
- Austin Gardens Environmental Education Center: 3.6 mi
- Ernest Hemingway Birthplace Museum: 3.7 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 5.2 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 8.1 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 8.1 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 8.3 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 8.4 mi
- Players Hill: 2.1 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 5.9 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 7.8 mi
- Hidden Hill: 8.4 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 8.6 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 11.2 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 14.2 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 16.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 16.3 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 10.5 mi
- Lake Strini: 22.1 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 12.5 mi
- Tedens: 15.0 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 20.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of West Morton Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WSW 244° | 259 m | 18.1 mi |
| Mount Hoy | W 268° | 255 m | 21.5 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNE 14° | 204 m | 12.7 mi |
| Players Hill | N 354° | 187 m | 2.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 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: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 30 | 40 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 55 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Midway AP, 4 mi away.
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee287 obs
- House Sparrow273 obs
- Large Milkweed Bug251 obs
- Western Honey Bee183 obs
- common milkweed174 obs
- Dark-eyed Junco136 obs
- Monarch125 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel122 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/557860228
Day trips start here
- Cicero · 0 mi
- Berwyn · 1 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 3 mi
- Chicago/Southwest Side · 4 mi
- Brookfield · 5 mi
- Chicago/Pilsen · 5 mi
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