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Whitman Park

Whitman Park from directly overhead

Whitman Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 191 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is VanLaten Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 5.1 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
191 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Lan-Oak Park District
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.56544, -87.57220

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Picnic sites
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Calumet City (Yellow Smiley Face) Water Tower: 2.3 mi
  • Calumet City (Pink Smiley Face) Water Tower: 4.5 mi
  • Homewood Railroad Viewing Platform: 5.0 mi
  • Peteyville Christmas Lights: 6.5 mi
  • Chinese House of Park Forest: 7.3 mi
Museums
Gardens
Artworks
Beaches: 30
  • Jeorse Park Beach: 9.2 mi
  • Whihala Beach: 9.3 mi
  • Buffington Harbor Beach: 9.3 mi
  • Whihala Park West Beach: 9.4 mi
  • Hammond Marina Beach: 9.8 mi
Peaks: 21
  • Sledding Hill: 4.6 mi
  • Arbor Hill: 6.7 mi
  • Belly Button Hill: 8.9 mi
  • Sled Hill: 9.8 mi
  • Big Hill: 11.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
Waterfalls: 3
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LieberENE 79°214 m17.6 mi
Chanute HillENE 77°195 m16.2 mi
Players HillNNW 335°187 m23.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1719:4720:29
September equinox06:3818:1318:49
December solstice07:1415:3916:24

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232737496070747265534029
Precip in2.52.12.64.04.64.94.74.03.43.63.02.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Park Forest, 7 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • lesser celandine58 obs
  • American Royal Fern49 obs
  • sensitive fern45 obs
  • sassafras43 obs
  • cinnamon fern37 obs
  • Eastern Skunk Cabbage34 obs
  • mayapple29 obs
  • Seedbox25 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/232591359

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